elton John is 'delighted' Prince William and Kate have donné Princess charlotte middle name Diana 

Elton John is 'delighted' Prince William and Kate have given Princess Charlotte middle name Diana

The singer remarked on William and Kate\'s tribute to Princess Diana

Sir Elton John is "delighted" Prince William and Kate have given their daughter the middle name Diana.

The singer, who was close friends with William\'s mother Princess Diana and sang Candle in the Wind at her funeral in 1997, wished the family the "happiest life" together.

The 67-year-old said: "[William and Catherine] are lovely people, they\'ve got a boy and a girl now and I\'m just delighted that one of the names is Diana.

"And I hope that the little girl is healthy and they have the happiest life."

Kate and William have named their five-day-old daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.

The royal baby, who was born on Saturday May 2 at 8.34am, weighing 8lbs 3oz, will be known as Princess Charlotte.

The much-anticipated news was emailed to the media at 3.03pm on Monday and tweeted on the Kensington Palace Twitter account two minutes later.

A short statement read: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.

"The baby will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge."

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