Prince Edward and Sophie's son's name?

Question

Prince Edward and his wife Sophie had a son last year in December, 2007. The article does not mention the name the child was given. What is the child's name?

Answer 1

Viscount Severn's names are James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor.

Philip is for his paternal grandather,the Duke of Edinburgh,and Theo,for his maternal

family.

More on the name from the BBC:

"Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex have named their new baby son James, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The boy, who is eighth in line to the throne, was born on Monday weighing 6lbs 2oz (2.8kg).

James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor is a baby brother for four-year-old Lady Louise Windsor.

Buckingham Palace said both the Queen and Sophie's father were consulted over the names, and a spokesman said that both "are content".

Royal connections

Earlier, Prince Edward had said the couple planned to wait to choose a name until getting to know their son - whose title will be Viscount Severn.

Prince Edward and Sophie, 42, took him home from Frimley Park NHS hospital in Surrey on Thursday.

James was the name of five kings of Scotland and then a sixth who became James I of England at the union of the two countries in 1603. James II was born in 1633.

Is is understood to ahve been chosen because it is a favourite name of the couple, as is Alexander.

Philip is thought to be as a gesture to the Duke of Edinburgh, the baby's paternal grandfather, and Theo is a name shared with the baby's maternal great-grandfather.

Prince Edward and Sophie were much quicker naming James compared with his older sister Lady Louise in 2003, when they kept people guessing for more than two weeks.

As the couple's eldest son, his title is Viscount Severn or Lord Severn. His full surname is Mountbatten-Windsor, but he will only use Windsor. "

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More on the title:

BBC NEWS | Special Report | 1999 | 06/99 | royal wedding | Wessex titles for Edward and Sophie

Quote:

The title Viscount Severn is derived from the Welsh roots of Miss Rhys-Jones's family.

Mr Brooks-Baker said the title was "of little significance".

"Viscount Severn was used by minor members of the royal family years ago. It is an 18th Century title. There is a history of being given a secondary title so the eldest son can have it is

a courtesy title," he said.

Answer 2

his name is james

also known as vicount severn