Prince Louis’s Christening Is Today: Watch as the Royals Arrive

Today's the big day: the christening of Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge, son of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of Cambridge Prince William. The christening is the first public event for Prince Louis since his April 23 birth in London. For the religious ceremony at St. James's Palace, also in London, all eyes will be on that sure-to-be-elaborate Prince Louis christening gown, plus his royal parents Kate Middleton and Prince William, as they accompany him to the event at the Chapel Royal. Like his siblings Prince George and Princess Charlotte before him, Louis's christening will be his official introduction to the Church of England as he gets baptized into the faith. The event will be presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby; he's the same Archbishop, in fact, who recently married Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, and also baptized George and Charlotte at their ceremonies. And Prince Louis will be decked out in the same historic christening gown his siblings also donned for their days, the palace confirmed on Monday. As crowds gather at the central London royal residence, they'll be on the lookout for sightings of Louis's siblings and aunt and uncle Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are scheduled to attend, as well as his grandfather Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. His great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will not be showing up, according to palace reporters; Prince Philip has mostly retired from public duties, and the Queen reportedly has a busy week scheduled. Besides the immediate family and siblings, the royals will also be joined for the ceremony by the young Prince Louis's six godparents. The palace shared Monday morning prior to the christening that those godparents will be Nicholas van Cutsem, Guy Pelly, Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, Lady Laura Meade, Mrs. Robert Carter and Lucy Middleton. Watch below as the day unfolds. https://twitter.com/Hannah_Furness/status/1016334758777950208 etc via TIME