The Queen attends the Royal Christening at the Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor.Photo: James Whatling/MEGA
Queen Elizabethis celebrating two of her great-grandchildren.
On Sunday, the 95-year-old monarch attended the joint christening forPrincess EugenieandJack Brooksbank’s son, August, 9 months, andZaraandMike Tindall’s son Lucas, 8 months.
The joint baptism also marked a now-rare outing for the Queen, who has been laying low in recent weeksamid health setbacks.
Queen Elizabeth.Oli Scarff/WPA Pool/Getty
The Queen’s outing at the baptism for her two great-grandchildren came about a day after the monarch marked her 74th anniversary with her late husbandPrince Philip, her first without himfollowing his death at age 99in April. Both August and Lucasare partly namedafter Philip — it is a middle name for each of the boys.
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Back in February,Princess Eugenieand Brooksbank, 35,welcomed their first child. August’s birth marked the ninth great-grandchild for the Queen andPrince Philip, and the first grandchild for Eugenie’s parents.
“Her Royal HighnessPrincess Eugeniewas safely delivered of a son today, 9th February 2021, at 8: 55 a.m. at The Portland Hospital,” the palace said in a statement at the time.
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A month later, Zara welcomed her third child, who became the Queen’s tenth great-grandchild, with husband Mike, 43. Alongside Lucas, the pair also shares two daughters: 7-year-oldMiaand 3-year-oldLena.
source: people.com
