The official christening photographs of 3-month-old
Prince George, heir to the British throne, have been released. Shot by
photographer Jason Bell at the Clarence House following the service, one
photo features Prince George wearing a handmade replica of the royal
christening robe, Kate Middleton clad in a cream-colored dress by Sarah
Burton for Alexander McQueen, and Prince William in a navy-blue suit.
It also shows an event that has not been seen for 119 years – a reigning
monarch shown with three generations of future kings. The Queen, 87,
clearly relished the historic moment, smiling with her son Prince Charles, grandson William and great-grandson George.
It is the first time such a royal family portrait has been taken since
1894 - when Queen Victoria
was pictured with her son, later Edward VII,
grandson, later George V,
and great-grandson, who became Edward VIII.
Another image shows Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Prince
William, and Prince George, sitting together. “That photo is a big deal —
it's the first time since 1894 that a reigning British monarch is
photographed with three generations of heirs,” royal expert Victoria
Arbiter tells Yahoo Shine. The first image was taken during the
christening of the future Edward VIII and included Queen Victoria, her
son Edward VII, her grandson George V, and her great-grandson Edward
VIII.
Two families smile together in this touching photograph to
celebrate Prince George’s christening.
The stunning pictures were taken at a tea party hosted by George’s proud
grandad Prince Charles and his wife Camilla in the morning room at
Clarence House, London.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
talk to Queen Elizabeth II
(not pictured) as they arrive, holding their
son Prince George, at Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, ahead of the
christening of the three month-old Prince George of Cambridge by the
Archbishop of Canterbury on October 23, 2013 in London, England.
Prince George of Cambridge is carried by Prince William
