Meghan Markle is expected to give birth to the royal baby any day now as fans anxiously anticipate the arrival of the new royal baby. Debates have remained heated surrounding what the royal couple's first child would be called, royal commentator Victoria Arbiter has argued that the pair may choose a name that has ties to both UK and US history. She argued that the royal baby may be called Eleanor, Rose or Alice if a girl is born or possibly Alexander if the baby is a boy.

While speaking to CBS the royal expert said: “I don’t have an inside track on the actual name but I think when it comes to names we are looking at a very strong name because that is who Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are. “But I also think we are going to see a name that works on both sides of the pond. “For example, something like Eleanor, Eleanor of Aquitaine was a 12th-century queen, she was highly influential and well respected. “Eleanor Roosevelt fought for political, social and racial justice so that is a very strong figure.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry could opt for a name that has ties to both UK and US history

“Alice Walker who wrote the Colour Purple and won the Pulitzer for the book. “Alice is, of course, a longheld family name within the Royal Family. “Then we have names like Rose, Doria, Meghan’s mother calls her flower, you have England’s rose, Princess Diana as Elton John solidified her as that. “That is for the girls, when we come to boys Alexandra is the Queen's middle name, Alexander is the masculine form.