Harry's godparents were Prince Andrew ( his paternal uncle ); Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones ( his paternal cousin once removed ); Lady Vestey ; Mrs. William Bartholomew ; Bryan Organ ; and Gerald Ward, a former officer in the Household Calvary.

Her godparents were: the Prince of Wales ( her paternal uncle, for whom his brother the Prince George stood proxy ); Princess Ingrid of Sweden ( her paternal cousin, for whom another cousin Lady Patricia Ramsay stood proxy ); the Princess Victoria ( her paternal great-aunt ); the Lady Rose Leveson-Gower ( her maternal aunt ); and the Hon David Bowes-Lyon ( her maternal uncle ).

She was the youngest daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria Theresa, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and ruler of the Habsburg dominions ; her godparents were the King of Portugal and his wife.

She was baptised in the Chapel Royal of Kensington Palace on 27 July 1867 by Charles Thomas Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury, and her three godparents were Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales ( later King Edward VII and May's father-in-law ), and Princess Augusta, the Duchess of Cambridge.

His godparents were his paternal grandfather George I, the Elector of Hanover and later King of Great Britain, and his grand-uncle Frederick I, King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg.

Minnelli's godparents were Kay Thompson and Ira Gershwin.

His godparents were Queen Olga of Greece ( his paternal grandmother ) and the Mayor of Corfu.

His godparents were the pope Paul III, Francis I, the Republic of Venice and his great aunt Marguerite d ' Angoulême.

Baptised in the Palace's Music Room on 8 April 1960, by then Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher, the Prince's godparents were: The Duke of Gloucester ( his maternal granduncle ); Princess Alexandra of Kent ( his 1st cousin once removed ); the Earl of Euston ; the Lord Elphinstone ( his 1st cousin once removed ); and Mrs Harold Phillips, and he was named after his paternal grandfather, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark.

His godparents included the King and Queen in Prussia ( his paternal aunt ), but they apparently did not take part in person and were presumably represented by proxy.

The Princess was born at Bagshot Park and baptised in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle on 11 March 1882 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archibald Tait, and her godparents were:

Her godparents were Ferdinando Paer and Princess Pauline Galitsin, who provided her with her middle names.

His godparents were Queen Victoria ( his paternal grandmother ), King Christian IX of Denmark ( his maternal grandfather, represented by his brother Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ), King Leopold I of Belgium ( his great great-uncle ), the Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ( his maternal great-grandmother, for whom the Duchess of Cambridge stood proxy ), the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ( his great-aunt by marriage, for whom the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz stood proxy ), the Landgrave of Hesse ( his maternal great-grandfather, for whom Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, stood proxy ), the Crown Princess of Prussia ( his paternal aunt, for whom The Princess Helena, her sister, stood proxy ) and The Prince Alfred ( his paternal uncle ).

His godparents were his mother's first cousin, Prince George of Cambridge ( represented by his father, the Duke of Cambridge ); his paternal aunt, the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ( represented by his maternal grandmother, the Duchess of Kent ); and Queen Victoria's half-brother, Carl, Prince of Leiningen ( represented by The Duke of Wellington, Conservative Leader in the Lords ).

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.

Her godparents were: Queen Victoria ( her great-grandmother ); the King of Greece ( her granduncle ); the Dowager Empress of Russia ( her paternal grandaunt ); the Prince and Princess of Wales ( her paternal grandparents ); the Duchess of Teck ( her maternal grandmother ); Princess Victoria of Wales ( her paternal aunt ); and Prince Francis of Teck ( her maternal uncle ).

Dom Duarte's godparents were Pope Pius XII and Queen Amélie of Portugal, the mother of Manuel II, the last reigning king of Portugal.

Richard was baptised in the private chapel of Windsor Castle on 20 October 1944 by Lord Lang of Lambeth and his godparents were the Queen ( his paternal aunt and wife of George VI ), Princess Marie Louise ( his cousin ), the Countess of Athlone ( his cousin, for whom her daughter, the Lady May Abel Smith stood proxy ), the Duke of Buccleuch ( his maternal uncle ), the Marquess of Cambridge ( his cousin ), the Lady Sybil Phipps ( his maternal aunt ), and General the Hon Sir Harold Alexander ( for whom his wife, the Lady Margaret Alexander, stood proxy ).

His godparents were Mrs Isaac Todd and Mrs John Gregory, wives of two of the earliest and most prominent partners of the North West Company.

His principal godparents were his paternal grandmother and his great-uncle, Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich.

Prince Edward was baptised on 30 November 1767 ; his godparents were The Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( his paternal uncle by marriage, for whom The Earl of Hertford, Lord Chamberlain, stood proxy ), Duke Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ( his maternal uncle, for whom The Earl of Huntingdon, Groom of the Stole, stood proxy ), The Hereditary Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ( his paternal aunt, who was represented by a proxy ) and The Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel ( his twice-paternal great-aunt, for whom The Duchess of Argyll, Lady of the Bedchamber to The Queen, stood proxy ).

He was christened on 14 September 1763 at St James's, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Secker — his godparents were his great-uncle the Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg ( for whom the Earl Gower, Lord Chamberlain, stood proxy ), his uncle the Duke of York ( for whom the Earl of Huntingdon, Groom of the Stole, stood proxy ) and his great-aunt the Princess Amelia.

