PRINCE EDWARD
ROYAL BABY CHRISTENED CEREMONY IN CHAPEL Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright ' LONDON, November 20. (Received November 21, at 11 a.m.) Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were proud spectators at the christening of Prince Edward, who wore the robes in which the late Queen Victoria was baptised. The chapel was decorated*with white roses, marguerites, lilac, and heather. Crowds waited outside the. palace. SEVEN GODPARENTS (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, November 20. (Received November 21, at noon.) The christening of the son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent took place in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace this afternoon. The infant Prince was named Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick. The Archbishop of Canterbury performed the baptismal rites. The child Was sponsored- by seven godparents, including the King and Queen. At the end of the ceremony Their Majesties and other members of the Royal Family, together with the Home Secretary (Sir John Simon), the only representative of the Government present, signed the royal register of births and marriages. Earlier in the day the names of the infant Prince were inscribed in the Citv of Westminster register, which was signed by the Duke of Kent.
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Evening Star, Issue 22192, 21 November 1935, Page 10
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