--- description: Judging by the official photos from Prince Louis's christening, Kate Middleton and her newborn son are already head over heels for each other. title: Kate Middleton and Prince Louis Are the Picture of Happiness image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc2003166027a878/6989356f656a3f2e65bd4f71/prince-louis-kate-middleton-christening.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Kate Middleton and Prince Louis Are the Picture of Happiness in This Official Royal Christening Photo  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 16, 2018 3:56 PM CUT  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Louis pose for an official portrait following the christening of Prince Louis taken on the grounds of Clarence House in St. James's Palace on July 9, 2018 in London, England. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Louis pose for an official portrait following the christening of Prince Louis taken on the grounds of Clarence House in St. James's Palace on July 9, 2018 in London, England.PA/Matt Porteous/The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 16, 2018 3:56 PM CUT Judging by the [photos released by Kensington Palace](http://time.com/5338232/prince-louis-christening-photos/ "undefined") of [Prince Louis’s christening](http://time.com/5333798/prince-louis-christening-sleeping/ "undefined"), [Kate Middleton](http://time.com/5338218/meghan-markle-wimbledon/ "undefined") and her newborn son are already truly bonded. The four official pictures from Prince Louis’s big day show the new royal with his parents (the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), siblings (Prince George and Princess Charlotte), aunts and uncles (Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Pippa Middleton and James Matthews, and James Middleton). But for some royals fans, the shot of just mother and son was the standout of the set. “The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Louis in the garden at Clarence House, following Prince Louis’s christening,” the Palace captioned the photo. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1018608690172235777) Prince Louis was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Chapel Royal at London’s St James’s Palace in a private July 9 ceremony that was also [attended by Louis’s godparents](http://time.com/5325995/prince-louis-godparents/ "undefined")—Nicholas van Cutsem, Guy Pelly, Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, Lady Laura Meade, Mrs. Robert Carter and Lucy Middleton. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5339739/kate-middleton-prince-louis-christening-photo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5339739/kate-middleton-prince-louis-christening-photo/"},"headline":"Kate Middleton and Prince Louis Are the Picture of Happiness in This Official Royal Christening Photo","datePublished":"2018-07-16T15:56:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:53:52.986Z","description":"The new royal baby is just too cute","url":"https://time.com/5339739/kate-middleton-prince-louis-christening-photo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","kate middleton","royals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc2003166027a878/6989356f656a3f2e65bd4f71/prince-louis-kate-middleton-christening.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc2003166027a878/6989356f656a3f2e65bd4f71/prince-louis-kate-middleton-christening.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Prince Louis Of Cambridge - Official Christening Photographs","caption":"Prince Louis Of Cambridge - Official Christening Photographs","creditText":"PA/Matt Porteous/The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5339739/kate-middleton-prince-louis-christening-photo/","name":"Kate Middleton and Prince Louis Are the Picture of Happiness in This Official Royal Christening Photo"}}]}] ```