Photo Courtesy of FOX
According to Today, to mark the release of the season 12 DVD box set of “Family Guy” in the UK , Fox released this mock portrait of the royal family from Prince George’s christening. I’m sure the royals are getting a good laugh at this one….or not?
The Daily Mail reports that Prince George’s aunt gave him and his parents quite the gift on his christening…his hands and feet cast in silver. People also ran a story on the interesting gift regarding how the sculptures are made –
“According to Wrightson and Platt, the company that makes the sculptures, it takes 30 seconds to make the mold by placing the baby’s feet in a jelly-like mixture of water and a seaweed-based powder (which is a long time to stop a newborn from wriggling around).”
Pippa Middleton is reported to have spent $11,000 on the gift.
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The Camrbridges:
Members of the Royal Family:
The Queen and Prince Philip
The Queen and the Duchess of Cornwall
Prince Charles
Prince Harry
Zara and Mike Tindall
The Middletons:
Michael and Carole Middleton (Photo Courtesy of DailyMail.co.uk)
Pippa and James Middleton
Prince William’s christening (1982)
August 4, 1982: Prince William was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Robert Runcie, in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace. It was on this day that Prince William’s impressive godparents were revealed: the former King Constantine of Greece, Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy, the Duchess of Westminster, Lady Susan Hussey, Lord Romsey, and Sir Laurens van der Post. Prince William had to share the spotlight with his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother, as his baptism was also on her 82nd birthday. Princess Margaret stirred up some family drama when she would not interrupt her trip to Italy to attend the event stating, “The christening of your nephew’s child isn’t the most important occasion of the year.” Her husband, Lord Snowden, stayed behind and took the official portraits marking the occasion.
Prince George will be christened on October 23 at 3pm in the Chapel Royal at St. James’s Palace, Kensington Palace confirmed today. The Archbishop of Canterbury will perform the baptism, which is expected to last about 45 minutes. The future heir to the throne will be dressed in a replica of the lace and satin christening gown made for Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, Victoria, in 1841. The Earl and Countess of Wessex’s son Viscount Severn became the first royal baby to wear the new robe at his christening in 2008.
Official photo from the Earl and Countess of Wessex’s son Viscount Severn christening (2008)
Neither the guest list nor the names of the six godparents were released. Reports have been swirling about who these yet to be named godparents are – Prince Harry, Pippa Middleton, Fergus Boyd, and Emilia d’Erlanger are all names that have been mentioned.
Official photos will be taken after the ceremony. A picture of the Queen and all three future monarchs – Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince George – will be released. According to the BBC, the last time this happened was at the christening of the future Edward VIII in 1894 showed the royal baby with his father, George V; grandfather, Edward VII; and great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.
Queen Victoria and three future monarchs (1894)
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