KATCHING MY I: Father's occupation: Prince of the UK. Mother's occupation: Princess . . . it can only be Prince George's birth certificate

Saturday, 3 August 2013

Father's occupation: Prince of the UK. Mother's occupation: Princess . . . it can only be Prince George's birth certificate

Registrar travelled to Kensington Palace for the special signing - normally parents have to go to the register office
Occupations of the baby's parents are 'Prince' and 'Princess' of the United Kingdom
Kate lists her maiden name as Middleton and place of birth as Reading while William marks his as Paddington
The Queen, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry had their births registered by Westminster City Council

PUBLISHED: 13:58, 2 August 2013 | UPDATED: 13:25, 3 August 2013

The Duke of Cambridge formally registered the birth of Prince George yesterday, giving his wife’s occupation as ‘Princess of the United Kingdom’.

Kate has rarely described herself as a princess, preferring to use the title Duchess of Cambridge, which was conferred on her by the Queen on her wedding day.

But she is also Princess William of Wales, entitling her to be described as ‘Princess of the United Kingdom’.

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Certificate: Prince William signed the birth certificate, and put his and Kate's occupations as Prince and Princess of the United Kingdom

Official: Westminster City Council registrar Alison Cathcart holds a copy of the birth register for Prince George of Cambridge

Newborn: Prince George Alexander Louis was born on July 22 at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington and today his birth was registered by deputy registrar Alison Cathcart

The duke gave his occupation as ‘Prince of the United Kingdom’ rather than RAF helicopter pilot.

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Normally, parents have to attend a register office within 42 days of a child being born. But in the case of Prince George, the third in line to the throne, the deputy registrar of Westminster, Alison Cathcart, travelled to Kensington Palace.

William was given a standard certificate to register the birth of ‘His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge’. Miss Cathcart filled it in before it was signed by the duke, who has spent more than a week with the duchess and her parents in Berkshire. She remained there yesterday.

Signature: Prince William signed the birth certificate of his son George

Prince: Baby George is now third in line to the throne behind his father and grandfather

The certificate states the date and place of George’s birth – July 22 and the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington. William’s full name, His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis Duke of Cambridge, is given, and the certificate includes Kate’s full name of Catherine Elizabeth Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, her birthplace as Reading and her maiden name of Middleton.

The couple’s ‘usual address’ is described as Kensington Palace, London, and the duke signed the certificate simply ‘William’.

Miss Cathcart, who presided over Paul McCartney’s 2011 wedding, said: ‘It was a pleasure. Westminster City Council registered the birth of the Queen and Prince Charles and Princes William and Harry, so it’s great to see that tradition continue.’