Princess Beatrice has put her own spin on royal tradition by
holding the celebration after the christening of her second
daughter in a pub.
The princess and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, were seen
arriving at a central London pub after the baptism of baby
Athena.
With them were Athena’s godmother, Princess Nina of Greece.
The royal guests were entertained to a pub lunch to mark the
christening of 10 month old Athena, who is 11th in line to the
throne.
The christening took place in the Chapel Royal of St. James’
Palace, a favourite for royal celebrations.
The chapel is where Queen Victoria married Prince Albert in
1840. Princess Beatrice and Edoardo originally planned to wed there
but had to change their plans because of the pandemic and ended up
saying ‘I do’ in a simple ceremony in Windsor.
The Chapel Royal was also chosen by the Prince and Princess of
Wales for the christening of their sons. Prince George was baptised
there in October 2013 while Prince Louis was christened there in
2018. Princess Charlotte’s christening took place at St. Mary
Magdalene church at Sandringham in 2015.
Princess Beatrice was seen leading her guests into the pub after
the ceremony. She wore a deep red dress and navy coat while
Princess Nina was in all white.
The christening also marked the first time that Andrew
Mountbatten-Windsor had been seen inside a palace since The King
stripped him of his royal titles a few weeks ago.
Along with his former wife, Sarah Ferguson, he attended the
baptism of their fourth grandchild. The two arrived separately for
the ceremony with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor seen arriving at St.
James on the morning of the ceremony.
It’s expected that other, more long standing royal traditions
were observed at the service. Athena is believed to have worn the
replica of the Honiton lace christening gown which has been used by
the Royal Family since 2007 and which replaced the original dress
which was commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1840 following the
birth of her first child, Princess Victoria.
Royal babies are usually christened with water from the River
Jordan.
King Charles and Queen Camilla aren’t thought to have
attended.
The King will speak publicly later of his cancer recovery in a
special message for Stand Up for Cancer’s evening of programmes on
Channel 4.
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