WHO ARE THE CONTENDERS TO BE THE ROYAL BABY'S GODPARENTS?
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COULD MEGHAN MARKLE BE A GODMOTHER?
* The move would delight Harry and secure Ms Markle's long-term position as a member of the royal family.
WHO ARE SOME FAMILY THEY MIGHT CONSIDER?
* William's cousin Peter Phillips could be a safe bet.
* One of Diana's sisters Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes
* The Duke's cousin Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, daughter of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, is only 14 years old, but selecting Louise as a godparent would delight the Queen.
WHO ARE SOME CLOSE FRIENDS?
* One of the van Cutsem brothers - William, Hugh, Edward or Nicholas
* Rose van Cutsem (Hugh's wife)
WHY?
* William van Cutsem is George's godfather
* The Duke of Cambridge is godfather to Hugh and Rose's daughter Grace
WHAT ABOUT SOME OF KATE'S OLD COLLEGE FRIENDS?
* Kate's Marlborough College friends include Catriona "Trini" Foyle, Alice Avenel (nee St. John Webster), Alicia Stoddart (nee Fox-Pitt) and Hannah Carter (nee Gillingham)
* William and Kate's former uni flatmates are Fergus Boyd and Olivia Bleasdale who both attended the 2011 royal wedding.
WHO ELSE COULD BE IN THE MIX?
* William's former top aide and ex-press secretary Miguel Head is also a possibility.
Australian Associated Press