Alexandria's Little Corner of the World

On Wednesday morning, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander presented his newborn daughter to the public at Bronovo Hospital. During the meeting with the press, the proud new daddy said that he didn't mind in the least being the only man in a household of four women. He also said that his daughter was a "perfect" baby, having slept through the night except for one feeding.

Wednesday morning, Crown Princess Maxima left the hospital, less than 24 hours after having gone into the hospital to deliver her third baby. In (low) heels and smiling broadly to boot, the Crown Princess wave to the assembled photographers as she was leaving the hospital. At home, her eldest daughter Princess Amalia allegedly checked her mommy's belly to reassure herself that the creature in her parents arms is what had been in her mommy's belly the entire time!

Then on Friday morning, her husband went to the town hall to "register" his new daughter, where he announced her names: Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Ines. Ariane is a name that the couple liked (and is in fitting with the theme of "A' names for their other daughters), Wilhelmina was the name of the Crown Prince's great-grandmother, Máxima for her maternal great-grandmother (and not for her mommy) and Ines for her maternal aunt. On Wednesday when the Crown Prince presented his wee daughter they already had a name for her but he would not say it, and even Amalia and Alexia didn't know their new sister's name until that morning as the Crown Prince was afraid that his daughters would "slip" with the information before it was officially publically known.

I like the name, even if it's not a particularly royal or regal name. My only "objection" to the name is that her name isn't Ariana with an "A" at the end like her sisters: Amalia and Alexia. But it is a sweet name for a sweet girl.

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