Ship of Fools: Congratulations to TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :

And welcome to HRH Prince X of Cambridge. May he and his parents enjoy each other in peace!

[Axe murder]

Posted by Ariel (# 58) on :

Yes indeed - congratulations to them and welcome to the new arrival!

[Big Grin]

Posted by Wesley J (# 6075) on :

[Angel]

Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :

quote:
Originally posted by PeteC:
And welcome to HRH Prince X of Cambridge. May he and his parents enjoy each other in peace!

Ditto. We can only hope. [Votive]

Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on :

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Originally posted by PeteC:
And welcome to HRH Prince X of Cambridge. May he and his parents enjoy each other in peace!

Now, there's an idea. It would solve the "which relatives do we name the boy after" problem [Big Grin]

From everything I have seen, TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have their heads firmly screwed on, and there is plenty of recent precedent to keep the media away from Royal children outside the occasional staged appearance. I expect they will do just fine.

Posted by Wesley J (# 6075) on :

Do we have a name yet?

quote:
The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy, Kensington, Palace announces.

If you put a comma before Palace, you get one! [Devil]

[ 22. July 2013, 20:41: Message edited by: Wesley J ]

Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :

"Kensington". Very American naming a child after a place.

Grans might like Balmoral. But Frogmore...maybe not so much. [Biased]

Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :

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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
"Kensington". Very American naming a child after a place.

Grans might like Balmoral. But Frogmore...maybe not so much.

Kensington has far more class than Chelsea.

Posted by Anna B (# 1439) on :

Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess and prayers ascending for them as they live their new calling as parents [Votive]

And a hearty welcome to the little one! [Yipee]

Posted by Nicolemr (# 28) on :

Congrats to them.

Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :

Indeed! Lovely news. And very historic to have three generations of heirs to the throne at once, plus current sovereign--apparently last happened in 1894.

A joyous moment for the country. I think "James" would be nice, James Cambridge (if that's the surname they choose, apparently I read they can also choose Mountbatten-Windsor of just Windsor) has a nicer ring than the bookmakers' favourite, George.
George Cambridge doesn't flow trippingly off the tongue.

But we'll see, they may surprise us. I also think David Cambridge sounds lovely but David was Edward VIII 's name en famille so that may not be a tactful choice...

Posted by Petuniasean (# 17768) on :

That's good news indeed [Smile]

I heard it first here. I quite like the name Stanley personally but George is a safer option for a royal.

Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on :

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Originally posted by Cara:
James Cambridge (if that's the surname they choose, apparently I read they can also choose Mountbatten-Windsor of just Windsor)

As a titled royal, His Tiny Royal Highness doesn't have a surname.

He will be HRH Prince Whatever of Cambridge, and will almost certainly use the same "Whatever Cambridge" at school etc.

Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :

{{{{{{{Baby. Katherine, and William}}}}}}}

May they all have long, happy, healthy, peaceful lives together.

May the paparazzi and deranged persons either have Damascus Road "leave them all alone!" moments. or be kept away.

Posted by Thurible (# 3206) on :

I think he should be called Middleton Spencer Darren.

Thurible

Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Leorning Cniht:

quote:
Originally posted by Cara:
James Cambridge (if that's the surname they choose, apparently I read they can also choose Mountbatten-Windsor of just Windsor)
As a titled royal, His Tiny Royal Highness doesn't have a surname.

He will be HRH Prince Whatever of Cambridge, and will almost certainly use the same "Whatever Cambridge" at school etc.

It is likely that Grand-dad will be King by the time the little lad goes to school, so he would use eg Xavier Wales (always assuming that his father is created PoW in his turn.)

Posted by Thurible (# 3206) on :

quote:
Originally posted by PeteC:
It is likely that Grand-dad will be King by the time the little lad goes to school, so he would use eg Xavier Wales (always assuming that his father is created PoW in his turn.)

You're giving The Queen less than four years?!

Thurible

Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :

Well, Great-Granny still looks chipper, and I actually hope she will carry on until I'm in my dotage (Prince Charles is 3 months younger than me, so I donno what that says about his chances)

Posted by Wesley J (# 6075) on :

His name's George Alexander Louis, according to the BBC. [Angel]

Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :

That's His Royal Highness, The Prince George of Cambridge to the likes of you and me, WesleyJ.

Of course people over here are calling that a nice tribute to the Queen's Father, but George was his regnal name. His own name was Albert, and until he acceded the throne, he was known as Prince Albert, Duke of York. He was known as Bertie to family and close friends.

Louis seems almost de rigeur these days. Alexander is also a Battenburg name.

[ 24. July 2013, 18:05: Message edited by: PeteC ]

Posted by tessaB (# 8533) on :

Do these people not think?
The poor lad is going to be GAL all through his school years.

Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :

Oopsy! [Big Grin]

Maybe Mummy and Papa know more than we do!

BTW, there's an unnecessary The in my post above. He's merely a Prince, not The Prince. At least not yet.

Posted by Leorning Cniht (# 17564) on :

quote:
Originally posted by tessaB:
Do these people not think?
The poor lad is going to be GAL all through his school years.

He should be able to angle for "Gallons" as a nickname without too much trouble.

Posted by ken (# 2460) on :

Should've called him Morris

Posted by Gee D (# 13815) on :

quote:
Originally posted by ken:
Should've called him Morris

And got slapped around a lot more. Morris Oxford, Austin Cambridge was the rule - and ultra dull cars they were too.

Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :

quote:
Originally posted by PeteC:
Well, Great-Granny still looks chipper, and I actually hope she will carry on until I'm in my dotage (Prince Charles is 3 months younger than me, so I donno what that says about his chances)

I was thinking that, perhaps, she might take this opportunity to retire, and play with her grandson. Perhaps he could even ride a Corgi, when he's one-ish, or so.
[Biased]

Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :

She could hang out with Beatrice and Albert at Dunrainin. They could invite Benedict round and play bridge.

Though I suppose he might feel a little left out when the others starting passing round the latest snaps of the grandbrats.

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