In the UK, they baptized the third child of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Prince Louis.

An important event was attended by the closest relatives of the monarch's family. However, Queen Elizabeth II with her husband Prince Philippe at the baptism of his great-grandson was not, it is said in "Snidanku 1 + 1".

The little prince was immediately given six godparents. All of them are old friends, and some of them are relatives of Kate Middleton and Prince William.

The baptisms of the 2-month-old Prince Louis lasted about 40 minutes. In this outstanding day for Great Britain, the British for the second time saw a newborn heir to the throne. For the first time, little Prince Louis was met on the day of his birth - April 23 during the discharge of the Duchess of Cambridge from the hospital.

The publication Harper's Bazaar published interesting facts about the traditions of the baptism of the British monarchy.

In the royal family, children are baptized in a special font. It is completely silver and resembles a flower - a lily, so it is called - a lily. The font was made 178 years ago. In her baptized and the very Queen Elizabeth II.

The shirt, in which the little prince Louis was baptized, was sewn on the model of 1840. In this shirt, 62 royal offspring were baptized, including Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William and Harry.

However, in 2004, the Queen's senior tailor noted that the outfit was too worn out, so they made up his exact copy. In the new shirt christened two elder children of Prince William and Kate Middleton - George and Charlotte.

Holy water for the baptism of the Prince was taken from the Jordan River. For the christenings of his elder brothers and sisters, too, the water from the Jordan, in which St. John baptized Jesus. According to the BBC, for the ceremony of the baptism of Princess Charlotte, water was brought personally by the Jordanian royal court.

The church in which Prince Louis was baptized can be visited by anyone.

The Royal Chapel of the St. James Palace hosts regular Sunday services, available to the general public. This is a place with a rich history. It was here that the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert was held, and immediately in 1893 the ceremony of marriage of the grandfather and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II took place - King George V and Queen Mary. During the Second World War, the chapel was damaged by a bomb, but since then it has been completely restored.