The Christening of Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge
Prince Louis was Christened on Monday, July 9th at 4 P.M. BST (11 A.M. EST) at The Chapel Royal, St James Palace. It was also the first time we saw The Cambridge Family as a Family of Five!
Statement From Kensington Palace
The morning of Monday, July 9th Kensington Palace released the following statement, The following guests will today attend the christening of Prince Louis at The Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace:
– The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall
– The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
– Mr. and Mrs. Michael Middleton, Mr. and Mrs. James Matthews, and Mr. James Middleton
– The godparents of Prince Louis and their spouses
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have asked the following people to be godparents to Prince Louis, all of whom are friends or family of Their Royal Highnesses:
– Mr. Nicholas van Cutsem
– Mr. Guy Pelly
– Mr. Harry Aubrey-Fletcher
– The Lady Laura Meade
– Mrs. Robert Carter
– Miss Lucy Middleton
Prince Louis will wear the handmade replica of the Royal Christening Robe, made by Angela Kelly, Dressmaker to The Queen.
The Lily Font and water from the River Jordan will be used during the baptism.
Following the service, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will give a private tea at Clarence House. Guests will be served slices of christening cake, which is a tier taken from The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding cake.
The Royal Christening Robe
The Royal Christening Robe, of fine Honiton lace lined with white satin, was made in 1841 for the christening of Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal.
The original gown was subsequently worn for all Royal christenings, including The Queen, her children and her grandchildren, until the youngest of The Queen’s eight grandchildren, James, Viscount Severn.
The Queen commissioned Angela Kelly to make a hand-made replica of the Royal Christening Robe in order to preserve the original. James, Viscount Severn, was the first member of the Royal Family to wear this replica gown at his christening at the private chapel at Windsor Castle on 19th April 2008.
The Lily Font
The Lily Font is a silver baptismal font which was commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1840 after the birth of their first child, Victoria, Princess Royal. It was first used at The Princess Royal’s christening in 1841 and has been a feature of Royal christenings since then.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Wedding Cake
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding cake, designed by Fiona Cairns, was made from 17 individual fruit cakes and had eight tiers. The cake was decorated with cream and white icing using the Joseph Lambeth technique. There were up to 900 individually iced flowers and leaves of 17 different varieties decorated on the cake. A garland design around the middle of the cake matched the architectural garlands decorated around the top of the Picture Gallery in Buckingham Palace, the room in which the cake was displayed during the wedding”.
The Photos
Prince Louis’s Christening Photos were taken at Clarence House (Official Residence to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall) by Matt Holyoak. They were released shortly before Midnight on July 15, 2018. Holyoak also took The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh’s 70th Anniversary Photos last year.
While Kate is an awesome Mum to all three of her children, it’s very clear she shares a special bond with Prince Louis. On the day of the Christening, we saw several informal shots of Kate and Louis gazing adoringly at one another and I’m incredibly pleased that Photographer Matt Holyoak was able to capture one of those moments!
Our first OFFICIAL Photo of The Five Strong Cambridge Family.
The British Royal Family and The Middleton Family.
This is without a doubt–One of the most POWERFUL images released in recent years. This is the future of The British Royal Family.
The Godparents
Prince Louis’s Godparents were announced as: Mr. Nicholas van Cutsem, Mr. Guy Pelly, Mr. Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, The Lady Laura Meade, Mrs. Robert Carter, and Miss. Lucy Middleton.
Nicholas van Cutsem, Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, and Guy Pelly are all close friends of Prince William and Prince Harry. Nicholas van Cutsem is the older brother of William van Cutsem, who is Prince George’s Godfather. Nicholas’s daughter Grace was a Bridesmaid at William and Kate’s Wedding in 2011.
Lady Laura Meade is the wife of James Meade, who is Princess Charlotte’s Godfather. James is a longtime friend of Prince William and Laura is believed to be very close with Kate and Pippa.
Hannah Gillingham or Mrs. Robert Carter is the sister-in-law of Sophie Carter, who is one of Princess Charlotte’s Godmothers. Hannah attended Marlborough College with Kate. The Duke and Duchess attended her Wedding to Robert Carter (A close friend of William’s) in 2012.
Lucy Middleton is Kate’s cousin. Kate’s cousin and Lucy’s brother Adam is one of Princess Charlotte’s Godfathers.
A Special Treat!
On the morning of Monday, July 16th Kensington Palace surprised us all by releasing a Fifth Christening Photo! The previously unseen Photo was taken by Photographer Matt Porteous. Porteous also took Prince George’s Third Birthday Photos (Speaking of which, I have a feeling that Holyoak and/or Porteous might have taken Prince George’s Fifth Birthday Photos the same day as the Christening).
While Matt Holyoak took the Official Christening Photos, Porteous was asked by Kate and William to take some informal shots for their own family albums.
They reportedly thought this one was so lovely they had to share it!
From Kensington Palace, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released an additional photograph taken following the christening of Prince Louis.
The Duke and Duchess hope that everyone enjoys this lovely photograph of Prince Louis as much as they do.
Isn’t he lovely? I think out of all of Kate and William’s Children, Louis is going to favor Kate and The Middleton Family the most. In my opinion, he looks like a mixture of Kate and his Uncle Harry (Don’t get any naughty ideas people!). That wraps it for this Post folks. We’ll be back later this week recapping all the major events from last week.
Have a good week lovelies!
Kate and the British Royal Family 
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