Kate and William announce the very evocative names of their new daughter

Kate and William have named their newborn daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, the couple revealed today.
The royal baby, who was born on Saturday May 2 at 8.34am, weighing 8lbs 3oz, will be known as Princess Charlotte.
The much-anticipated news was emailed to the media at 3.03pm and tweeted on the Kensington Palace Twitter account two minutes later.
A short statement read: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
"The baby will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge."

A princess called Charlotte — a name that is French in origin — will be seen as a nod to her grandfather, the Prince of Wales, while Elizabeth and Diana are an obvious mark of respect to William's 89-year-old grandmother and his late mother respectively.

Within minutes of the annoucement, Diana’s closest friend, Rosa Monckton had tweeted: ‘Diana’s spirit lives on in her sons, and now her name lives on in her granddaughter #CharlotteElizabethDiana’. 

The Princess of Cambridge, is now fourth in line to the throne.

A royal source said they understood the couple simply liked the name – but admitted it was a 'happy coincidence' that both William's father and mother would live on in their grand-daughter. 

For William, naming his daughter after Charles will be seen as a clear public demonstration of his love for the prince.

William is protective of his father, defending him against criticism he has often faced and often speaking of his deep admiration for the amount of time the prince commits to his charitable work. 

The Prince of Wales strove to protect William and Prince Harry following the death of their mother and backed them as they have worked to honour her memory through their charitable connections.

They, in turn, accepted and supported him when he married Camilla Parker Bowles, now the Duchess of Cornwall. 

Charlotte is also the middle name of Kate's sister Pippa Middleton. In French, it means 'petite' and 'feminine' or 'free man'.