It has been exactly a month since the world caught a glimpse of Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana when she and her parents left the hospital after her birth. Now, the royal family is reportedly in the midst of preparing another public event: the princess' christening. Sources say that it could happen in July, according to People Magazine.
Prince William and Kate Middleton are said to be planning on holding Princess Charlotte's christening before Queen Elizabeth II departs for her annual trip to Scotland in the summer. The timing would be perfect as well, as the princess should already be big enough to fit into the traditional robe that royal babies are made to wear for christening, as Prince George did when he was baptized back in October 2013.
The details to the event are still scarce, but if the royal family follows tradition, the princess could be baptized at the Chapel Royal inside St. James Palace in London, the same place where christening rites for Prince George was held. However, as the People Magazine report points out, there's also a chapel near the family's Anmer Hall estate, St. Mary Magdalene, where one of the royal cousins was christened. Celebrity Dirty Laundry also reports that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will likely officiate the ceremony.
It also remains to be seen what the royal family plans when it comes to releasing an updated photo of Princess Charlotte. Back when Prince George was christened, they came out with their first photo as a family, which was snapped by Kate Middleton's father, Michael.
Meanwhile, as the christening preparation for Princess Charlotte is underway, news of threats to her succession in the monarchy surfaced. It all stemmed from the court case in Canada, which was lodged by two professors who claimed that the federal government made an "unconstitutional" decision when it enforced new laws, according to Express.
If the case prospers, it would disrupt the succession rules Britain would have wanted unified across 16 countries under the monarchy. The Canadian law will then have a different stipulation, where Princess Charlotte's succession, currently the fourth in line to the throne, could be bypassed by a younger sibling. Or if Prince George were to marry someone Catholic, he would no longer be recognized as a prince-in-waiting in Canada, despite remaining as such in Britain.
Effectively, what this means is that Canada will be recognizing a different monarch from the same British Royal Family. But the professors reiterate, "We are not against the modifications. We only want to respect the Canadian constitution. The government of Canada has created a diplomatic crisis by not respecting the Canadian constitution," as reported in Express.
