Prince Louis Christening: Stunning Pictures Showing Royal Family of Five for FIRST Time, Who are Prince Louis’ Godparents and Other Facts to Know
Prince Louis’s official christening photographs have been released, with Kate, Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte being photographed alongside the newest royal baby for the first time.
Nexter.org prepared for you the stunning pictures and more interesting facts about the Royal christening.
Little Prince
Prince Louis was christened in an intimate ceremony with close friends and family in The Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace last Monday.
In one adorable photo, Kate can be seen beaming as she gazes down at her little bundle of joy surrounded in the gardens of Clarence House. The candid moment beautifully captures a mother’s love for her child, with Louis seen with his eyes open in the shot.
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Another shows her similarly besotted with her third child, next to her husband Prince William as well as her two other children Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
Prince Louis is wearing a christening gown which is a replica of a Royal Family heirloom, made by the Queen’s dressmaker, Angela Kelly.
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In another photo, the young family of five are joined by Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Prince Charles, Camilla and the Middleton family including Kate’s pregnant sister Pippa Matthews and her husband James.
Who are Prince Louis’ godparents?
Prince Louis’ christening had the six named godparents. William’s childhood friend Nicholas van Cutsem, Guy Pelly and Harry Aubrey-Fletcher have been named as godfathers.
The godmothers have been revealed as Lady Laura Meade, Mrs Robert Carter, otherwise known as Hannah Gillingham, and Kate’s cousin Lucy Middleton.
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Previous christenings
The christenings of William and Kate’s other two children were small, intimate affairs. Only 22 people attended the christening of Prince George, held on October 23, 2013.
He too was christened at Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace in London by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The small affair saw only senior royals, four members of the Middleton family, seven godparents and their spouses invited to the ceremony.
His godparents are Zara Tindall, Emilia Jardine-Paterson and Julia Samuel, as well as William van Cutsem, Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, Oliver Baker, and Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, a former private secretary to William.
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A similarly small crowd attended Princess Charlotte’s christening, held at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham on July 5, 2015. Again only senior royals attended, and the four Middletons, along with five godparents and their spouses.
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Charlotte’s godparents are Sophie Carter and William’s cousin Laura Fellowes, plus James Reade, Adam Middleton and Thomas van Straubenzee.
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