--- title: Royal Baby: Diana Most Popular Name for Will and Kate Middleton's Baby description: The people have spoken. Diana is their name choice if the next royal offspring is a girl, according to a report in the Sunday Times. canonical: https://time.com/3835962/diana-royal-baby-name/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-26T21:51:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:44:28.200Z og:title: Here's What People Want the New Royal Baby to Be Named og:description: Prince George is expected to have a sibling any day og:url: https://time.com/3835962/diana-royal-baby-name/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d21e32b70266f92/6987ecff524fc0b44cdf06df/will-kate-middleton1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend the Observance for Commonwealth Day Service At Westminster Abbey in London on March 9, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's What People Want the New Royal Baby to Be Named twitter:description: Prince George is expected to have a sibling any day twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d21e32b70266f92/6987ecff524fc0b44cdf06df/will-kate-middleton1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's What People Want the New Royal Baby to Be Named > Sponsored content. 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Chris Jackson—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Apr 26, 2015 9:51 PM UTC The people have spoken: Diana is their name choice if the next royal baby is a girl, according to a report in the [_Sunday Times_](http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk%5Fnews/National/royalwedding/article1548942.ece). A survey of 2,200 adults found that 12% of respondents would want to name the child after Princess Diana, the child’s late grandmother. The names Alice and Charlotte followed close behind, both receiving 9% support. James leads the most-desired names if the royal baby is a boy, with 13% support. Alexander received 8% followed by Richard and Louis at 7%. More than two-thirds of poll respondents supported Prince William’s decision to take six weeks of leave from his job as an ambulance pilot, according to [_People_](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20910362%5F20918465,00.html?xid=IFT-Trending)_._ Princess Kate’s exact due date has not been announced, but observers believe that Prince George will soon have a baby sibling. ### See Kate Middleton's Best Pregnancy Looks  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge welcomes the President of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Royal Garden Hotel on Oct. 21, 2014 in London. Chris Jackson—Getty Images  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits Hope House, an Action on Addiction women's treatment centre on February 19, 2013 in London. Neil Mockford—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits the Donald Dewar Leisure Centre in Drumchapel to launch a new Scottish project for their Foundation in Glasgow on April 4, 2013. 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John Stillwell—AP  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge stands on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony on June 15, 2013 in London, England. Max Mumby—Indigo/Getty Images  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends the Princess Cruises ship naming ceremony at Ocean Terminal on June 13, 2013 in Southampton, England. Chris Ison—AP ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Almost from the time of our first issue, Time has been fascinated by the British Royal Family. In Issue number ten, we mark the marriage of the Duke of York to Elizabeth Bowes- Lyon. He became the wartime King George VI, she the Queen [ INAUDIBLE ]. Who died only in 2002, aged 101. [ MUSIC ] Inevitably, time was rivtited by the abdication crisis in 1936. When Edward the eighth gave up the throne so that he could marry the woman he loved, a twice- divorced American from Baltimore called Wallis Simpson. At the end of the year, indeed, Time made Simpson our woman of the year. The first time that the accolade had gone to a woman. Although the piece was rather catty. Simpson we said had resolved early to make men her career and in 40 years reached the top or almost. Beyond they were together at last. Bravely they faced an unknown future. [ MUSIC ] After World War II was over Britain entered a period of austerity and penny pinching. Lifted by the wedding of Princess Elizabeth now the Queen to Prince Phillip. We noted that she had saved ration coupons to pay for her wedding dress. The young couple happily shared. The supreme day of their lives with their countrymen. Five years later, Elizabeth became queen. And time made her its woman of the year. [ MUSIC ] She was we said, a fresh young blossom on roots that had weathered many a season of wintry doubt. We don't write them like that anymore. The British, we continued [ INAUDIBLE ] their young queen a reminder of a great past and dare to hope that she might be an omen of a great future. Then there was the wedding of the century. Okay, the last entry. When a 20 year old innocent, named Diana Spencer, married the Prince of Wales, bringing light to a dark period of British life. [ SOUND ] What a dame she looks. Now there's a bride any man would be happy to see. Coming down the aisle, towards him. [ MUSIC ] 16 years later, Diana's story ended in tragedy. With her death in a Paris car crash, and her funeral a week later, transfixed the world. Through it all the queen mom had remained a constant in the world's understanding of the royals. When she died at last, an era had passed. Now, with William and Kate's wedding, a whole new chapter in the royal saga begins. How will they handle the media spotlight? Because rest assured, it will beam on them brightly. This is Michael Elliot on Royal Wedding Day for time. com. 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