Baby's name rules, she and Harry must follow

But there is good news for the Duke and Duchess of Susbad: future parents will be much less limited in the names they can choose for their child.

Although there is a tacit rule that those who are in the running for the throne must name their children after the ancient kings or other royal ancestors, those who do not follow each other directly have much more freedom.

Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew are a perfect example. They made the royal equivalent of naming their daughters Blanket and Apple by choosing the names Beatrice and Eugenie.

"The further the line of succession is, the more likely you are to have a unique or non-traditional name," Carolyn Harris, author of Raising Royalty: 1,000 years of royal parenting, Told Vogue Australia.

"We see, from the diversity of names among the descendants of the queen, that the queen seems ready to allow the descendants to choose their own names."

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However, we still expect Meghan and Harry to follow a tradition: wait several days before publicly publishing the name of their baby so that they can first inform Queen Elizabeth and the rest. of the royal family.

According to Royal Commentator Victoria Arbiter, this is because they can celebrate their arrival in private and ensure that the name suits them.

"The Royals must however also consider the great responsibility of appointing a new family member and I think that they want to be one hundred percent sure of their choice before announcing the name and sealing the the child's place in history, "said Arbiter City and countryside.

Despite the more relaxed rules that dictate what Meghan and Harry will do, British bookmakers continue to say that the couple will choose a traditionally royal name.

Victoria, Arthur, Albert and Diana are the big favorites, as well as the names of Harry's grandparents, Elizabeth and Philip.