LONDON: Britain's newspapers lauded the choice of Charlotte Elizabeth Diana as the name of the new baby of Prince William and his wife Kate as a tribute to family on Tuesday.
Britain had been on tenterhooks waiting to discover what names the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would give their little princess, who was born on Saturday and is fourth in line to the throne.
Front pages were filled with photographs of the little princess in her bonnet and headlines welcoming the choice of name.
"Charlotte Elizabeth Diana: a name to honour the women in William's life" read the headline of The Times newspaper.
Charlotte is the feminine form of the name of William's father Prince Charles, the heir to the throne.
Elizabeth is the middle name of Kate's mother Carole -- another feminine version of Charles -- as well as being the name of the reigning British monarch, great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.
Most sentimental of all is perhaps the baby's third name, Diana.
It was the name of William's late mother, who struggled under the glare of celebrity and died aged 36 in a 1997 Paris car crash, prompting a global outpouring of grief.
"For the mother he lost" said the front page of Tuesday's Daily Mail, with large photographs of the little princess and Diana, while the Daily Telegraph called it a "fitting tribute".
Diana gave birth to William in the same hospital where Charlotte was born, and when Kate appeared on the steps to show off the little princess to the waiting photographers she was wearing a ring that was once Diana's.
"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana," said the brief statement from their official residence, Kensington Palace.
"The baby will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge."
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