Speculation over the name of Princess Eugenie and Jack's son begins

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have announced the birth of their baby boy and now everyone wants to know what the little bub will be called.

This is the Queen's ninth great-grandchild and knowing how close Eugenie is to her grandparents, she is likely to choose a name in keeping with royal tradition. Although as a part-time royal, she also has the choice to come up with a more unique name or choose from her husband's side of the family.

While Queen Elizabeth technically has veto power over the name the couple chooses, she is unlikely to exercise this power and is more likely to support the parent's choice of name.

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Now that the baby has been born the frontrunner is Arthur, with major betting agencies Betfair and Ladbrokes listing it as the top contender and 8/1 and 5/1 respectively.

Arthur has already been used as a middle name for Prince Louis, Prince William and Prince Charles.

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Ladbrokes is also running with Arthur as the most likely name and in second place is the father's name, James at 6/1 odds.

Fredrick, Edward and Albert have also been predicted by Ladbrokes at 8/1 odds, while Albert, Hugo or Alfred are at 10/1 odds.

Betfair has Godfrey and Henry at 10/1 and Thomas at 14/1.

Royal baby name expert Jennifer Moss has told Kiddies Kingdom while the Queen has final say over the baby's name, she is unlikely to exercise it, and Moss predicts we will find out the name that has been chosen by Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank soon.

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"Traditionally, this process took much longer with Queen Elizabeth waiting around a month to announce Prince Charles' name," she said. "However, names are now announced publicly much sooner, with Prince Charles and Lady Diana taking a week to announce Prince William's name.

"Prince Harry's name was announced on the very same day."

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Buckingham Palace confirmed the birth of the baby boy on February 9 at The Portland Hospital in London. The palace released the following statement: "Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie was safely delivered of a son today, 9^th February 2021, at 0855hrs at The Portland Hospital.

"Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well."

The baby weighed in at 3.65kg or 8lb 1oz. The Queen and Prince Philip are said to be "delighted" with the news.