Kate and Wills had a baby, and the country is going bananas. We all know very little, but what we do know is that it’s a boy. So the next big question is…what are they going to call the future King of England?
It isn’t likely the Royal Family are going to break the mould and get all radical, naming the baby Crispin or Leroy. Therefore, purely based on the popularity of King’s names since 1066 here is our prediction…
| 1625 | 1642-1645 English Civil War | Stuart | ||
| 1660 | 1666 Great Fire of London | Stuart | ||
| 1272 | 1284 Wales became incorporated into England | Plantagenet | ||
| 1307 | 1314 Battle of Bannockburn | Plantagenet | ||
| 1327 | 1347–1351 Black Death | Plantagenet | ||
| 1461 | 1470-1471 Henry VI briefly became king again | York | ||
| 1483 | One of the little princes in the Tower | York | ||
| 1547 | 1549 Introduction of Book of Common Prayer | Tudor | ||
| 1901 | 1904 Entente Cordiale | Saxon-Coburg Gotha | ||
| 1936 | 1936 Abdication of Edward VIII | Windsor | ||
| 1714 | 1720 South Sea Bubble | Hanover | ||
| 1727 | 1745 Bonny Prince Charlie invades England | Hanover | ||
| 1760 | 1775–1783 American War of Independence | Hanover | ||
| 1820 | 1825 Stockton and Darlington Railway opened | Hanover | ||
| 1910 | 1914-1918 World War I | Windsor | ||
| 1936 | 1939-1945 World War II | Windsor | ||
| 1100 | 1120 King’s son and heir drowned | Norman | ||
| 1154 | 1170 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, killed | Plantagenet | ||
| 1216 | 1258 First English Parliament | Plantagenet | ||
| 1399 | 1399 Henry IV imprisoned Richard II | Plantagenet | ||
| 1413 | 1415 Battle of Agincourt | Lancaster | ||
| 1422 | 1455 Start of the War of the Roses | Lancaster | ||
| 1485 | 1486 Henry VII married Elizabeth of York | Tudor | ||
| 1509 | 1534 Creation of the Church of England | Tudor | ||
| 1608 | 1605 Gunpowder Plot | Stuart | ||
| 1685 | 1685 Battle of Sedgemoor | Stuart | ||
| 1199 | 1215 Signing of Magna Carta | Plantagenet | ||
| 1189 | 1192 Richard captured while on crusade | Plantagenet | ||
| 1377 | 1381 Peasants’ Revolt | Plantagenet | ||
| 1483 | 1485 Battle of Bosworth Field | York | ||
| 1135 | 1135–1154 War between Stephen and Maud | Norman | ||
| 1066 | 1086 Doomsday Book | Norman | ||
| 1087 | 1100 William II was killed in the New Forest | Norman | ||
| 1688 | 1690 Battle of the Boyne | Stuart | ||
| 1830 | 1832 Reform Act | Hanover |
A s you will see from the above table there have been 2x Charles. What with the whole Camillagate I’d say this is very unlikely.
Next up, Edward. Now this could be a possibility, but then again would William really want to name his first born after his Uncle Ed?
One likely choice could be George. It’s a popular choice for royal babies, with 6 x Georges in total sitting on the throne.
Henry also seems like a good choice…but you must remember our favourite Prince Harry is officially named Henry…and as much Wills and Kate favour Harry, would he really make a good role model for their Prince?
James could be a good one, but again it’s been taken by Kate’s brother…
John is an unpopular choice and perhaps for a reason (sorry to all the John’s reading this!)? It’s a bit of an old name for a young prince, unless they called him Johnny Boy?
Another great one could be Richard – But with ‘Rich’ for short you could only imagine the ridicule ‘Royal Richie Rich’…. Hmm perhaps not?
Stephen could be another choice…but ‘Stevie’ for short…. it sounds like one of the Made In Chelsea gang.
And that leaves William. Would Wills really name his son after him? I’m guess a possible middle name but I wouldn’t put my money on this.
Our Prediction: George William
