Royal baby named George Alexander Louis

LONDON (AP):

Royal officials say Britain's new prince has been named George Alexander Louis.

Palace officials said Wednesday that the two-day-old baby and third in line to the throne will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.

His parents, Prince William and Kate, then brought him to Kate's parents in their village near London, pretty much like any regular family.

Meanwhile, after the frenzy and the flashguns, Britain's new royal baby and his parents spent Wednesday out of the media spotlight. But for how long?

Palace officials say Prince William and his wife Kate are spending "private and quiet time for them to get to know their son", and, perhaps, to figure out ways to shield him from intense public and media interest.

First photo op

At least the relationship got off to a good start. The baby slept through his first photo op outside London's St Mary's Hospital, while his parents beamed as they chatted easily with reporters. For a royal family that has had a fraught relationship with the media, it was a positive sign.

"I thought, is this an Oscar-winning performance?" said Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine. "But I think they were so genuinely overjoyed that they wanted to show off the baby."

Introductions

After leaving the hospital, the couple introduced their son to his uncle, Prince Harry, and to great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, keen to see the baby before she starts her annual summer vacation in Scotland later this week.

There has been so much royal drama in the last few decades that it's easy to forget that William had, by royal standards, a relatively normal childhood.