Typically, a royal christening is an event of great pomp and circumstance – think of the highly publicised occasions in honour of Prince George or Prince Louis at the same chapel – but with the scandal embroiling the York family, today’s event has been characterised not by celebration, but by awkwardness.
‘It’s going to be a royal occasion, but everyone is dreading the thought of seeing Andrew there,’ a source told the Mail on Sunday earlier this week. Another source shed some light on Princess Beatrice’s headspace to the Daily Mail: ‘Beatrice has, of course, invited her father. But things are not warm between them,’ said the royal insider.
Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark is rumoured to be among the godparents
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‘However, she’s worried about him. He’s going through a low ebb with his mental health, and she recognises that he dotes on his grandchildren, and it would be cruel to deprive him of the chance to attend the christening.’ They added: ‘Some careful conversations and diplomacy with King Charles will have taken place to get to this stage.’