Baby Prince George and his beautiful traditions

The christening of Baby Prince George was an affair that honoured the traditions of the Royal family, but also included some new special ones.

The wide-eyed, chubby Prince was christened at Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace. While it was not the chapel that housed his father’s christening, it was the chapel in which 1840 wedding of Queen Victoria I and Prince Albert took place. It was also the chapel at which George’s father, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge paid his respects to his mother prior to her funeral in 1997.

Prince George wore a replica of  the white satin robe, originally made for Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter  in 1841 and was blessed in the traditional Lilly Font, commissioned by Queen Victoria and originally blessed with water from the River Jordan.

A gentle change of tradition was made to George’s ceremony, with five of the six Godparents long time friends of the new Prince’s parents, rather than  foreign royals and dignitaries.

After the 45-minute ceremony the 22 guests were invited back to Clarence House for tea and cake from a preserved layer of the wedding cake from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s 2011 wedding.

The beautiful ceremony was full of tradition for the new Prince, see the photos below!

Do you have some Christening traditions that your family follows?