About five senior members of the Royal family have been invited by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the “intimate” christening of Prince George.
The Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex are among those who have been left off the guest list so that the Duke and Duchess could invite close friends.
The Duke’s cousin Princesses Eugenie, who is in New York, will also miss out, together with the Princess Royal, who is in Canada.
The Countess of Wessex, presently carrying out official duties in Somerset. Zara Phillips, another of the Duke’s cousins, who has been chosen as a godparent, will be attending.
The couple’s choice of the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace as the venue for the ceremony meant the guest list had to be kept down to fewer than 50, meaning there would not have been room for close friends if the couple’s various aunts, uncles and cousins attended.
The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry are the only senior members of the Royal family who will be there, apart from Prince George and his parents.
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