--- title: Prince William Might Have Hinted at the Royal Baby's Name description: While walking out of the hospital with Kate Middleton and the new prince, Prince William might have dropped a hint about his new son's name. canonical: https://time.com/5250979/prince-william-baby-name-hint/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-23T17:29:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:52:23.463Z og:title: Prince William Might Have Hinted at the Royal Baby's Name og:description: Did Prince William just hint at the new royal baby name? og:url: https://time.com/5250979/prince-william-baby-name-hint/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8be9c4d34ae5448b/69892e69929fadcd29bf057b/prince-william-kate-middleton-new-baby-hospital.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Duke & Duchess Of Cambridge Depart The Lindo Wing With Their New Son og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince William Might Have Hinted at the Royal Baby's Name twitter:description: Did Prince William just hint at the new royal baby name? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8be9c4d34ae5448b/69892e69929fadcd29bf057b/prince-william-kate-middleton-new-baby-hospital.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince William Might Have Just Hinted at the New Royal Baby's Name  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Apr 23, 2018 5:29 PM UTC  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge depart the Lindo Wing with their newborn son at St Mary's Hospital on April 23, 2018 in London, England. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge depart the Lindo Wing with their newborn son at St Mary's Hospital on April 23, 2018 in London, England.Samir Hussein—WireImage  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Apr 23, 2018 5:29 PM UTC Speculation about the name of the [new royal baby](http://time.com/5178353/royal-baby-born-kate-middleton/) has run rampant — and it’s possible that Arthur might be the [winning guess](http://time.com/4926436/royal-baby-kate-will-oddsmakers-names/). That’s the rumor circulating after Prince William called out the name of a photographer while [exiting the hospital](http://time.com/5196339/kate-middleton-lindo-wing-live-stream/) with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and their newborn prince son on Monday. According to some Twitter accounts, the Duke of Cambridge said, “There’s Arthur, there he is,” while pointing to a photographer who works for _The Sun_, a popular British tabloid. The photographer in question, Arthur Edwards, is referred to as a “veteran” in his field, so would be known by sight to the royals. Oddsmakers have been [taking bets on the name](http://time.com/4926436/royal-baby-kate-will-oddsmakers-names/) of the new royal baby for months now. While Alice was favored early on before the gender of the child was revealed, Arthur has since taken the lead as the most betted-on moniker for the addition to the Windsor family. James, Charles and Albert were also popular in the early odds. As for the photographer Arthur Edwards? He’s no stranger to royal baby hullabaloo. According to [his Twitter bio](https://twitter.com/ArthurJEdwards), he has been working with _The Sun_ on royals coverage for over four decades and been behind the lens for seven royal births, plus seven royal weddings. > [](https://twitter.com/RoyalCentral/status/988460996590231552) Prince William Might Have Hinted at the Royal Baby's Name ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5250979/prince-william-baby-name-hint/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5250979/prince-william-baby-name-hint/"},"headline":"Prince William Might Have Just Hinted at the New Royal Baby's Name","datePublished":"2018-04-23T17:29:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:52:23.463Z","description":"Do the Arthurs have it?","url":"https://time.com/5250979/prince-william-baby-name-hint/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royal baby"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8be9c4d34ae5448b/69892e69929fadcd29bf057b/prince-william-kate-middleton-new-baby-hospital.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8be9c4d34ae5448b/69892e69929fadcd29bf057b/prince-william-kate-middleton-new-baby-hospital.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Duke & Duchess Of Cambridge Depart The Lindo Wing With Their New Son","caption":"The Duke & Duchess Of Cambridge Depart The Lindo Wing With Their New Son","creditText":"Samir Hussein—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5250979/prince-william-baby-name-hint/","name":"Prince William Might Have Just Hinted at the New Royal Baby's Name"}}]}] ```