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Weighing 8lb 3oz, Charlotte, the name given to the newest member of the Royal Family, was short odds with the bookies.
An official statement released this afternoon said: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
"The baby will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge."
Charlotte's parents are understood to have had a few ideas for names in mind and waited to confirm which one was right for their daughter, possibly conferring with their family when they visited.
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Her middle names were chosen in honour of Charlotte's great-grandmother the Queen, and her late grandmother Princess Diana.
So after keeping a joyous nation waiting, why did they settle on Charlotte?
It is thought William and Kate may have chosen Charlotte - the feminine version of Charles - in honour of the Duke's father, the Prince of Wales.
The name has historic royal links having already had a Queen Charlotte and Princess Charlottes - although they were all several hundreds of years ago.
Although born Sophie in 1744, Queen Charlotte, who was married to George III, shunned her Christian name to go by the title.
She was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from their marriage in 1761 until the union of the two kingdoms in 1801, after which she was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1818.
In 1766 Queen Charlotte gave birth to a daughter, who she called Charlotte. She was known as the Princess Royal.
Courtesy of Mirror.co.uk
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