Royal Couple take Prince George to the altar.

3-month old, Prince George was christened today and he looked quite cherub in a cream long christening robe a replica of a christening gown made for Queen Victoria's eldest daughter in 1841, which almost touched the ground. He will have seven godparents, including Zara Phillips and six of his parents' close friends..
The seven godparents,  show how the Cambridges have dispensed with the tradition of picking other royals and foreign dignitaries, choosing instead close friends to guide their first-born son.

His baptism was an ''intimate family affair'' and  only five senior royals, the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry saw the heir to the throne baptized.
The service was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, in the little-known Chapel Royal this afternoon.

Kate looked quite divine in a beautiful cream jacket and large white fascinator - or hatinator - with her hair in a partial up-do.
The Cambridges have broken from royal tradition by not having their son christened at Buckingham Palace, and in a further step away from protocol they have left off the majority of Her Majesty's children and grandchildren.

Meet the godparents: Zara and six of Kate and William's closest friends will be Prince George's mentors

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have chosen old friends rather than other royals and dignitaries to be godparents to three-month-old Prince George.

Julia Samuel: The friend of William's mother Princess Diana

The Honourable Mrs Michael Samuel, 54, was a close friend of the late Diana, Princess of Wales.  A mother of four who lives in west London, her son Benjamin, now 23, was one of Diana's godsons.
Mrs Samuel is a psychotherapist and counsellor at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, where she helps families who have lost a child or baby.
She helped launch Child Bereavement UK, a charity for families who lose a child or for children who are bereaved, in the presence of Diana. William is now one of the charity's patrons.
Born Julia Guiness, her sister Sabrina was a girlfriend of Prince Charles.  Mrs Samuel is married to businessman Michael,60, and their children are in their 20s.

William van Cutsem: The son of Prince Charles' dearest friend and William's 'second brother'

No royal occasion is complete these days without a member of this large Catholic family of Norfolk landowners, and William, 34, is the youngest of the late Hugh and Emilie van Cutsem's four sons.
Educated, like his father, who was a close friend of the Prince of Wales, at Ampleforth, William is the only Catholic godparent and a childhood friend of Prince William.
In May this year William married Rosie Ruck-Keene in the village of Ewelme, south Oxfordshire.  Prince Wililam, who reportedly dated Rosie in 2007 when he briefly split from Kate, attended the wedding with his heavily-pregnant wife.
Wililam's niece Rose van Custem was a flower girl at the royal wedding and was seen covering her ears when the crowds outside Buckingham Palace roared as Kate and William kissed.

Emilia Jardine-Paterson: The Marlborough schoolfriend and Kate's shoulder to cry on

Emilia, whose maiden name was d'Erlanger and who comes from Tiverton in Devon, has known Prince William since she was 19 and Kate for even longer having also attended private school Marlborough College with her.
She and the Duchess are extremely close, and they went to Ibiza together when the now-married couple split-up in 2007.
A talented interior designer, she is said to be helping the Cambridges renovate their apartment at Kensington Palace, which would include decorating Prince George's bedroom.
She is married to David Jardine-Paterson, who will also be at the christening today, who is heir to a powerful Scottish land-owning family.

Zara Tindall: The only member of the royal family asked to give George guidance

Married to rugby player Mike Tindall, with whom she is expecting their first baby early next year, Zara,32, is William's first cousin and the only member of the royal family to be asked to be godparent.
A down-to-earth event rider who enjoys a drink and is happiest in a pair of scruffy jodhpurs and a fleece, gregarious Zara will help bring a sense of normality into the life of the future King.  She won a team silver eventing medal at London's 2012 Olympics.
Zara, who is said to be a particular favourite of her grandmother, the Queen, married Mr Tindall not at Westminster Abby but at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh in 2011.  She pledged to honour, not obey, and kept her maiden name, Phillips, for work.

Oliver Baker: The friend from St Andrew's trusted with couple's secrets at University

Oliver Baker, 31, known as Ollie to his closest friends, was part of the couple's trusted inner circle formed when they all studied together at St Andrew's University.
George's now-godfather shared accommodation with them in the Scottish university town and was so attached to the area he married his wife Mel there. She will also be at St James's Palace today.
Ollie also lived with the couple in a rural farmhouse in their final year because he was trusted to keep secrets about their private lives.
When Kate moved to London after graduating she then moved into a flat with Ollie's now wife and the couples are still extremely close.
Ollie married Mel Nicholson at St Andrew's in 2010 and William and Kate were at the wedding.

Hugh Grosvenor: The son of Britain's wealthiest landowner's who likes to party

Hugh, Earl Grosvenor, is son and heir of the Duke of Westminster, one of Britain's richest people, and aged just 22, he will be Prince George's youngest godparent.
The former Newcastle University student celebrated turning 21 in February last year with a lavish party at his parents' pile Eaton Hall, near Chester, with entertainment from comedian Michael McIntyre and music from hip hop duo, the Rizzle Kicks.
Prince Harry attended the party, which was estimated to have cost several million pounds.
The Duke of Westminster's land covers the most expensive real estate in Britain and includes 100 acres of Mayfair and 200 acres of Belgravia.
Hugh's sister, Lady Tamara, married Wililam van Cutsem's eldest brother Ed, 40, in 2004.
Unlike his father, who went to Eton, Hugh, Earl Grosvenor went to a state primary school followed by a private day school near his country home.

Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton: The trusted aide who served William, Kate and Harry

The 52-year-old former SAS Major, who has been a private secretary to William and Harry since 2005, has been a constant help and confidant to the young princes.
Married with four children and living in a pretty old rectory in Suffolk, Mr Lowther-Pinkerton was the most senior member of William's team until he resigned as from his full-time post last month, becoming a one-day-a-week consultant, instead.
Trained at Sandhurst, the discreet former Irish Guard was attached to the SAS for two decades and served in the Gulf War, where he gained a reputatuion as a particularly capable officer.
He was equerry to the Queen Mother from 1984-1986, and has also run risk management training courses for journalists and travellers, schooling them in what to do if you are shot at and how to avoid being kidnapped.