In case you’re wondering, they did the same at Princess Charlotte’s christening in 2015 and Prince Louis’s in 2018. The selected godparents include family members, former schoolmates and childhood friends of Prince William and Princess Catherine.
Despite their making it seem routine, it’s quite a departure from their predecessors. “It was, in many respects, a very traditional royal christening,” author Valentine Low wrote in his book, Courtiers, on George’s christening. But their choice of godparents “represented something of a break with tradition.”
Who knew they were such rebels?