Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Little Belgian princess is baptised

November 10, 1927

The infant daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Brabant was baptised today. The Duke of Brabant is the heir to the Belgian throne.
The New York Times reports that Princess Josephine Charlotte's baptismal ceremony took place this morning in the Royal Palace in Brussels in the presence of King Albert and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, the Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, Prince and Princess Carl of Sweden, "and others of royal and princely blood."
The Archbishop of Malines, Cardinal de Roey, officiated at the ceremony with several other Roman Catholic priests.
The Princess' godparents are the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and the Count of Flanders.

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