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| Harry and Meghan to hold christening for baby Archie | Harry and Meghan to hold christening for baby Archie |
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| The son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a private ceremony later. | The son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a private ceremony later. |
| Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor will be baptised in front of close family and friends in the private chapel at Windsor Castle. | Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor will be baptised in front of close family and friends in the private chapel at Windsor Castle. |
| The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been seen arriving for the service, without their children. | |
| The Queen is not attending due to a prior engagement. | |
| Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, is expected to attend, as is Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. | |
| The royal couple have opted to exclude the press and the public from the day and chose not reveal the names of Archie's godparents. | |
| Instead of having press photographers, fashion photographer Chris Allerton, who took their wedding photos, will capture the special moment. | |
| However, Prince Harry and Meghan will be following some royal traditions. | However, Prince Harry and Meghan will be following some royal traditions. |
| Archie will wear a handmade replica of the royal christening robe which made for Queen Victoria's eldest daughter. | |
| The robe, which has been worn by royal infants on the occasion of their christening for the last 11 years, was made by Angela Kelly, dressmaker to the Queen. | |
| The ornate Lily Font, commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert for the baptism of their first child Victoria, Princess Royal, in 1841, will also be used - as will water from the River Jordan. | |
| Those hoping for more than a glimpse of the royal christening today will be disappointed. | Those hoping for more than a glimpse of the royal christening today will be disappointed. |
| There will be no television coverage, nor have press photographers been invited. | |
| Some privately-taken photographs are expected later this afternoon. | |
| Normally a list of godparents would be released, but this time, says the palace, in keeping with the wishes of those chosen by Harry and Meghan, their names will be kept private. | Normally a list of godparents would be released, but this time, says the palace, in keeping with the wishes of those chosen by Harry and Meghan, their names will be kept private. |
| It all points to a very different royal event, part of the continuing desire by the Duke and Duchess to raise their son Archie out of the spotlight. | It all points to a very different royal event, part of the continuing desire by the Duke and Duchess to raise their son Archie out of the spotlight. |
| Coming so swiftly after the revelation that almost £2.5m of tax payers money was spent renovating a property for Harry and Meghan - it has raised questions about visibility. | |
| The previous understandings about public access to royal events appear to have been abandoned by a couple determined to do things their own way. | The previous understandings about public access to royal events appear to have been abandoned by a couple determined to do things their own way. |