The British and Greek Royal Families joined the exiled King and Queen of Yugoslavia for the Christening of Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia at Westminster Abbey on this day in 1945, 80 years ago!
Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, the only son of King Peter II and Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia, was christened in an Orthodox Ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
Naked and yelling, the infant crown prince of Yugoslavia was baptized in Westminster Abbey Wednesday before kings, queens, princesses and patriarchs.
Princess Elizabeth, heir apparent to the British throne, was his godmother and King George VI was his godfather.
The 3-month-old son of King Peter and Queen Alexandra, barred from their Balkan thrones, was immersed three times in warm water and anointed with holy oil -and he didn’t like it.
His lusty cries rang through the ancient cathedral until Princess Elizabeth took him in her arms and quieted him. He slept through most of the Orthodox ceremony in the arms of the princess, but awakened with a yell when Elizabeth handed him to King George.
The child was named Alexander for his grandfather, Alexander I, assassinated at Marseille.
King Peter II and Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with Princess Elizabeth
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, Princess Marie of Greece and Princess Eugenie of Greece
Among those in the cathedral were King George II of Greece, the Duchess of Kent, Princess Aspasia of Greece, and Princess Helen of Serbia.
Crown Princess Katherine’s Tiara
Crown Princess Katherine’s Diamond Chain-Link Suite
Yugoslavian Emerald Tiara
Girandole Earrings
Pearl Earrings
Duchess of Medinaceli’s Emerald Pendant
Diamond Necklace
Emerald Tiara
Fringe Tiara
Gold Tiara
Cartier Diamond Eagle
Orléans-Braganza Diamond Tiara
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