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King george vii, he would have to ascend to the throne, and in all likelihood between his grandfather prince charles and his father, that could be 50 years or more away. thanks very much, tom foreman for that excellent, excellent history lesson. just ahead, president obama vows to focus the rest of his time in office on one major issue. stand by. dramatic new video of that crash landing at laguardia. ready for you first day, little brother? ....
Big family spread out over time. there have been a lot of georges. we don t even have pictures of jot georges that go back further. that s why he s george vii, and george vi is the father of the current queen right down here. that matters, because many people say, ah, they named this child for the father of the queen. the couple says that is not the case, they just like the name, but they acknowledge that it will make her very, very happy. the history of the georges is out there repeated in many events, but this george is important. many americans will know this george from the movie the king s speech. that s the george we were talking about in that film. nonetheless, it remains a popular name in general. it means farmer or field worker. i m pretty sure he won t be either one, but nonetheless before he would ever be called ....
About this time yesterday. george alexander louis, to be known as his royal highness prince george of cambridge. christian amanpour, cnn international correspondent live for us live in london . this is the first prince of cambridge in more than 100 years. the last was a george, was albert who then became george iv, the queen s father. give me more historic context here. reporter: well, sometime in the next century, perhaps there ll be a george vii reigning over this land. i m here in trafalgar square. obviously this is where all the fountains turned blue the night the baby was born. also dotted with lots of statues including george iv who wasn t that remarkable. george iii, his predecessor, mad king george who lost the colonies which became america. and george vi as you ve been saying who is this baby s great-great-great grandfather was the subject of the film that ....
Thanks so much. thank you. the new royal baby george alexander louis, as we ve been reporting will be called george vii, when he becomes king, though he could china that decision upon bicking king. the full name is steeped in a lot of history. cnn s tom foreman has been chasing the roots. it was so interesting to say jo frost say she likes the name. here in this country, with you would probably look at a name as this as old-fashioned. george alexander louis, george alone we often think of as an older name, but last year it was the 12th most popular name in england, and does have a long history. three names there, that s one name short of what s traditional. let s look further down the lynnage. ....
Names when they come out. in seriousness, when lee look at the names and the traditional choices, what s in a name for the country and the monarchy and the future and also what the names represent and who they represent and reflect? why is it this significant and the world going crazy about it? names are important with the royals. they re very they re important internationally. we need a name that s recognizable. a name that s clear. george is very easy for everyone to pronounce across the world. that s one good thing about it. as is james which is the bookies favorite at the moment. i. a sense of continuity in history. you have george v and george vi. charles may not come to the throne as charles but actually as george vii. right. what do you thinkas been the most special moment in the whole coverage and excitement around the royal baby that we have not talked about? ....