Kate Middleton 'had set her heart' on a different name for Prince George before his birth
LONDON, ENGLAND: As Prince George is nearing his eleventh birthday in July 2024, it has been revealed that his mother Catherine, the Princess of Wales, had picked a different name for her and Prince William's firstborn son.
It was reported previously that the then Cambridges and the now Waleses did not opt to find out the gender of their unborn child before George’s birth.
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Per Daily Express, while the royal couple did not know whether they were having a boy or a girl, Kate knew in her heart that they were having a boy and “had set her heart on the name Alexander”.
Royal expert Katie Nicholl wrote in Vanity Fair in 2013, "Although Kate apparently suspected it was a boy and had set her heart on the name Alexander, they had not yet decided what to call their firstborn."
After St James' Palace announced that Prince William and Kate were expecting their first child on December 3, 2012, it was reported that the Princess allegedly called her swollen belly “our little grape”.
She gave birth to Prince George on July 22, 2013, at St Mary's Hospital in London. George was born in the Lido Wing of the hospital and weighed 8lb 6oz.
Kate Middleton did not allow her three children to visit her in hospital
After the birth of Prince George, the Prince and Princess of Wales went on to embrace parenthood twice more as they welcomed their daughter Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
As Kate went back home following a 13-day stay at a private London clinic following her abdominal surgery recently, it was revealed that the doting mother did not allow her three children to visit her in the hospital.
Kate was admitted to the elite facility for almost two weeks where she underwent abdominal surgery. While Prince William went to visit Kate in the hospital, her three children connected via Facetime calls.
Royal biographer Ingrid Seward thinks there is a special reason for such a decision.
Referring to the children not visiting their mother, Seward recently shared with People that, "I don't think she wanted to make more of a big thing of it than it already was," before adding, "They’ll be rallying 'round in their own way and helping to look after her."
Moreover, the hospital website also says that children are generally not allowed there in order to keep infections at bay. It also says that if any child wants to visit, then the request must be approved by the Matrons.
Per Mirror, the website says, "Any special requests for children to visit must be approved by the Matrons. If approved, children must be accompanied by a responsible adult who will look after them throughout the visit."
Kate went back home to Adelaide Cottage on Monday, January 29, where she met with her three children. She is currently recuperating there.
