Guessing Time: World awaits name of Britain’s baby princess
Gun salutes at Hyde Park and Tower Bridge will also celebrate the birth, after senior members of the royal family visited the couple’s Kensington Palace residence to see the baby.
Speculation over what name might be given to the princess, who is fourth in line to the throne after her nearly two-year-old big brother Prince George, has heated up in recent days.
Alice and Charlotte are vying to be the bookmakers’ favourite, followed by Victoria, Olivia and Elizabeth.
But some commentators urged the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to name the princess after William’s mother Diana, who died in a 1997 car crash aged 36, prompting an outpouring of public grief.
“As the nation waits, why the Princess must be called Diana” read a headline on the front page of The Daily Telegraph newspaper.
However, the baby is the first major royal who cannot be overtaken by any future younger brothers following changes to the monarchy’s rules to remove gender bias.
Kate gave birth within three hours of being admitted to St Mary’s Hospital in central London on Saturday.
William was present for the birth at 8:34am (0734 GMT) and the princess weighed in at eight pounds and three ounces (3.7 kilos).
William then brought a rather stunned-looking George to the clinic to meet his little sister.
It was the first time since his own birth at the hospital in July 2013 that George had been seen at a public event in Britain.
A beaming William and Kate then left hospital carrying their newborn, cheered by hundreds of well-wishers who had gathered outside the hospital’s private Lindo Wing along with massed ranks of photographers.
To mark the arrival, many London hotels and restaurants celebrated with regal-themed afternoon teas and landmarks including Tower Bridge and the Trafalgar Square fountains were lit up in pink on Saturday.
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