Celebrating the Christening of HRH Prince George

On Tuesday 5 November girls in Pre-Prep proudly put on their finest clothes and hats for a celebration of the Christening of Prince George. 

The service was taken by Pipers Corner Chaplain Reverend Mary Gurr, and Year 2 played the principle characters of The Queen (Isabel S), Prince Charles (Madeleine N), the Duke of Cambridge (Charlotte T) and the Duchess of Cambridge (Thea G). Other key players there were the God Parents (Earl Grosvenor – Grace C, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton – Lily R, Olivia Baker – Elena R, Emilia Jardine-Paterson - Olivia J, Zara Tindall – Olivia M, William Van Cutsem – Rosie K and Julia Samuel – Freya V) with Year 1 and Reception attending as guests to the ceremony. 

The service began with a hymn, “All Creatures Great and Small” and Reverend Gurr gave a blessing and an introduction to the ceremony.  Prince Charles read the first reading from Mark 10:13-15 and then they witnessed the blessing of the baby.  To end the ceremony the Baptism candle was lit and given to the God Parents and the certificate of Baptism was signed while everyone sang “God Save the Queen”.

After the ceremony the girls were given a candle to mark the occasion before celebrating with champagne (lemonade) and a special cake, baked by the catering staff.

Head of Pre-Prep, Mrs Rushforth, said “I am very proud of the Pre-Prep girls, they came all dressed up and willing to participate in what was a wonderful way to mark an important event.”

Photos: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge cutting the cake | Reverend Gurr blessing Prince George | Parents and God Parents | The Queen, Duke of Cambridge, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Charles

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