Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Will Not Be Revealing Who Archie's Godparents Are
After his highly anticipated arrival in May, little Archie Harrison will take part in a traditional royal christening very soon.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their first child on May 6 at the Portland hospital in London. It was soon announced that his full name would be Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor and he was presented to the world, and the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, a few days later from Windsor Castle.
Since then, Meghan has been on maternity leave - making just a couple exceptions for the Trooping the Colour ceremony with other senior royals and a baseball game - while Archie hasn't been spotted since the few days after his birth, only being seen in adorable Instagram snaps to mark Father's Day and international Mother's Day.
When is Archie's christening?
Buckingham Palace announced (on 3 July) that the christening of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor will take place on Saturday 6 July, 2019.
Where is Archie's christening?
While initial reports suggested the christening will be held in the same venue Archie's parents got married: St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle (and where Prince Harry was christened in 1984), Buckingham Palace clarified it will be held in the Private Chapel of the castle.
The Chapel is one of the smaller rooms in the property, which ties in well with the 'small private ceremony' the palace said would be taking place.
Who are Archie Harrison's godparents?
We don't know and it's likely we won't found out, which differs significantly from previous royal christenings.
The palace announced that the godparents will remain private 'in keeping with [the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's] wishes'.
Who will be at Archie's christening?
Family members and godparents most likely. So, we can expect to see the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - perhaps the Cambridge children George, Charlotte and Louis - Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
For Prince Louis' christening last year, the Queen and Prince Philip did not attend after 'mutually deciding' on that decision with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, so that may well also be the case with Archie's baptism.
Doria Ragland, Meghan's mother, will most likely be there, choosing to fly in from her native California.
Archie will be christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, so he will of course be there too.
Will there be royal christening photos?
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will share images (likely on their Instagram page) taken on the day by the photographer Chris Allerton.
Allerton was behind the lens of one of the first photos we saw of Archie - when he met his great-grandparents the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh along with Meghan's mother Doria.
A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal) on May 8, 2019 at 8:39am PDT
What will happen at the royal christening?
There are a number of traditions which come with royal christenings which the Sussex's may choose to follow. Notably, there's the christening robe which has been worn by all three Cambridge children. It's actually a replica of a christening gown Queen Victoria had commissioned which Prince William and Harry were both baptised in.
There's also a specific font used for royal christenings, the Lily Font which dates back to 1840 and is kept in the Tower of London when not being used. The holy water traditionally comes from the River Jordan.
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