Prince Louis of Wales
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Born | St Mary's Hospital, London, England | 23 April 2018||||
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House | Windsor | ||||
Father | Prince William, Duke of Cambridge | ||||
Mother | Catherine Middleton |
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Prince Louis of Cambridge (Louis Arthur Charles; born 23 April 2018) is a member of the British royal family. He is the third and youngest child and second son of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. He is fifth in the line of succession to the British throne.
Birth
Kensington Palace announced on 4 September 2017 that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were expecting their third child.[2] A son was born at 11:01 BST (10:01 UTC) on 23 April 2018.[3][4] He was first seen in public seven hours after his birth, outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital.[5] On 27 April 2018, it was announced that the baby had been named Louis Arthur Charles,[6] the first and last names honouring his paternal great-great-great-uncle Lord Mountbatten and his paternal grandfather the Prince of Wales, respectively.[5] Louis is pronounced LOO-ee (/ˈluːi/).[7]
Title and succession
![A cannon of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery firing in Hyde Park. A large plume of orange smoke, lit orange by the flash from the gun, extends from the barrel.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Hyde_Park_gun_salute_24_April_2018_03.jpg/220px-Hyde_Park_gun_salute_24_April_2018_03.jpg)
Louis is, from birth, a prince of the United Kingdom, entitled to the style of Royal Highness under letters patent issued by his great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, on 31 December 2012, which gave the title and style to all children of the Prince of Wales's eldest son.[8] He is thus styled "His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge".[5]
Prince Louis is fifth in the line of succession to the British throne, behind his grandfather, father and older siblings, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.[3] Following the implementation of the Perth Agreement, which replaced male-preference primogeniture with absolute primogeniture, he is the first British prince to be ranked behind an elder sister in the line of succession.[9]
See also
Notes
- ^ British princes do not normally use a surname. When needed, the surname for male-line descendants of Elizabeth II is usually Mountbatten-Windsor.[1]
References
- ^ "The Royal Family name". The Official Website of the British Monarchy. The Royal Household. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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- ^ a b "Duchess gives birth to baby boy". BBC News. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's third baby". The Royal Family. London: Buckingham Palace. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Prince Louis Arthur Charles: New royal baby name announced by Duke and Duchess of Cambridge". The Telegraph. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Royal baby: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge name their baby son Louis". The Guardian. Press Association. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Royal baby named Prince Louis". BBC. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
Lou-ee not Lou-iss
- ^ "No. 60384". The London Gazette. 8 January 2013. p. 213.
- ^ "Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to new prince". BBC News. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
External links
- Prince Louis of Cambridge at the Royal Family website