The Duke of Cambridge has joked that “Jerry is a strong name” as the world awaits an official announcement on what his newborn baby is called.
Two days after the birth of his child, William attended Westminster Abbey for the traditional ANZAC Day service to honour New Zealand and Australia’s war dead.
As William met Sir Jerry Mateparae, New Zealand High Commissioner to the UK, the Dean of Westminster joked about the eagerly anticipated name, saying: “Jerry would like it to be Jerry.”
The Duke replied: “Jerry’s a strong name.”
Asked how mother and baby is, William said: “They’re very well, thanks.”
He said they are “in good form, luckily”, adding: “Sleeping’s going reasonably well so far, so he’s behaving himself which is good news.” Read more