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A Look Back at Some of the Most Beautiful Royal Baptisms

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    The Christening of Princess Elizabeth.

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    Prince Charles with Queen Elizabeth II after his christening, December 1948.

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    Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and the Duke of Edinburgh with daughter Princess Anne at her christening in Buckingham Palace on October 21, 1950.

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    Prince Rainier of Monaco, Princess Grace, and their daughter Caroline present Prince Albert on April 19, 1958, the day before his christening.

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    Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus of the Netherlands during the christening of their first son Prince Willem-Alexander on September 2, 1972.

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