Kate middletone, the Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to a baby boy yesterday. The front pages of every national newspaper were full of coverage and crowds celebrated through the night outside Buckingham Palace.
However, YouGov research, a portal for news and opinion on UK Government and politics, said overall, slightly fewer British adults are interested (46 per cent) than uninterested (53 per cent) in the Royal birth.
However, the sexes are highly polarised: for women, the interested outnumber the not interested by 60 per cent-38 per cent, but for men the opposite is true - the not interested outnumber the interested by 68 per cent-29 per cent.
The next most divided are the two main political parties. The majority (60 per cent) of Conservative voters are interested while 40 per cent are not, and the majority (60 per cent) of Labour voters are uninterested while only 39 per cent are paying attention.
By region, the North and London are for once united: 56 per cent and 53 per cent don't care, while 42 per cent and 41 per cent are interested. The rest of the south is by far the most interested region; the only place where those interested outnumber those uninterested (by 50 per cent-49 per cent).
The bookies have George as the favourite name for the boy, however previous research by YouGov found James to be the most popular name favoured by the public.
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