The Royal Family's Middle Names Mean More Than You Realized

Do you like the idea of having multiple middle names?

Something you missed with Princess Charlotte, her middle name is also a tribute to her mother and maternal grandmother whose middle names are also Elizabeth.

Catherine and her mother both have ‘Elizabeth’ as their middle names, so Charlotte’s middle name a nod to them, as well.

Edward VII was Elizabeth's great-grandfather, not grandfather. George V was her grandfather, hence her nicknaming him "Grandpa England".

Queen Alexandra was Queen Elizabeth II's Great-Grandmother - Queen Mary was her Grandmother. Falling at the first hurdle.

Anne was also named after Louise Mountbatten, Princess Alice of Battenberg’s sister.

Her nickname came about because she couldn't say Elizabeth.

Anyone else catch the mistake at 0:31 regarding who is Elizabeth II great grandfather? 😕

EUGÈNIE was Empress of the French. After the end of the II French Empire, she spent a lot of time in England, where she is buried next to her husband Napoleon III. Queen Ena (Victoria Eugenia of Spain) was her god-daughter, named after her.

Edward VII and Queen Alexandra were QEII’s great-grandparents, not grandparents.

In my family the children get as middle names the names of their grandmothers or grandfathers which I think is a nice custom.

The name Louise on Anne's name is tribute for Philip's maternal aunt Queen Louise of Sweden.

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QEII's grandfather was King George V, not Edward VII, who was her great-grandfather. She was the first female royal birth following the death of Queen Alexandra in 1925 , and it was customary at that time to retain first names within families. Her first cousin, Princess Alexandra the Hon. Lady Ogilvie is also named after their great-grandmother. She is therefore named after three Queens Consort: her mother, her grandmother and her great-grandmother - although it was not expected that her parents would become king and queen at the time of her birth. Similarly, Prince William is named after his father's late first cousin, Prince William of Gloucester, to whom to king was close in his youth. The elder son and heir of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Prince William died in a flying accident in 1972, meaning that it was his younger brother Prince Richard, who would succeed to their father's title when Prince Henry died in 1974. (Incidentally, this Henry was also known as Harry - hence the likely connection to his namesake! Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a very significant member of the Royal Family after the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII, as he was the first adult in line to the throne after his brother, George VI - until Princess Elizabeth reached her majority in 1944, as he would likely have become Prince Regent had George VI died or been killed during this time - and indeed in the years following the accession of QEII in 1952 and until Prince Charles (now king) reached his majority in 1966!). Arthur is one of King Charles' middle names - most likely after his great-great uncle, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught who was the last of Queen Victoria'[s sons to die, in 1942 - his own son who was also known as Prince Arthur, predeceasing him in 1938. Philip was of course his paternal grandfather - husband of QEII; and George is another of the King's middle names (he was christened, Prince Charles Philip Arthur George). Louis comes from Lord Louis Mountbatten (who had been born Prince Louis of Battenberg), who was Prince Philip's uncle and principal mentor - owing to the abandonment of his family by Philp's father, Prince Andrew of Greece - and oh, there's another royal name...!) As a young prince, King Charles also said that he regarded Lord Louis as his "surrogate grandfather." Prince William was also the first male royal birth after Lord Louis Mountbatten's death after he was killed in an IRA bomb attack in 1979. We have already discussed the likely origin of the first of the names of Prince Henry Charles Albert David: the second is obviously after his father, the King, the third is after his great-grandfather King George VI, who was previously known as Prince Albert, Duke of York; and the last is that of his great-great uncle, King Edward VIII, who was previously known within the Royal Family as Prince David.... Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward is named after both of his grandfathers and lastly, the present Duke of Kent. Christian is likely to have been derived from King Christian X of Denmark, as both QEII and Prince Philip were his descendants. Prince Edward Anthony Richard Louis is also named after the 1st Earl of Snowdon who was the husband of his maternal aunt, Princess Margaret; his first cousin once-removed, the present Duke of Gloucester and Lord Louis Mountbatten again. Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise is probably named Anne because her grandparents had wanted to name her aunt Margaret (QEII's sister) Ann, but George V felt it was too plain; while her grandmothers were Queen Elizabeth and Princess Alice (officially Princess Andrew of Greece); and probably Edward VII's daughter, the previous Princess Royal bar one, as she was destined to become Princess Royal herself. It is well-known that Sarah, Duchess of York, has long had a fascination for Victorian royalty, which probably accounts for the first names of both of her daughters. Princess Beatrice shares this to some extent. Interestingly, there was a Princess Helena Victoria (of Schleswig-Holstein), who died in 1949.

So, if you are in direct line for the throne, the names are basically recycled from previous generations of the family tree, with little space for variance. Well, at least they aren't making up combined names like the Utah Mormons.

Princess Anne’s first middle name, Elizabeth, also pays tribute to the Queen Mother. QEll was named after her mother, the Queen Mother. People forget it also plays tribute to the Queen Mother.

Actually King Edward VII was the Queen's Great-Grandfather not her Grandfather

Each of my four children have two middle names. My husband also has two middle names, although I only have one.

Arthur is 1 of Charles Middle names

Well now that were on the subject my first name is a merge of the words fun and sweet (my parents had hopes, boy were they wrong). My middle name is my maternal grandmothers name with a slight twist. Anyone else have a story about the reason behind their name?