Parents Charles and Diana disagreed on both of their sons' names
King Charles was never keen on Prince William and Prince Harry's names and wanted his sons to be called something different. It's emerged that William would have been named after Arthur, the fictional monarch who pulled Excalibur from the lake had the now King gotten his own way.
However, the couple went with the "more robust name" of William after Diana suggested it. Robert Lacey, the writer behind the biography Battle of Brothers, previously said: "Diana, Princess of Wales, proposed a more robust name — William, as in 'William the Conqueror,' victor of the famed Battle of Hastings in 1066."
The King is said to have wanted to call him Albert, which was the real name of King George VI. Instead, their second child was finally introduced to the world as Harry. Some scholars believe Arthur was a mythical figure who was transformed into a 'historical king' in later records. Others however say there was a real man behind the legends.
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