Royal baby: Prince William and Duchess Kate's new prince is named Louis Arthur Charles

Prince William and Duchess Kate of Cambridge wave as leave hospital with their newborn son in London April 23, 2018.

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LONDON — Four days days after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's new royal baby was born, the public learned Friday that the little prince will be called Louis Arthur Charles. 

Kensington Palace said the baby, the couple's second son, will be known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge.

Prince Louis, born at St. Mary's Hospital in London at one minute after 11 a.m. local time on Monday, weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces at birth. 

Louis is one of Prince William's several middle names and was also given to his other son, Prince George, as a middle name. Arthur was the middle name of Queen Elizabeth II's father, King George VI. 

The baby is the couple's third child and is the first little prince to be affected by a 2013 change in British laws that made birth order more important than gender in determining the line of succession to the throne.

Thus, this baby is fifth in line, behind his older sister instead of displacing her.

Uncle Prince Harry, 33, moved down to sixth in line, and any children he has with his American fiancée, Meghan Markle, 36, will follow him in the succession.  

The royal couple's other recent choices — Prince George Alexander Louis, 4, and Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, 2 — come from the 18th and 19th centuries, balancing tradition, family obligations and personal taste. 

The new baby prince of Cambridge, born to Prince William and Duchess Kate of Cambridge on April 23, 2018, in London.

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Christian Turner, global director of naming at the brand-strategy firm Siegel+Gale, says that in naming their children, Will and Kate have skillfully navigated the tricky shoals of meeting history's expectations while sending branding signals to the public that "we're like you, we're a family."   

He says George and Charlotte are examples of historical names that also have become popular in recent decades with everyone else. "The royals are trying to connect with the people; they're putting in the hours trying to make sure they're royal in bearing and stature but also familiar and accessible to everyone," Turner says. 

Will and Kate took two days to announce both George and Charlotte's names.

The young royal family emerged from the hospital six hours after the delivery Monday, baby in Duchess Kate's arms, as cheers from a small crowd of onlookers erupted and the cameras of the usual huge media mob whirred and clicked.

Kate was wearing a Jenny Packham knee-length red dress with a white Peter Pan collar, and showed only a slight remaining baby bump. Later, they went back inside briefly, then reemerged holding hands, with Will carrying the baby in a baby car seat. Then they returned to their Kensington Palace apartment as news helicopters followed them from above.

Prince William was there for the birth, as he was for their previous two children. The baby was born on St. George's Day, marking the national day for England's patron saint. 

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