The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced the name of their third child [1] on Friday, and of course, the internet had opinions. Not only did Prince Louis cause confusion over pronunciation [2] (is it "Lewis" or "Loowee"?), and spark excitement with One Direction fans, but the name became fodder for some pretty witty jokes too. Read on for the internet's latest, and finest, royal commentary.
Prince Louis of Genovia pic.twitter.com/2HjJzKHEKn [3]
— al pal (@aliceisfab) April 27, 2018 [4]
If you don't think of Blair's prince Louis when reading this then.... pic.twitter.com/SbNp6VcQS8 [5]
— Isabelle Bailey (@bellebaileyx) April 27, 2018 [6]
I wonder if the Duke and Duchess look at the names people are betting on and are just like #RoyalBaby [7] #LouisArthurCharles [8] pic.twitter.com/1lodprdagx [9]
— Polly (@pollyrobey) April 27, 2018 [10]
Great name guys #RoyalBaby [11] - Prince Louis Arthur Charles 😂 pic.twitter.com/LdHGNlsrEG [12]
— Jo-Anne Rowney (@JoAnne_Rowney) April 27, 2018 [13]
@lolol_94 [14] pic.twitter.com/FL5bDmJaah [15]
— Amanda Cannons (@x0xAmandax0x) April 27, 2018 [16]
Well well well pic.twitter.com/t7dJraRpYX [17]
— Mondesir FAMILIAR (@hesthehome) April 27, 2018 [18]
We already have a Prince Louis pic.twitter.com/gvsz4qcLjO [19]
— Vix Meldrew (@VixMeldrew) April 27, 2018 [20]