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Princess Charlotte’s christening announced
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Princess Charlotte, the fourth in line to the throne, was born on 2 May at St Mary’s Hospital in London
Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge’s daughter Princess Charlotte will be Christened on 5 July, Kensington Palace has announced.
The christening will take place at St Mary Magdalene Church at the Queen’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
The Princess was born on 2 May at St Mary’s Hospital in London, weighing 8lb 3oz (3.7kg).
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was "delighted" to have been invited to conduct the baptism.
"It will be an extraordinary honour and privilege to help welcome the Princess into the family of the church," he added.
The fourth in line to the throne, the princess’s full name has been registered as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge.
On Monday, the Duke of Cambridge returned to work as a pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance after taking a break over the birth of his daughter.
The family has been at their home Anmer Hall on the Sandringham estate since leaving London shortly after the birth of the princess, their second child.
The christening will take place at the St Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham
Also on the estate, Anmer Hall was recently refurbished by the duke and duchess
The couple presented their new born daughter shortly before leaving St Mary’s Hospital
The duke and duchess are expected to be based at Anmer Hall for the next few years as they raise Princess Charlotte and their first born Prince George, who is almost two, with the help of a full-time nanny.
Prince George’s christening took place in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace in London in October 2024.
The third in line to the throne wore a replica of the lace and satin christening gown made for Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, Victoria, the Princess Royal, in 1841.
His christening was private, with only senior royals, four members of the Middleton family, the seven godparents and their spouses among the 22 guests.
The prince’s godparents are the Princess Royal’s daughter Zara Tindall, Oliver Baker, Emilia Jardine-Paterson, Earl Grosvenor, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Julia Samuel, William van Cutsem. The royal couple have yet to announce Princess Charlotte’s godparents.
Following the christening, official photos were released including a picture of the Queen with three future kings – the first such image of royal succession for nearly 120 years.
The prince was born at St Mary’s Hospital on 22 July 2024.
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Princess Charlotte’s Christening Date Revealed – and It’s at the Same Church Where Princess Diana Was Baptized
From left: Princess Diana and Princess Charlotte
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By Simon Perry @SPerryPeoplemag
06/05/2015 AT 07:40 AM EDT
Princess Charlotte will be Christened close to home – and in the Same Church where her late grandmother Princess Diana was baptized.
The service for the little royal will be held on July 5, at St. Mary Magdalene’s Church on Queen Elizabeth II’s Sandringham estate, Kensington Palace said in a statement to PEOPLE on Friday.
It is on the Queen’s vast estate in Norfolk that Prince William and Princess Kate have their 10-bedroom home, Anmer Hall. William’s mother Diana was born at Park House, which is also on the Sandringham estate.
Charlotte will follow in the footsteps of Princess Eugenie, 25, whose ceremony was also held there.
While St. Mary Magdalene Church was one of the places being mulled over for the service, what was never in doubt is that Charlotte, like brother Prince George and other royal children, will be dressed in a family heirloom. The one-month-old is expected to be Christened in the traditional christening gown, which was designed by the Queen’s assistant, Angela Kelly, and Buckingham Palace’s team of dressmakers in 2024 and based on a christening gown commissioned by Queen Victoria in the 19th century.
The royals will also take the famous Lily Font with them for the service.
The palace confirmed the ceremony will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, who baptized Prince George in October 2024. It will be private, but it’s expected portraits, like those taken of smiling George and his family, will be released to the public afterwards.
