For now, Duchess Kate, Prince William and Prince Crumpets are happily ensconced at Nottingham Cottage, which is part of Kensington Palace. They will not be able to move into their luxurious, $1 million-renovated apartment in KP until the fall. It was said – months before Kate gave birth – that they would spend the rest of the summer at Berkshire, with the Middleton family. Or at least Kate and the baby would go there while William finished up the last weeks of his RAF job. Now I’m not so sure. We’ll see. I do think their plans might be in flux at the moment.
So, for now they’re in London, and now their extended families are starting to visit. Yesterday, the baby’s first official visitors were Carole and Michael Middleton, followed by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. Word has come that Queen Elizabeth has now visited (probably “inspected for approval”) her third great-grandchild today:
And now for great-granny! Baby Cambridge woke up in a palace Wednesday and soon afterwards had a visit from a queen. And not just any monarch – this was proud Queen Elizabeth, meeting her great-grandson and third in line to her throne.
The visit, to Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace, was the latest for Prince William and Kate’s newborn son, following those of his grandparents, who saw him shortly before he left St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, west London, Tuesday.
The Queen visited the cottage – the couple’s temporary home while their main digs Apartment 1a are being renovated – for about half an hour.
She was seen smiling proudly as she passed reporters at the palace entrance in her distinctive green Bentley.
Many insiders believe the young parents, both 31, might discuss possible names with the 87-year-old as she cooed over the latest addition to the Royal Family, who has yet to be named.
The couple have said that they have had friends texting them names over recent months, but William hinted when they left hospital Tuesday that they were “having a proper catch-up” with him as they decide on a name.
Over at Buckingham Palace, where the Queen was told of the birth of Baby Cambridge in her private apartment Monday, she had been described as “delighted” with the news of the successful delivery. (William and Kate’s newborn is the Queen’s third great-grandchild, following the daughters of William’s cousin, Peter Phillips.)
Her mood was said to be matched throughout the grand corridors of the Palace, where the atmosphere was considered “calm” and one of “excitement” as staffers and members of the family awaited the good news.
“Thrilling,” was how one aide summed it up to PEOPLE.
Meanwhile, PEOPLE has also learned, Prince Harry has been by to meet his nephew.
[From People]
See, I’m more interested in hearing about how Harry is reacting to having his own little baby nephew to play with. You know Harry LOVES babies and children – he gets that from his mom. Uncle Harry is going to be the best/worst babysitter. Best because he’ll be the first to volunteer to look after his nephew, worst because as this baby grows up, his Uncle Harry is going to get him into loads of trouble. Also: I couldn’t really tell because the baby didn’t have much hair, but I don’t think Baby Crumpets is a ginger. I think he’s going to have Kate’s dark hair.
As for the name game and the Queen’s approval… obviously, they’re not going to name the baby Dwayne or Cullen or CARLOS DANGER. The name is going to be something nice and traditional. James, Edward, George, Michael, Henry, Charles, maybe even John or Thomas. I was wondering yesterday if Alexander is in the mix or if the royal family would consider it too avant-garde.
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