Queensland Hospital to be Named after Royal Baby,
First-time parents Prince William and Duchess Kate has not come up with a name yet for the Royal Baby, but Premier Campbell Newman already asked Queenslander of what do they think about naming the city's new children's hospital after the Royal Baby.
In a report from the Brisbane Times, Mr Newman said that given there was already a Prince Charles Hospital, he wants to know if Queenslanders were okay with the idea to have a hospital named after the Royal Baby.
It looked like Queensland is a die-hard fan of the Royals as the city landmarks was lit in "glorious blue" in time for the Royal baby's birth on July 22, 2013.
In fact, Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie sported a blue pocket chief to celebrate the royal birth. He said that Queensland had a "strong and personal commitment to the Duke and Duchess, and particularly her majesty the Queen."
Mr Newman expressed confidence that he will get news of the Royal Baby's name from no other than Mr Bleijie himself.
He also said that Queensland has "interesting and still quite relevant" links to the royals.
"We do everything ourselves these days, we are not beholden to a far away country, we are proudly independent, but it is a nice historical tie which has relevance to many Queenslanders today. And obviously to the Attorney-General - a lot."
He added jokingly that Queensland needs the Attorney-General.
Queensland had yet to finalise a gift for the Royal baby but a Tambo Teddy was being considered.
Meanwhile a report from the Australian Associated Press (AAP) said that babies born in Queensland in 2013, the same year with the Royal Baby, will be given a choice of a born-in-the -year-of-the-prince birth certificate.
On the other hand, those 200 babies born on July 22, 2013 and were lucky to share birth date with the Royal Baby will receive a $25 commemorative medallion.
The medallion giveaways were suggested by Health Minister Lawrence Springborg. The medallions had an estimated cost of about $5,000, and take note, Mr Springborg used his own money.
In the report from AAP, Mr Newman said that the medallion was one of few ways how Queenslanders are celebrating the birth of the Royal Baby.
The medallions will be marked with the exact hour that the Royal Baby was born.
Mr Newman also said that a major civic building was also being considered to be named after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.