Monday, 4 May 2015

Kate Middleton and Prince William: When will they announce princess's name? - live

As royal baby prepares for audience with Queen, world continues to wait for Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to announce name - latest updates

• Charlotte and Alice remain bookies' favourites for royal baby name
• New princess prepares for audience with Queen at Sandringham
• Middletons, Prince Charles and Camilla visit Kensington Palace
• Everything we know about the new princess
• Royal baby: The best photos of the big day

Time since Duchess gave birth to a baby girl

02 : 03 : 18 : 46
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Latest

06.00

We're wrapping up our coverage here now, but you can follow all the latest with our liveblog here.

03.07

Royal stories go down particularly well across the pond. Many American news sites have been leading theirs with news of the new princess. Even on those that aren't (ahem, the New York Times) it's still their most-read story.

00.50

The Duke and Duchess are thought to be preparing to travel to their country home of Anmer Hall in Norfolk. Once there, the royal baby has a pressing engagement: a first meeting with the Queen, who is currently at Sandringham.

00.34

The newest member of the Royal Family met her grandparents on Sunday - but it was the Middletons who got to see her first. The Princess of Cambridge is expected to meet her great-grandmother, The Queen, later this week. Perhaps we can expect to hear a name soon after?

23.40

While we wait for the new royal baby's name to be revealed, here's an interesting piece on her 19th century namesake, the last Princess of Cambridge. She was given the rather unflattering nickname of 'Fat Mary', but was also known as the original People's Princess. So not all bad then.
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, born in 1833, was one of the best-known Royal philanthropists.
Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth of Cambridge (Getty Images)

22.42

Here's a picture of Kate as a baby:

And here's William... can you see the resemblance?

22.40

The first photographs of the infant Princess of Cambridge have been released. But who does she look like? Take a look through our picture selection of the royals as youngsters.

20.41

And let's not forget this gem from Prince Harry:

20.25

A look back at the key announcements from Kensington Palace today. We haven't yet got a name, but we did get a message (of sorts) from the Duke and Duchess.


19.18

This is a nice touch. To mark the royal birth, Kensington Palace's social media team asked people to upload photographs of their recent new arrivals using the hashtag #WelcomeToTheFamily.
The resulting images were then used to create a Storify blog post.

19.00

Going to back to our friends in Russia who think yesterday's royal birth was faked because Kate looked too beautiful when she emerged from the Lindo Wing.
Well, it's highly unlikely she crawled out of the labour ward looking like that. We reveal the grooming team behind Kate's postnatal preening - and how they got the Duchess to dazzle.

18.33

She might only be a day old, but the new Princess Cambridge is apparently already more popular than her older sibling Prince George.
Twitter recorded more than a million tweets for the new royal baby, while her brother's birth in 2013 attracted a mere 900,000 posts. Read the stats here.
And let the sibling rivalry commence.

18.08

Well, this is an unusual theory, to say the least. Apparently, not everyone is convinced the royal birth even took place. Russians say Kate looked 'too beautiful' afterwards and claim the whole thing was faked. The full story can be seen here.

18.00

Hello and welcome to our liveblog as the world continues to wait for the name of the new princess to be revealed.
If you're just joining us, let's recap. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a girl weighing 8lbs 3 ounces, a new Royal princess, just two-and-a-half hours after being admitted to the Lindo Wing on Saturday. You can read a summary of the day's fast-moving events here.
After travelling home to Kensington Palace, the royal couple and their two children have been spending time together. On Sunday, they were visited by the Middletons and the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. Here's a summary of all the action.
Here's a handy video recap of the higlights so far.



Timeline: the arrival of the new royal princess
The birth
6am - Kate goes into labour
The Duchess of Cambridge is admitted to the Lindo Wing of Saint Mary's Hospital after going into labour. It is the same location where Prince George was delivered in 2013.
8.34am - The new royal baby is born
The Duke of Cambridge is present as the royal princess is delivered at 8.34am, weighing 8lbs 3oz. The world's media gather outside the hospital for news.
11am - Announcement

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Kensington Palace releases a statement on their website informing the public that the new arrival is a girl. A town crier makes the announcement outside the Lindo Wing.
3pm - Easel is placed outside Buckingham Palace
Two footmen place official declaration of the birth on an easel outside Buckingham Palace.
4pm - Prince George arrives
Prince George nearly steals the show as he waves to the gathered public.
18.12 - The Royal Princess emerges
The Duke and Duchess make a quick appearance to show Princess Cambridge to an ecstatic crowd. They then make their way home after retreating to the Lindo Wing for a few short minutes.
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