Cheeky Prince Louis Shocks as He’s Revealed to Be Named After the Royal Family’s ‘Secret Weapon

Prince Louis often steals the show at royal events (Image: Getty)

Prince Louis is a firm favourite amongst royal fans, known for his cheeky antics and big personality whenever his parents Prince William and Princess Kate bring him along to public occasions. Louis, aged six, doesn’t accompany his parents and siblings to a large number of royal events, given his young age but whenever he does the youngest Wales child always seems to steal the show just by being himself.

The young royal was named after a relative of Prince William’s who has been seen by some as once being one of the Royal Family’s “secret weapons” – and Prince Louis isn’t the only royal who has been named in honour of the important family member. The family number in question is Lord Louis Mountbatten, a grandson of Queen Victoria – who was born Prince of Battenberg. Queen Victoria had an incredible nine children, and she sought to establish her influence across Europe through a series of strategic marriages with other royal households abroad. This led to Victoria being often referred to as the ‘grandmother of Europe’ so widespread were her grandchildren across the continent.

Lord Mountbatten was born in Windsor at Frogmore House and christened Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas by his parents Princess Victoria of Hesse and Rhine and Prince Louis of Battenberg. The couple shared three other children as well as Louis. Louise – who became Queen of Sweden – George, and Alice – Prince Philip’s mother. Prince Philip was known to be exceptionally close to his uncle Lord Mountbatten – young Louis’ namesake – and is said to have been introduced to his future wife Queen Elizabeth, then Princess, by Mountbatten.