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Now in Our Welcome, 31st Year! George Alexander Vol. 31 No. 5 August 2013 Louis BRITAIN’S new prince has been named George Alexan- der Louis. Speculation over what moniker Prince William and his wife, Kate, would pick for their first child ended just two days after the baby’s birth. Kensington Palace said the royals were “delighted to announce” their son’s name, adding that the Two-day-old baby and third-in-line to the throne will be known as “His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.” Noble names are steeped in history, which explains why thousands of bets rolled in to British bookmakers for the name George, the name of six previous British kings. The moniker evokes the steadfastness of the queen’s father, George VI, who rallied the nation during World War II. Meaning farmer or earth worker, George was the 12th most popular name for boys born in England and Wales in 2011. St George, a fourth-century Chris- tian martyr, is the patron saint of England. Continued on page 4 William And Kate Thank Hospital For Baby Care PRINCE WILLIAM, Kate to thank everyone – staff, patients and and the ringing of bells at visitors – for their understanding during Westminster Abbey. and their baby boy, spent their this time,” he said in a statement. Halfway around the first full day as a family on When Kate gave birth at 4:24pm on the world, royalist group Mon- Monday, it triggered an impromptu party archy New Zealand said July 23, inside St Mary’s Hos- outside Buckingham Palace and in front of it had organized a national light show, pital, thanking staff for their the hospital’s private Lindo Wing. with 40 buildings across the islands lit up gave her royal stamp of approval, clearing Kate’s parents, Michael and Carole in blue to commemorate the royal birth, the way for the first same-sex weddings care but making well-wishers Middleton, were the first to pay a visit including Sky Tower in Auckland, the air- next summer. wait for a first glimpse of the to the new family, beaming at journalists port in Christchurch, and Larnach Castle in Lawmakers cheered as House of Com- as they posed for photographs outside the South Island city of Dunedin. A similar mons Speaker John Bercow said royal royal heir. the hospital and pausing to answer a few lighting ceremony took place in Canada; R Wild Fires And Sunburn: assent had been given — one day after As celebratory lights, gun salutes and questions. Peace Tower and Parliament buildings in UK Bakes In Hot Weather the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in other tributes were unleashed in Britain “He’s absolutely beautiful. They’re both the capital, Ottawa, were bathed in blue England and Wales cleared Parliament. and abroad, William thanked staff at the doing really well, we’re so thrilled,” Carole light, as was CN Tower in Toronto. FOR MOST of last month, Britons have The queen’s approval was a formality hospital “for the tremendous care the three Middleton said of the baby and Kate. Continued on page 4 enjoyed something they hadn’t seen in and is the last step necessary for a bill to of us have received.” REMAINED years: A real summer. become law. “We know it has been a very busy William, Kate and the infant remained After suffering through one of the The law enables gay couples to get period for the hospital and we would like in the hospital until the Tuesday evening. Prince William To wettest years on record in 2012, Britain married in both civil and religious cer- Tourists and well-wishers flocked to has spent several days last month baking emonies in England and Wales, although Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, lining Get Two Weeks Of in temperatures that hit 90 degrees on the Church of England is barred from con- Prince Harry Will up outside the gates to take pictures of the June 19. ducting same-sex unions. It also will allow golden easel on which, in keeping with Paternity Leave Although mild by international stan- couples who had previously entered into Be ‘Fun’ Uncle dards – the US capital was sweating royal tradition, the birth announcement By Jill Lawless civil partnerships — which carry similar PRINCE HARRY has laid out his was displayed. through temperatures in the mid-90s – the rights and responsibilities to marriage — mission as an uncle: protect the new- “This was a great event – yet again HE MAY be royal, but when it comes to unbroken spell of warm weather and blue to convert their relationships to marriage. our royal family is bringing everyone to- paternity leave Prince William is in the skies has delighted many Brits depressed est member of his family, and make same boat as everyone else. Like thousands by last year’s soggy, overcast summer. sure Britain’s little prince has fun. gether,” said 27-year-old David Wills, who took a two-mile detour on his run to work of other new fathers in Britain, he will get But the heat also caused problems: R Saatchi Says He Is Harry told reporters at a charity to pass the palace. “I kind of feel as though two weeks now is son is born. Wales, Scotland, and even London were Divorcing Nigella Lawson hit by wild fires, one English council event in London last month that I am seeing part of history here today.” Along with British society, the royal PROMINENT art collector Charles Saat- when he met Prince George, the new A band of scarlet-clad guardsman at the family has been gradually modernizing reported melting roads, and there has been a surge of hospital admissions as chi says he is divorcing his celebrity chef baby “was crying his eyes out, as all palace delighted onlookers with a rendition its attitudes to birth and parenting. Wil- wife Nigella Lawson because she did not of the song “Congratulations.” liam’s father, Prince Charles, was present pale-skinned Brits get sunburned. babies do.” at the birth of his two sons, who were born publicly defend his reputation after im- He says he wants to make sure Other celebrations Tuesday included ages emerged of him grasping the throat gun salutes to honor the birth by royal in a hospital rather than a palace – both R of his wife in a posh London restaurant. the future heir to the throne “has a artillery companies in Green Park, near breaks from royal tradition. But William Queen, Parliament good upbringing, and keep him out Tabloid newspapers in June published the palace, and the Tower of London, is the first senior royal to receive statutory Approve Gay Marriage Law photos of the incident, which Saatchi of harm’s way and to make sure he paternity leave, which was introduced in LAWMAKERS have passed a bill le- described as a “playful tiff.” has fun.” Britain in 2003. galizing same-sex marriage in England The 70-year-old Saatchi was given a The rest, he said, he’ll leave to the £1 = Some family campaigners say William, and Wales, with the first gay weddings police “caution” after admitting assault. a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue expected to take place by next summer. baby’s parents, Prince William and helicopter pilot, is setting a good example He told the Mail on Sunday newspaper the former Kate Middleton. $1.52 In what was largely seen as a formal- that he is divorcing Lawson because he Continued on page 4 That’s not to say he won’t help ity, members of the House of Commons has “clearly been a disappointment” to uro = last month approved minor amendments her and because he is disappointed she did out: Harry adds that he hopes his LIKE US! made to the legislation, which had cleared not defend him after the incident. brother knows “how expensive” his $1.33 the House of Lords a day earlier. 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