Royal Christening

Why white for the mother? and George looked so old fashioned.As you can guess I am not a royalist but a joyful family occaision,which is what it was,does not need to be celebrated in the public eye. It is private and most people would want it to be kept that way. It is enough to have a healthy lovely baby and to give thanks for that instead of indulging in a public spectacle and a fashion show. Oh what sour grapes on my part you can all call me out on it if you choose.

Looking at the news reports, the thought occurred to me - "What are these young people doing, living in the 1950s?" Their choice, of course... or at least I suppose it is.

Most ordinary homes would find it hard to accommodate a big Silver Cross or Marmet coach style pram. How did people manage in the past?? I was pushed about in one and I have pics of DH in one too! I remember my brother (now in his 50s) wearing that style romper suit. I do agree it is a bit odd not to dress the little person in something more contemporary, especially now he is a toddler and not a babe in arms. 'Poor' little bugger with his hair all brushed and long socks! How cruel

We laughed at the shot of Kate having to dig in, pushing the pram up a muddy slope (in those shoes?) whilst William dawdled behind and the nanny was nowhere in sight.

Poor prince George. Dress him like a boy not Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Didnt see it but that Norland Nanny outfit is the most ghastly of colours. Yellow and Brown.

Ah! Perhaps she needed that big wheeled pram to get up that muddy slope! (Just seen it on the news) Perhaps a modern smaller wheeled pram would have got stuck.

I thought she would have got on much better with the baby tied to her, but I suppose it's a bit too much hippy tree hugger for a christening. I,m so glad all my GC's clothes come from ebay and not these twee little companies with their smocking and pearl buttons

I think the pram was just a traditiional touch - a buggy would have looked a bit wrong for such an important occasion.

I expect Kate and Wills have one of those three-wheelers for when they take her out on their own!

Brought back memories of DS's christening. We walked to church, a good few miles, pushing the pram and with DD on the seat on the top. It wasn't a Silver Cross unfortunately, we had moved to a modern house and had to buy a smaller Mothercare soft bodied pram.

I like those coach built prams, much more substantial and can be used for much longer than the (very expensive) flimsy things that are pushed around nowadays. We had a Silver Cross one, but cream and beige, not black, bought secondhand, for our first 3, but by the time number 4 came along it was looking it`s age, so was changed for a more modern version, but still a decent size. I think that Prince George looked lovely, as did his mum.

I thought everything and everyone looked lovely.

If they didnt opt for "traditional" and "classic", they would start to look a bit more like normal folk!

I was Christened. Nobody asked me if I wanted to be...

It hasn't made any difference, I'm glad to say.

I thought it was lovely. But I always do a double take at George's clothes- they are so much like what my brothers would have worn for best in 1950s and seem odd today.

Our news in NZ (where they are very keen on the Cambridges and Prince Harry) said that Prince George's outfit for this occasion was a copy of one that the young Duke of Cambridge wore when he went to the hospital to greet his new baby brother. Surely, it would have been massively old-fashioned then; perhaps that was a copy of something his father had worn when he was tiny tot. Weird!

I thought the Duchess of Cambridge's outfit was cream rather than white.

The reference to Little Lord Fauntleroy made me smile, not least because that's what little George really is however much we like to disguise the fact. I know, that is I've read in some newspaper or other, that his parents want him to have as 'normal' a childhood as possible. I sincerely wish them good luck with that but it's a losing battle in the long run. He's a direct heir to the throne. He's not ordinary normal and never will be, even if he abdicates in due course.

So why make him look like and ordinary little boy?

Especially now. He doesn't care what 'normal' two year olds wear.

"So why make him look like and ordinary little boy?"

For his future self respect? can you imagine the cringes when, as a teenager, he sees what they did to him? Poor little lad.

Could it be that they are the same clothes? Some people hang onto things. Mil gave me DH's silk christening socks for our children!

It was a very upper-crust, Harrods type outfit akin to the velvet collared coat and one strap button shoes he has been seen in previously as have his Father and Grandfather before him. At least the buttons kept the smocked 'blouse' fixed to the knickers! He could hardly have been kitted out in M&S could he? Or maybe he could...... I read that the perambulator had been used by the Queen so it was an all traditional day. I quite like a bit of tradition now and again {sighs}

I nearly became a Norland Nanny, I had a place at the college and everything! Then I decided staying in London was going to be more fun than going to Bath and I would not have to wear the frumpy clothes at TT college!

The Norland uniform is something else isn't it?

I noticed the nanny wore casual clothes when they went to Australia so why, as someone said earlier on here, did they have to re-create an image of the fifties for the christening?

Surely showing off your Norland Nanny is considered a bit 'nouveau riche?'

I can just imagine Princess Anne having a quiet snigger.

Possibly because they wanted to? Their child, their christening...why not?

As a "foreigner" of 50 years, I am amused to see that poor little Prince George is being dressed like his grandfather! Don't get me wrong, I think the ROwyal family does a sterling job, and I would hate to see President and Mrs Tony Blair!!!

The Duchess looked pretty silly pushing her pram in these ridiculous heels, she would have done better to carry her baby the 100yds or so - we all have, haven't we? aother than that? not a bad showing. Bless 'em all.