Why the Royal Baby's Name Won't Be Announced Yet

Caroline Hallemann
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From Town & Country

The royal baby is finally here, a healthy baby boy! But it could be a day or two (or longer) before we know the little ones name.

While it is tradition for members of the royal family to wait the share their children's names publicly, commentator Victoria Arbiter says there isn't one specific reason for the delay.

"The reasoning is perhaps two fold. On one hand there's a desire to inform the families before a public declaration is made and any new parent appreciates having a little private time to get to know their new addition before the onslaught of announcements," she tells Town & Country via email.

"Royals, however, also have to consider the great responsibility in naming a new member of the family and I expect they want to be a hundred percent certain of their choice before announcing the name and sealing the baby's place in history."

Emily Andrews, a royal reporter for The Sun said something similar on her podcast On Heir. "[William and Kate] are just a normal family, and they want to tell their family first before they have to tell the rest of the world."

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced both Prince George and Princess Charlotte's names two days after they were born, so perhaps we can expect another announcement on Wednesday.

In 2015, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge shared their daughter's name via the Kensington Palace Twitter account.

However, Prince George arrived before the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had the @KensingtonRoyal account, so they shared Prince George's name via Clarence House.

While Prince Harry's name was announced less than 24 hours after he was born, it took Charles and Diana a full week to announce Prince William's name, and that was nothing compared to the wait for Prince Charles's moniker. His name wasn't known publicly for a full month after he was born in 1948.

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