Prince George’s seven Godparents have been announced ahead of his christening.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have chosen close friends to act as Godparents to the royal baby, as well as Prince William’s cousin, Zara Phillips.
Zara, the Queen’s eldest granddaughter who is expecting her first child in the new year — a playmate for baby George — is one of the three-month-old Prince’s three Godmothers along with Emilia Jardine-Paterson, a close school friend of Kate’s, and Julia Samuel who was a friend to William’s late mother.
Mr William Van Cutsem, one of William’s closest childhood friends is one of Prince George’s Godparents.
Prince George’s parents’ former secretary Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton has also been honoured as a royal Godfather, alongside Earl Grosvener, the son of The Duke of Westminster, and Oliver Baker, who attended the University of St Andrews with the couple.
The christening will take place at the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace later today in an intimate family ceremony with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince Harry representing the royal family.
Kate’s parents Carole and Michael Middleton, and her siblings Pippa and James will also be in attendance along with Prince George’s newly announced Godparents and their spouses.
Following the ceremony conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Prince Charles and Camilla will host a reception in Clarence House where guests will be served with the slices of christening cake — a tier saved from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s 2011 royal wedding.
