Kate, Princess of Wales and Prince William have been officially upgraded as working royals as, for the first time ever, they were called on to represent the British monarchy at a major royal foreign event. On Thursday, Kate and William attended the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and now-Princess Rajwa of Jordan in Amman, alongside royals from across the world including Japan, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Royal expert Daniela Elser pointed out that in years gone by this sort of duty would have been taken up by King Charles when he was still Prince of Wales, but Kate and William have not taken on such a position before.
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Unlike those further down the line of succession, heirs do not have as much freedom when it comes to choosing baby names.
Instead, they have to be “mindful of the tradition and heritage they embody” when naming their offspring, she explained. Just as with her first son August, the 33-year-old broke with tradition and posted on Instagram to share the happy news of the family's new arrival. Ernest, who is now 13th in line to the throne, moving Prince Edward down to 14th place, “is named after his great great great grandfather George, his Grandpa George and my Grandpa Ronald”, according to her Instagram post.
The baby's name does act as a subtle nod to tradition as King George V's middle name was Ernest and baby Brooksbank's middle names pay tribute to Jack's late father George Brooksbank and Eugenie's maternal grandfather, Major Ronald Ferguson.
Ms Maclaran believes that had William and Kate chosen this name for Prince Louis, it might have caused some consternation.