Royal Baby: Gun Salutes For Princess In London

The birth of the Royal princess has been marked by gun salutes across London - but there is still no hint of a name for the baby.

Military tributes took place at Tower Bridge and in Hyde Park and the noise could be heard across much of the capital.

As Big Ben chimed 2pm, 41 volleys rang out across the park fired by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery.

There was a 62-gun salute at the Tower fired by the Honourable Artillery Company, with an extra 21 volleys for the City of London.

Just before the gun salutes, the Royal Artillery Band played the Stevie Wonder hit Isn't She Lovely, which he wrote to celebrate the birth of his daughter.

The bells of Westminster Abbey also rang out at exactly 2pm to mark the birth of the princess, who arrived on Saturday at 8.34am

Bookmakers are estimating that £1m has now been wagered on the name of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's second child.

It is thought that William and Kate may be waiting to tell the Queen in person today before making the official announcement.

Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and Michael and Carole Middleton all went to meet the baby at Kensington Palace on Sunday.

As a result, it is thought likely that all of her grandparents may know what the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have decided to call their daughter, who is fourth in line to the throne.

A rush of punts on Charlotte over the weekend forced the name into the favourite position, ahead of the previous leader Alice.

The flurry of betting led to a suspension of wagers on several of the gambling websites on Saturday and again on Sunday.

In the last odds offered by SkyBet, Charlotte stood at 9/4, with Alice at 3/1, Olivia at 4/1, Victoria at 5/1 and Elizabeth at 7/1.

William Hill said on Sunday it had seen six figures wagered on the Royal baby's name since the princess was born, but seven figures were likely to have been bet across the whole industry.

Jessica Bridge from Ladbrokes said: "Bookies all over the UK are hoping and praying for any name other than Alice, Charlotte, Victoria, Elizabeth, Olivia, Alexandra or Diana."

Several of the newspapers came out for Diana on Monday, as a tribute to Prince William's late mother, which was at odds of 8/1 on SkyBet.

The Cambridges, who have thanked well-wishers for their support, are staying at Kensington Palace in London until they return to their home in Norfolk in the coming days.

Their new house, Anmer Hall , is on the Queen's Sandringham estate and allows them a large amount of privacy.

:: 'The New Princess; a special programme,' will be shown on Sky News today at 3.30pm and 8.30pm.