WillKat’s baby to have seven godparents
24 Oct 2013 5:31 AM IST
Prince William and Kate Middleton on Wednesday chose seven of their friends and relatives as their son George’s godparents ahead of his low-key christening ceremony.
They include Oliver Baker, Emilia Jardine-Paterson, Earl Grosvenor, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Julia Samuel, William van Cutsem and Zara Phillips.
Zara Phillips is William’s cousin and the wife of former England rugby player Mike Tindall, while Van Cutsem is his childhood friend. Jardine-Paterson attended Marlborough College with Kate, Baker went to St.Andrews University with both parents, Lowther-Pinkerton served as their private secretary from 2005-2012 and is still principal private secretary on a part-time basis. Samuel was a close friend of William’s mother Diana, the Princess of Wales, and Earl Grosvenor is the son of the Duke of Westminster. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will christen three-month-old prince at St. James’ Palace in London on Wednesday afternoon at a low key ceremony. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be joined by George’s great-grandparents Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh at the palace’s Chapel Royal. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have broken with recent tradition by choosing the Chapel Royal, as both William and his father, Prince Charles, were christened at Buckingham Palace.
They include Oliver Baker, Emilia Jardine-Paterson, Earl Grosvenor, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Julia Samuel, William van Cutsem and Zara Phillips.
Zara Phillips is William’s cousin and the wife of former England rugby player Mike Tindall, while Van Cutsem is his childhood friend. Jardine-Paterson attended Marlborough College with Kate, Baker went to St.Andrews University with both parents, Lowther-Pinkerton served as their private secretary from 2005-2012 and is still principal private secretary on a part-time basis. Samuel was a close friend of William’s mother Diana, the Princess of Wales, and Earl Grosvenor is the son of the Duke of Westminster. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will christen three-month-old prince at St. James’ Palace in London on Wednesday afternoon at a low key ceremony. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be joined by George’s great-grandparents Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh at the palace’s Chapel Royal. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have broken with recent tradition by choosing the Chapel Royal, as both William and his father, Prince Charles, were christened at Buckingham Palace.
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