LET'S PROTEST AGAINST THIS JAPANESE ZOO WHICH NAMED BABY MONKEY CHARLOTTE AFTER BRITAINS'S NEW PRINCESS !!!!!!!!!!

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Japanese zoo where baby monkey was named Charlotte after Britain's new princess says the animal will KEEP its name despite protests because the Royal family have not complained
The public vote for the name of the first Macaque monkey born every year
Votes for 'Charlotte' flooded in after the princess's name was announced
The zoo received a barrage of complaints that it was 'rude to British people'
But officials decided to stick to first choice as no complaints came from Brits
Oita mayor Kiichiro Sato endorsed decision, saying Charlotte is a cute name

By KHALEDA RAHMAN and JAMES DUNN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 09:52 GMT, 8 May 2015 | UPDATED: 11:05 GMT, 8 May 2015


A Japanese zoo which named a baby monkey after Britain's new princess has said the animal will keep its controversial name because the Royal family have not complained.
The dispute began when the popular Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden announced on Wednesday that they had named a newborn monkey Charlotte.
The zoo, in southwestern Oita, south west Japan, asks the public to vote for the name of the first Macaque monkey born every year.
But yesterday, the zoo was forced to apologise following a flood of complaints that the name was disrespectful.


But now, officials have announced they will stick to their first choice.
Oita mayor Kiichiro Sato endorsed the decision today, saying Charlotte is a very cute name.
Immediately after the decision was announced, the zoo was inundated with protests from some Japanese people saying it was disrespectful, prompting an initial apology.

Charlotte came top in a public vote, receiving 59 out of 853 votes before the female monkey was born on Wednesday.
But the name hadn't received a single vote before Monday, when the name of the Royal Princess was announced.
Votes surged after the newborn princess was named and it topped the ballot in the last three days of voting, which ran from March 27 to May 6.
Zoo official Akira Asano said he was not aware of any complaints from British citizens.
He said the zoo also received support for the name Charlotte and views were largely divided.
Japanese zoo apologises for naming a baby monkey 'Charlotte'

Baby Charlotte cuddles up to her mother at the Japanese zoo
The zoo has received complaints from Japanese people who believe that naming a monkey after the princess could be offensive to British people
Baby Charlotte cuddles up to her mother at the Japanese zoo. The zoo has received complaints from Japanese people who believe that naming a monkey after the princess could be offensive to British people

City spokesman Kazuyuki Adachi said: 'We have decided to respect the feelings of the people who voted for the name to congratulate the birth of the princess.'
Mr Sato added: '(The monkey) is given a wonderful and cute name, Charlotte. I think we should stick to Charlotte.'
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the matter.
Yesterday, a zoo official said: 'The name was publicly solicited and Charlotte suddenly became the most popular choice with 59 votes out of the total 853 after the British baby princess's name was announced.
'There was no vote for 'Charlotte' before the Monday night announcement.
'Since we announced the name we've been receiving calls and emails from people mostly complaining that it is rude to British people to give a monkey the same name as a member of their royal family.'
New royal princess named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana


Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana was born in London to Prince William and his wife Kate last week, a younger sister to Prince George, who is in line to inherit the British throne.
Kyodo News reported complainants had asked how people in Japan would react if a British zoo had named an animal after a member of Japan's revered imperial family.
Princess Charlotte's birth caused an outbreak of patriotic fervour in Britain, where the press and public lauded her names.
It was seen as a triple homage to her grandfather Prince Charles, great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and William's late mother Diana.
Britain's royals are immensely popular in Japan, where their easy familiarity with the public stands in marked contrast to the austere image of the country's own imperial clan.
A recent visit by Prince William, who left heavily pregnant Kate at home, was covered in minute detail by Japan's media and pictures of him dressed as a samurai lord made headlines everywhere.


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