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London.- Prince Louis, fifth in line of succession to the British throne and third son of the Dukes of Cambridge, was baptized yesterday in the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Saint James, in an intimate ceremony where his grandparents were absent, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh
The religious service lasted for about 45 minutes and was officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of the Anglican Church , Justin Welby.
The child, born April 23 at St. Mary's Hospital in the British capital, he arrived at the sleeping temple in the arms of his mother, Catherine, while Prince William was holding hands with his other children, Prince Jorge and Princess Carlota, five and three years old,
Upon arrival, one could hear how Catalina – who remained faithful to the designer that she had already used for the two previous baptisms, Alexander McQueen – described the boy as "very relaxed and calm".
The third grandson of the Prince of Wales and the late Princess Diana wore a replica, made in 2008, of the cream-colored baptismal shawl worn for the first time by the first Queen Victoria in 1841 and since then he was used for all royal baptisms, including that of Isabel II, in 1926.
The youngest son of the Cambridge Dukes was baptized Jordanian Water on the battery of Font Font fonts, goldsmith work elaborated by the jewelers EJ. and W. Barnard in 1840, also at the request of Queen Victoria, who represents "purity and new life" and which the royal family uses in these ceremonies.
The baby followed in the footsteps of his elder brother, whose baptism was also celebrated in this temple in 2013, while that of his sister was held in East of England, at St. Mary Magdalene Church of Sandringham, in 2015.
In addition, the date of today is the first he could see the family of five released in its entirety because it There was still no official image of the Dukes of Cambridge with their three children, since the Prince had not been seen since his birth 11 weeks ago. ] The chosen photographer for the ceremony was Matt Holyoak, who recently photographed the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh for their 70th wedding anniversary.
The sixth great-grandson of Elizabeth II had six close friends of her parents since yesterday. godfathers, Among those who are Guy Pelly, of the band of Princes William and Henry, and Lucy Middleton, cousin of Catherine.
The private ceremony was held before less than 30 guests, among whom were the Prince of Wales – Grandparent. of the granddaughter and Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, as well as newly married Duke of Sussex, Prince Henry and Meghan, who attended the baptism of a member of the royal family.
From the Duchess of Cambridge, the list included maternal grandparents, Carole and Michael Middleton, and Catherine's two brothers, Pippa – who could be pregnant with their first child – and James
L & Absence of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh It was announced yesterday by Buckingham Palace, in a statement where he was assured that "it is not for health reasons" and that this has been agreed some time ago with the Dukes of Cambridge.
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