Because of the war, newspapers did not identify the actual location of the christening, and said instead that it took place at " a private chapel in the country ".

The ceremony of christening the Prince of Wales, which took place at St. James's Palace, was attended with every circumstance of splendour.

One such incident, reported under the headline " Coloured family attacked ", took place on Tuesday 30 April in Wolverhampton itself: it involved a slashing incident with 14 white youths chanting " Powell " and " Why don't you go back to your own country " at patrons of a West Indian christening party.

Because of the war, newspapers did not identify the actual location of the christening, and said instead that it took place at " a private chapel in the country.

Because of the war, newspapers did not identify the actual location of the christening, and said instead that it took place at " a private chapel in the country ".

The wedding took place on 24 May 2008 in Møgeltønder Church – in which the christening of Prince Felix had taken place – near Schackenborg Manor.

However, his christening took place on 16 January 1431, and soon after both parents were once again attending to ducal business.

On 17 June 2005, Leah Isadora's christening took place at the palace chapel.

The laying of the cornerstone and christening of the new armoury took place on July 21st 1938.

Washington's church, Anglican, believed in infant baptism and his christening is recorded as taking place on April 5, 1732, about six weeks after he was born.

In it, Glassner decries: " The use of poignant anecdotes in place of scientific evidence, the christening of isolated incidents as trends, depictions of entire categories of people as innately dangerous ... "

Elizabeth was placed in Edward's household and carried the chrisom, or baptismal cloth, at his christening.

), sometimes performing a symbolic act such as cutting a ribbon or pushing a button at an opening, christening something with champagne, laying the first stone, and so on.

With the Salvation Army, when becoming a soldier, at a christening or other official event, underneath the flag, a salute is often used.

Her christening was celebrated at Westminster Abbey, her sponsors being her grandmothers Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Duchess of Bedford.

In 1781, Charles acted as a proxy for the Emperor Joseph II at the christening of his godson, the Dauphin Louis Joseph.

This elf appears dwarfish in height, though very handsome ; he explains that at his christening, an offended fairy cursed him to the height ( an example of the wicked fairy godmother folklore motif ), but relented and as compensation gave him great beauty.

She was baptised at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham, by the Bishop of Norwich, on 23 December 1990, she was the first royal baby to have a public christening, and her godparents were James Ogilvy ( her father's second cousin ), Captain Alastair Ross ( who was unable to attend ), Mrs Ronald Ferguson ( her maternal grandfather's 2nd wife ), Mrs Patrick Dodd-Noble, and Miss Louise Blacker.

He was made a Knight of the Bath at his christening.

The christening marked the first time some of the younger members of the Imperial Family, including some of the younger sons of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich, as well as the Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana, and their cousin Princess Irina Alexandrovna, were present at an official ceremony.

Unable to bear the continued presence of the uncouth Czervik at the club ( and after Czervik sank Smails ' small sloop during the christening ceremony ), Smails confronts him and announces that Czervik will never be granted membership.

On 10 September 1533, George carried the canopy over his royal niece the Princess Elizabeth ( later Queen Elizabeth 1 ) at her christening, along with his uncles Lord Thomas Howard and William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham as well as John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford.

At his christening on 4 August 1942 at the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle, his godparents were: King George VI ( his paternal uncle ); the Queen of the Netherlands ( for whom her son-in-law Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands stood proxy ); the King of Norway ( his granduncle ); the President of the United States of America ( for whom the Duke of Kent stood proxy ) ; the Crown Princess of Greece ( who was not present ); the Duke of Gloucester ( his paternal uncle, who was absent ); the Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven ( his grandfather King George V's cousin ); and the Lady Patricia Ramsay ( his grandfather King George V's cousin ).

Having served till the Peace of Vervins, he travelled for a considerable time over Europe, including England and Scotland, in the first of which countries he received the not unique honour of being called by Elizabeth her knight, while in the second he was godfather at Charles I's christening.

Three of her godparents were present at the christening:

The Taoiseach, Éamon de Valera, who knew his grandparents, asked to attend the christening and his presence at the baptism symbolised improving Anglo-Irish relations.

On 4 December 794 ( 8 Shimotsuki, 13th year of Enryaku ), at the time of the christening of Heian-kyō, because of the resultant scenic beauty when Emperor Kammu made his castle utilizing the natural surroundings, the shiro was finally changed to “ castle ” ().

She is also referred to ( though not by name ) at the end of Mort, when her father invites Death to her christening.

Washington Irving lived with the van Warts at four of their homes in Birmingham, light-heartedly christening two of these buildings " Castle van Tromp " and writing some of his most successful stories at them.

After Emily is born, Angela and Dick are keen for her christening to be held at Winchester Cathedral and believe setting a good impression to the Vicar ( a personal friend to the Bishop ) when he calls on Christmas Eve ( series 3 ) will seal their wishes.

They found that the Barrier Inlet had expanded to form a large bay, in which were hundreds of whales, which led to the immediate christening of the area as the Bay of Whales.

There were however strong disagreements between the baby's widowed mother in law Amalia van Solms, and widow daughter in law Mary, Princess Royal, ( 4 November 1631 – 24 December 1660, aged 29 ) on even the name for christening the Dutch-English Royal newborn.

The first Victorian wedding, christening and funeral services were held at Sullivans Bay.

In practice records on the religious affiliation ( s ) of one's grandparents were often the deciding factor ( mostly christening records and membership registers of Jewish congregations ).

The shots of the fictional USS Orlando were taken of the, homeported at the New London Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut, during a one-day VIP cruise for the christening committee of the.

Perhaps was his “ Rodnidze ”, the “ Totem-spirit of the Clan ” because those clans, then pagans, were more ancients than the christening of Poland and the rise of the Kingdom of Piast Dynasty.

According to Upham, quoting historian Thomas Hughes of Mankato, " The honor of christening the new city was accorded to Col. Robertson.

The airport became a part of Eastern Air Transport Incorporated air route on 2 December 1931, when Ida Hoynes, daughter of the Mayor, Thomas M. Hoynes, broke a bottle of Savannah River water on a propeller blade of an 18-passenger Curtiss Condor II during the christening ceremony.

There is a record dated February 22, 1539 of a christening in the Church of St Augustine, London of a " John White " on that same day ; but there is no proof this is the same person.

In 1521, the name " San Juan " was added, and the newer settlement was given its formal name of " San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico ", following the usual custom of christening the town with both its formal name and the name which Christopher Columbus had originally given the island, honoring John the Baptist.

St. Aidan's, the location of the christening of John F. Kennedy, has since been closed and may be converted into housing in the near future.

When John F. Kennedy visited Limerick in 1963 he was presented with a lace christening robe.