(1) Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, (GIVE) ________ birth to a healthy baby girl on Saturday 2nd May. (2) The name of the princess (REVEAL) ________ on Monday: Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. (3) The Queen and other senior royals, (INCLUDE) ________ Prince Harry, William’s (YOUNG) ________ brother, were told the name the media found it out.
(4) But Why Charlotte? (5) Charlotte is the feminine version of Charles, the name of her paternal grandfather and two previous kings of England. (6) It (BE) ________ also the name of the wife of king George III’s wife who was the monarch in the early (EIGHTEEN) ________ century. (7) On Charlotte’s (MOTHER) ________ side of the family Charlotte is also significant. (8) It is the middle name of Pippa Middleton, Charlotte’s aunt and Kate Middleton’s younger sister. (9) Charlotte was one of the (POPULAR) ________ girl’s names in the UK last year.
(10) Royal historian Hugo Vickers believes that the name Charlotte was chosen because they liked the name, rather than historical significance. (11) He says “We historians can always find someone (CALL) ________ Charlotte, but I think basically they just liked the name.”