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Emma Shacklock

The tradition Kate Middleton and Prince William upheld when Louis was born that they skipped with George

Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales with Prince Louis outside St Mary's Hospital.

There’s a tradition Kate and Prince William upheld when Prince Louis was born that they didn’t when they welcomed Prince George.

The births of all three of the Prince and Princess of Wales’s children were met with excitement from fans around the world from the moment Kensington Palace announced the happy news. The first pictures of the proud parents standing outside St Mary’s Hospital with their newborns are so iconic and there was huge speculation all three times over what the couple would name their children. Reports have suggested over the years that Kate "set her heart" on Alexander for a baby boy, though Prince George was later given the full name George Alexander Louis.

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