Archie's baptismal photos look so much like Cambridge's children's portraits

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• The baby baptism of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor took place in the private chapel of Windsor Castle on July 6, 2019.

• The Duke and Duchess of Susbad published official portraits of after the event, which included Prince William and Kate Middleton, Doria Ragland, the sisters of Princess Diana, Prince Charles and the Duchess Camilla

• The baptism of Archie being a small royal affair, he was very different from that of the children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

The first child of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, Archie, was baptized on July 6. And although the baptism was private The Duke and Duchess of Susbad shared two beautiful portraits with the world shortly thereafter.

While one of the photos, taken by photographer Chris Alle rton, was an intimate photo of the family of three, the second photo featured a close family group, including several members of the royal family. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were unfortunately absent from the occasion due to previous engagements, which was also the case when Prince Louis was baptized in 2018.

Here we examine the main differences and similarities between baptismal portraits of Baby Archie and Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte and Prince George.

The photos of Archie have much in common with those of Prince Louis.

The third child of Kate Middleton and Prince William, Prince Louis, was baptized on July 9, 2018. The list of guests for the baptism of Prince Louis seemed to be larger, the official portraits are extremely similar to those of his father. ; Archie.

For example, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were absent from both baptisms and do not appear in the photos. And although we have seen so far only one group portrait of Archie's baptism, it is composed in the same way as the photos of Louis:

The Prince Louis family portrait included the nearest relatives on the sides Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. William's parents included in the coup were the Duke and Duchess of Susbad, Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. Meanwhile, Kate's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, stand next to Pippa Middleton and her husband, James Matthews, and his brother, James Middleton.

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Similarly, the portrait of Archie included only the closest family members to both his parents. Prince Harry, Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were all included. The picture also featured Princess Diana's sisters, Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale, a tribute to Harry's dead mother. Meghan was supported by her mother, Doria Ragland.

The positions of the seats and standing places make all the difference.

Alongside their mother, father and baby, Duchess Kate and Duchess Camilla both sit in Archie's baptismal portraits. However, in the portraits of Kate and William's three children, only parents, children and the queen are seated.

Notably, at the time of Princess Charlotte's baptism on July 5, 2015, Kate, William, George and her little Charlotte were joined on the couch by Queen Elizabeth, while Prince Philip stood behind the Queen. Kate's family members (parents Carole and Michael Middleton and siblings Pippa and James Middleton) stood behind the sofa with Philip, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla.

In the same way, in the baptismal portraits of Louis only the near family sits (the queen was absent) and the rest of the family members stands behind the main group.

Meanwhile, even though the Queen was present at George's baptism on October 23, 2013, her official portraits are centered on the new family unit and do not include the extended family. It may be because, as the heir to Prince William, George is much higher in the line of succession and that he will likely be a king someday.

It is also likely that as head of state, the Queen sits, as she surpbades everything. The informal portrait of Harry, Meghan and Archie echoes the photos of Prince George

George posed with his parents in his official baptismal portraits, showing parents for the first time a stunned look by the little prince. Unsurprisingly, the intimate black-and-white portrait of Harry and Meghan with their first baby is also reminiscent of George's baptismal photographs:

George and Archie being both the firstborn of their family, it makes sense that their Baptism pictures reflect how special it is.

The outfits of Kate and Meghan

The Duchess of Cambridge wore shades of neutral white or cream in the three baptisms of her children. Meghan also opted for a chic Dior dress, in a style and hue very similar to all Kate's christening looks, which she wore the special day of Archie.

The places.

Finally, Archie's baptismal portraits were taken to a different location, which previously did not appear in any of the Cambridge children's photos. Archie and his family posed for the shots in the Green Drawing Room of Windsor Castle after his baptism in the private chapel on the spot

Prince George and Prince Louis were photographed in Clarence House, the royal residence of their grandparents, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla. Meanwhile, Princess Charlotte's baptismal photos were captured at Sandringham House in Norfolk.

While all the royal babies had rather different baptisms from each other, each of their portraits has points in common, which it is so pleasant to see. .

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