Prince Louis’ official christening portraits dropped Sunday — and they are a royal dream.
The four stunning photos share a few fun similarities (and surprising differences!) with big brotherPrince Georgeand PrincessCharlotte’s christenings photos.
Proud parentsPrince WilliamandKate Middletonchose Matt Holyoak, one of the world’s leading portrait photographers, to take the photos, which were taken in the Morning Room at Clarence House (grandpaPrince CharlesandCamilla, Duchess of Cornwall‘s official London residence), following the little prince’s baptism in the Chapel Royal at St. James’s Palace.
The first photo features Will, Kate and their three children along withPrince HarryandMeghan Markle, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Kate’s family, including Carole and Michael Middleton, James Middleton,Pippa Middletonand her husband, James Matthews.
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“I was truly honored at being asked to take the official photographs at the christening ofPrince Louis, and to witness at first hand such a happy event,” Holyoak said in a statement. “Everyone was so relaxed and in such good spirits, it was an absolute pleasure. I only hope I have captured some of that joy in my photographs.”
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Holyoak has worked with the royal family before and was behind the gorgeous portraits taken ofQueen ElizabethandPrince Philipto mark their70th wedding anniversarylast year.
Royal family members, including the Queen,Prince Philip,Prince Charlesand his wife, Camilla – along with Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, and her siblings Pippa and James – assembled at Sandringham for afternoon tea following the church service.
Testino also snapped a portrait of Charlotte along with the four generations of British heirs – the Queen, Charles, William and George, who were first photographed together on George’s 2013 christening day – and the Middleton family joined in as well.
The royal family gathered together on Monday tocelebrate Louis’ christeningat the Chapel Royal at St. James’s Palace in London.
source: people.com
