Britain's newspapers have lauded the choice of Charlotte Elizabeth Diana as the name of the new baby princess.
Britain had been on tenterhooks waiting to discover what names Prince William and Kate would give their little princess, who was born on Saturday and is fourth in line to the throne.
Front pages were filled with photographs of the little princess in her bonnet.
"Charlotte Elizabeth Diana: a name to honour the women in William's life" read the headline of The Times newspaper.
Charlotte is the feminine form of the name of William's father Prince Charles, the heir to the throne.
Elizabeth is the middle name of Kate and her mother Carole as well as being the name of great-grandmother the Queen and the late Queen Mother.
Most sentimental of all is perhaps the baby's third name, Diana.
It was the name of William's mother, who died aged 36 in a 1997 Paris car crash when he was just 15.
"For the mother he lost" said the front page of Tuesday's Daily Mail, with large photographs of the little princess and Diana, while the Daily Telegraph called it a "fitting tribute".
Diana gave birth to William in the same hospital where Charlotte was born, and when Kate appeared on the steps to show off the little princess to the waiting photographers she was wearing the engagement ring that was once Diana's.
"The baby will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge," said the brief statement from Kensington Palace.
Diana's brother Earl Charles Spencer tweeted: "My 2-year old Charlotte Diana will be thrilled at cousinly name-sharing. Is at an age where thinks world revolves around her!"
The name Charlotte, which is also the middle name of Kate's sister Pippa, has historic royal standing.
King George III's wife Queen Charlotte (1761-1818) was an amateur botanist who used her middle name instead of her first name Sophie.
Their son King George IV named his only child Princess Charlotte but she died following childbirth at the age of 21 in 1817.
The name announcement came an hour after gun salutes rang out in London to celebrate the birth.
The Royal Collection Trust has also unveiled the official royal baby chinaware.
Hand-gilded with 22-carat gold, each piece bears the words "Celebrating our new royal baby" and is decorated with a lion and a unicorn.
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