Kate Middleton Gives Princess Charlotte a Royal Stroller Ride to Christening

It was a big day for Princess Charlotte. On Sunday, the little royal was christened at St. Mary Magdalene Church on Queen Elizabeth’s Sandringham Estate.

The ceremony, scheduled for 4:30 BT, was an intimate event with guests limited to grandparents Charles, the Prince of Wales and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall and Michael and Carole Middleton.

Also present were aunt and uncle Pippa and James Middleton and the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Harry was absent because he's in Africa working with rhino and elephant conservation charities. Charlotte's five chosen godparents, a mix of Prince William and Kate Middleton's closest confidants, also attended: Sophie Carter (Kate's friend), James Meade (William's friend), Adam Middleton (Kate's first cousin), The Hon. Laura Fellowes (Princess Diana's niece), and Thomas van Straubenzee (an old classmate of William's).

 

The royals walked to the ceremony in style. Kate was dressed in a white Alexander McQueen coat and a Jane Taylor hat. She pushed Charlotte in a stroller with Prince William and Prince George (adorable in red shorts and a white shirt) by their side. Charlotte was dressed in a replica of a 172-year-old christening gown first worn by Queen Victoria’s oldest daughter in 1841. Angela Kelly, the Queen’s personal assistant and senior dresser created the new version in 2004 after Her Majesty deemed the original too delicate. The replica, made of Honiton lace and white satin, has only been worn by Prince George for his 2013 baptism and in 2008 by James, Viscount Severn, son of Prince Edward and Sophie, Earl and Countess of Wessex.