He was baptised at the private chapel of Windsor Castle on 17 May 1900, by Randall Thomas Davidson, Bishop of Winchester, and his godparents were: Queen Victoria ( his great-grandmother ); the German Emperor ( his cousin, for whom Prince Albert of Prussia stood proxy ); Princess Henry of Battenberg ( his paternal grandaunt ); the Duchess of Cumberland ( his paternal grandaunt, whose sister, his grandmother the Princess of Wales represented her ); Prince George of Greece ( his cousin, for whom Prince Henry's paternal grandfather the Prince of Wales stood proxy ); Princess Carl of Denmark ( his paternal aunt, for whom her sister Princess Victoria of Wales stood proxy ); Prince Alexander of Teck ( his maternal uncle, for whom Prince Henry's granduncle the Duke of Cambridge stood proxy ); and Field Marshal The Earl Roberts ( for whom General Sir Dighton Probyn stood proxy ).

His godparents were: King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra ( his paternal grandparents ); the Dowager Empress of Russia ( his paternal grandaunt, for whom his paternal aunt Princess Victoria stood proxy ); Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein ( his paternal grandaunt ); Prince Valdemar of Denmark ( his granduncle, for whom Prince George's uncle Prince Carl of Denmark stood proxy ); and Prince Louis of Battenberg ( his cousin ).

Baptised by the Archbishop of Canterbury, John Bird Sumner, on 22 June in the palace's private chapel, the Prince's godparents were Prince William of Prussia ; his great-uncle's sister-in-law, Princess Bernard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ( for whom his maternal grandmother the Duchess of Kent stood proxy ); and the Duke of Wellington ( with whom he shared his birthday and after whom he was named ).

Her godparents included her father's cousin, Prince Rupert of the Rhine.

His godparents are Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Prince Ferdinand von Bismarck, Prime Minister Jelle Zijlstra, and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

His other godparents included his oldest sister, Olga ; his great-grandfather King Christian IX of Denmark ; King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, the Prince of Wales and William II, German Emperor.

Her godparents are her maternal uncle John B. Kelly, Jr. and paternal cousin Elisabeth-Anne de Massy.

His godparents were Charles IX of France ( represented by John, Count of Brienne ), Elizabeth I of England ( represented by the Earl of Bedford ), and Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy ( represented by ambassador Philibert du Croc ).

He and Frasier co-star John Mahoney are godparents to Frasier co-star Jane Leeves ' son, Finn.

The late John Inman and Jack Douglas were the child's godparents.

They had four sons and three daughters, for most of whom they acquired aristocratic godparents, but only two children survived beyond infancy: John Theophilus ( 1718 – 1751 ) graduated from Oxford, became a clergyman, and died childless, while Thomas Desaguliers ( 1721 – 1780 ) led a distinguished scientific military career.

His godparents were The Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg ( his paternal first cousin once-removed, for whom The Earl of Hertford, Lord Chamberlain, stood proxy ), Duke George Augustus of Mecklenburg ( his maternal uncle, for whom The Earl of Bristol, Groom of the Stole, stood proxy ) and Princess Charles of Hesse-Cassel ( his first cousin once-removed, for whom The Viscountess Weymouth, Lady of the Bedchamber to The Queen, stood proxy ).

His godparents were the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg ( his first cousin once-removed and his wife ) and The Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach ( his second cousin once-removed ).

The Prince was baptised at his parents ' home and his godparents were King George V ( his maternal great-uncle ), The King of Spain ( for whom The Lord Farquhar, a Lord in Waiting to King George, stood proxy ), Queen Alexandra ( his maternal great-grandmother ), The Duke of Connaught ( his grandfather, for whom a Major Malcolm Murray stood proxy ), The Duchess of Argyll ( his grandaunt ), and The Princess Mary ( his cousin ).

She was christened at Marlborough House on 6 August 1868 by Archibald Campbell Tait, Bishop of London, and her godparents were: her paternal grandmother Queen Victoria ( for whom The Duchess of Cambridge stood proxy ), The Emperor of Russia ( for whom the Russian ambassador Philipp, Graf de Brunnow, stood proxy ), The Tsarevitch of Russia, The Prince Arthur ( her paternal uncle ), Prince Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine ( her father's brother-in-law ), Prince George of Hesse-Cassel ( her mother's great-uncle ), her mother's sister-in-law The Queen of Greece ( for whom The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz stood proxy ), The Dowager Queen of Denmark, The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the Queen's cousin Princess Francis of Teck and Princess Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau.

The young prince was baptised Edward Augustus, at Norfolk House, by The Bishop of Oxford, Thomas Secker, and his godparents were his great-uncle The King in Prussia ( for whom The Duke of Queensberry stood proxy ), The Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ( who was represented by Lord Carnarvon ), and his maternal aunt The Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels ( for whom Lady Charlotte Edwin, a daughter of the late 4th Duke of Hamilton, stood proxy ).

Once in Bjarnarhaven, the player explores the levels beneath a nearby fortress, eventually facing Hrungnir, the Hill Giant Lord, responsible for ordering the player's godparents ' death.

The word is from Old English godsibb, from god and sibb, the term for the godparents of one's child or the parents of one's godchild, generally very close friends.

Although it is not required, many parents and godparents choose to dress the baby in a white gown called a christening gown for the Baptism ceremony.

On November 1 of the year after a child's death, the godparents set a table in the parents ' home with sweets, fruits, pan de muerto, a cross, a rosary ( used to ask the Virgin Mary to pray for them ) and candles.

* She left Tasmania for India after her distinguished father died in a hunting accident, and was raised there by aristocratic godparents.