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Royal Gossip: Which Princess to be Charlotte's godmother?

Princess Beatrice is the favourite to become Princess Charlotte's godmother, closely followed by her sister Princess Eugenie, Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips and Prince William's close friend Hugh van Cutsem.

According to bookmakers Ladbrokes, the 26-year-old royal, who is Prince William's cousin, is set to be named along with two other woman and three men.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - who welcomed Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana into the world on Saturday (02.05.15) - are also expected to ask Beatrice's sister Princess Eugenie, Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips and Hugh van Cutsem, who is a close friend of William, 32.

The royal couple's siblings, Prince Harry and James and Pippa Middleton, are also set to be named as godparents to the newborn Princess.

Although royal godparents usually have titles, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge broke with tradition when choosing them for their 22-month-old son Prince George after his birth in July 2013.

They selected their friend Oliver Baker, Earl Grosvenor, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton their private secretary, the Duchess' school friend Emilia Jardine-Paterson, William's cousin Zara Tindall, his friend William van Cutsem and Julia Samuel, who was close to Prince William's mother, the late Princess Diana.


Japanese Zoo sorry for naming monkey after Princess


A Japanese zoo has apologised after the public voted to name their baby Macaque monkey after Princess Charlotte.

The Mount Takasaki Wild Monkey Park held a vote on the moniker for the baby primate, in keeping with the tradition of letting the public decide on the name for the first Macaque monkey born each year.

While it was announced the Macaque was to be named Charlotte on Wednesday (06.05.15), the zoo has since been forced to apologise after revealing the moniker had had no votes prior to the announcement that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's newborn daughter had been named Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana on Monday (04.05.15), reports MailOnline.

After being flooded with complaints, a zoo official said: "The name was publicly solicited and Charlotte suddenly became the most popular choice with 59 votes out of the total 853 after the British baby princess's name was announced.

"There was no vote for 'Charlotte' before the Monday night announcement."

The park - which is situated in southwestern Oita on Kyushu - are now considering renaming the monkey following the barrage of complaints accusing their actions of being "rude to British people".

The official said: "Since we announced the name we've been receiving calls and emails from people mostly complaining that it is rude to British people to give a monkey the same name as a member of their royal family."

Pizza created in honour of Princess Charlotte


Princess Charlotte has been honoured by restaurant chain Zizzi, who have created a pizza depicting the moment the newborn royal was presented to the world on saturday (02.05.15).

Restaurant chain Zizzi have paid tribute to the newborn royal - who was born to Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Saturday (02.05.15) - by designing a pizza depicting the moment she was presented to the world outside of the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London.

Zizzi has worked with a celebrity artist to create the dish, which was made using toppings including ham, onions and peppers.

Zizzi's marketing director Jo Fawcett told HELLO!: "It isn't everyday a royal baby is born.

"And that is why here at Zizzi we wanted to capture this historic moment in a unique way to congratulate the royal family."

The iconic image shows Duchess Catherine in a yellow Jenny Peckham dress with her husband Prince William, 32, as they show off Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana just hours after the 33-year-old royal had given birth.

It isn't the first time tribute has been paid to the royal family using food.

Confectionary company Toblerone also created an image of Prince William and his 22-month-old son Prince George using chocolate to mark his first father's day last year.

 

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