When Princess Charlotte is baptised on Sunday, July 5, she will carry on a royal tradition that stretches back generations.
Charlotte’s ceremony will take place at St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham, the same church where her late grandmother Princess Diana was christened on August 30, 1961.
To mark the occasion, we’ve collected our top seven royal christening snaps of all time…
1. The Duchess of York, (the late Queen mother) holds Princess Elizabeth (now The Queen) at her baptism in 1926.
2. The Queen Mother holds Prince Charles on the day of his baptism in December, 1948.
3. Princess Diana is christened Lady Diana Frances Spencer on August 30, 1961 at St Mary Magdalene Church in Norfolk.
4. Princess Diana holds Prince William on his christening day at Buckingham Palace, August 4, 1982.
5. Prince Harry is christened (and big brother Wills steals the show) in 1984.
6. Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge pose for an official family portrait with Prince George following his christening in 2013.
7. This photograph featuring Prince George with dad Wills, grandfather Pricne Charles and The Queen (a monarch and three heirs) was the first of its kind to be taken since 1894.
