Britain’s Embassy in Beirut celebrated the birth of the royal heir by serving traditional Lebanese sweets on Tuesday, AFP news agency reported.

Prince William’s wife, Kate, gave birth to a baby boy on Monday. On Wednesday, Prince William and Kate named their baby boy George Alexander Louis, sticking firmly to royal tradition with a first name used by six previous monarchs. The embassy also made used of the event celebrating the royal heir’s birth to collect donations for Syrian refugee children.

“The Lebanese are very excited over the birth. So we decided to celebrate by mixing Lebanese traditions with British ones,” Tom Fletcher, Britain’s envoy to Lebanon, told AFP. The event celebrating the heir’s birth was held at a mall in Hazmiyeh, a suburb of Beirut. Fletcher personally participated in the event, distributing candy and gifts as well as souvenirs with engraved with the words “royal baby” and the date of birth, July 22. Small cloth bags decorated with sugar coated candy and containing “meghli,” a Lebanese dessert traditionally served to celebrate the birth of a child, were also served. [Link]