--- title: Christening Cake: William and Kate Wedding Cake Was Served description: Here's one royal tradition you won't be following. Prince William and Duchess Kate's wedding cake will be served at Prince Louis's christening. canonical: https://time.com/5333215/prince-louis-christening-cake/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-07-09T14:47:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:43.694Z og:title: There Will Be a 7-Year-Old Cake at Prince Louis’s Christening og:description: Here's one royal tradition we won't be following og:url: https://time.com/5333215/prince-louis-christening-cake/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4af6fcaab1eb998d/698934dafb4eac546b897113/gettyimages-950360540.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Duke & Duchess Of Cambridge Depart The Lindo Wing With Their New Son og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: There Will Be a 7-Year-Old Cake at Prince Louis’s Christening twitter:description: Here's one royal tradition we won't be following twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4af6fcaab1eb998d/698934dafb4eac546b897113/gettyimages-950360540.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's One Royal Tradition You Won't Be Following. Everyone’s Eating 7-Year-Old Cake at Prince Louis’s Christening by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jul 9, 2018 2:47 PM UTC  Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, pose for photographers with their newborn baby boy Prince Louis of Cambridge outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital on April 23, 2018 in London, England. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, pose for photographers with their newborn baby boy Prince Louis of Cambridge outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital on April 23, 2018 in London, England.Jack Taylor – Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jul 9, 2018 2:47 PM UTC Prince William and Kate Middleton are serving seven-year old treat as Prince Louis’s christening cake at the party, proving the royal family’s commitment to both tradition—and recycling. Louis, born April 23, is being christened today at the [Chapel Royal at St. James’s Palace](http://time.com/5328362/prince-louis-christening-chapel-royal-st-james-palace/), the same church where his older brother, Prince George, was christened. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be joined by their other two children, George, who will turn 5 later this month, and 3-year-old Princess Charlotte, as well as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. Also in attendance will be the six friends and family members invited to be [Louis’s godparents](http://time.com/5325995/prince-louis-godparents/), including several long-time family friends and schoolmates, and Kate’s cousin, Lucy Middleton. According to the [Royal Family’s official website](https://www.royal.uk/christening-prince-louis-guests-and-godparents), Louis will wear the same traditional white satin-lined Honiton lace christening gown that his brother and sister wore, which was fashioned after one worn by Queen Victoria 174 years ago. The Lily Font, which has been used at the christenings of all royal family newborns since 1840, will be used to hold water from the River Jordan to anoint his royal head. The real test of loyalty to tradition will come after the ceremony, though. Per the [official website](https://www.royal.uk/christening-prince-louis-guests-and-godparents), “Following the service, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will give a private tea at Clarence House. Guests will be served slices of christening cake, which is a tier taken from The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s [wedding](http://time.com/5272736/royal-wedding-prince-william-kate-middleton-grumpy-bridesmaid/) cake.” Prince William and Kate Middleton were [wed in 2011](http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2068233%5F2270270,00.html), meaning that tier of cake is seven years old. It’s fruit cake. That’s certainly one way to test family loyalty and prove that the royal family has really [gone green](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/queen-bans-plastic-straws-and-bottles-on-royal-estates-a8205896.html). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5333215/prince-louis-christening-cake/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5333215/prince-louis-christening-cake/"},"headline":"Here's One Royal Tradition You Won't Be Following. 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