Kate Middleton, Prince William Choosing Six Godparents for Royal Baby? Prince Harry Top Pick
Kate Middleton and Prince William are adjusting to parenthood just days after welcoming their birth of their first child and reports claim the royal couple is in the process of selecting Godparents for the royal heir.
Prince George Alexander Louis was born July 22 in London and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge unveiled their baby boy to the public less than 24 hours later. As the royal couple adjusts to their new lives sources claim they are currently planning a Christening is scheduled for September and also in the process of selecting at least six godparents.
"It will be a small, intimate affair. The Queen will be present and the Middleton family," Royal party planning expert Emma Summers told E! News about Prince George's Christening.
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"It will be very different from what we saw at the wedding," Summers' fellow royal party planning expert, Georgina Reames, explained. "A very private occasion and a very religious one."
William and Middleton, both 31, are expected to select three godmothers and three godfathers ahead of Prince George's baptism. Among the list of potential top picks is William's younger brother Harry and Middleton's younger sister Pippa and brother James.
Other potential godparents to Prince George, who has been nicknamed "Georgie" by his parents include William's cousins Peter and Zara Phillips; his best friend from Ludgrove prep school and Eton, Thomas van Straubenzee; Middleton's best friend from Marlborough, Alicia Fox-Pitt; and the children of the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, according to Hello magazine UK.
While some reports claimed Victoria and David Beckham, who are close friends of the Royal family, are also in the running, Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, revealed that celebrity godparents are unlikely.
"There are no hard and fast rules about this but I just know the royal family has never had a celebrity as a godparent," Seward told People magazine.
"Godparents don't have to be your best friend. Quite often it is quite the opposite, it can be somebody quite random," she continued adding, "there are wild cards" on the couple's shortlist.
