His Royal Infant Highness now has a name--three names, in fact: George Alexander Louis. Those of you who were betting on Zeppo or Brad, tough luck. Barbara Hershey named an infant son Free Seagull, and one of Frank Zappa's offspring is Dweezil, but while Ms. Hershey and the Mothers of Invention are great favorites around the palace, neither "Free Seagull" or "Dweezil" was given serious consideration.
Some have speculated that should the tiny royal someday be crowned king, he could become George the Eighth (Prince Charles already has dibs on George the Seventh). Or, he could be the 21st century Alexander the Great. Or possibly go for Louis, in homage to Lord Louis Mountbatten (or Louis Armstrong, or even Louis Prima, in which case the national anthem could become "Louie Louie.")
But then, as Shakespeare wrote ("Romeo and Juliet," Act 2, Scene 2) "What's in a name?'
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