--- description: While royals fans around the world eagerly awaited Prince Louis's christening, the new royal baby was busy catching up on some Zs. title: Royal Baby Prince Louis Slept Like a Baby at His Christening image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt254e46fa57f2438f/698934ed8fd2ee19a935c156/prince-louis-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 # Royal Baby Prince Louis Slept Like a Total Baby at His Christening  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 9, 2018 8:41 PM CUT  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge carries Prince Louis as they arrive for his christening service at St James's Palace on July 09, 2018 in London, England. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge carries Prince Louis as they arrive for his christening service at St James's Palace on July 09, 2018 in London, England.Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 9, 2018 8:41 PM CUT While royals fans around the world eagerly awaited [Prince Louis’s christening](http://time.com/5326633/prince-louis-christening-watch/ "undefined"), the new royal baby was busy catching up on some Zs. When [Kate Middleton](http://time.com/5333401/what-kate-wore-at-christening/ "undefined") arrived at the Chapel Royal at St. James’ Palace in London on Monday, cameras captured the 2-month-old Prince Louis adorably dozing in her arms, completely unaware of the fanfare surrounding the day. The Duchess of Cambridge—sporting a white suit dress by British design house [Alexander McQueen](https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-prince-louis-royal-christening/ "undefined")—was accompanied to the christening by her husband Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and their two older children, [Prince George and Princess Charlotte](http://time.com/5331895/prince-george-princess-charlotte-christening/ "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/elliotwagland/status/1016344585201770496) Other notable attendees included Prince Louis’s godparents—Nicholas van Cutsem, Guy Pelly, Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, Lady Laura Meade, Mrs. Robert Carter and Lucy Middleton—as well as his newly-wed aunt and uncle, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Prince Louis Slept Like a Baby at His Christening ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5333798/prince-louis-christening-sleeping/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5333798/prince-louis-christening-sleeping/"},"headline":"Royal Baby Prince Louis Slept Like a Total Baby at His Christening","datePublished":"2018-07-09T20:41:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:53:44.949Z","description":"The new royal was spotted getting some shut-eye","url":"https://time.com/5333798/prince-louis-christening-sleeping/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt254e46fa57f2438f/698934ed8fd2ee19a935c156/prince-louis-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/blt254e46fa57f2438f/698934ed8fd2ee19a935c156/prince-louis-christening.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Christening Of Prince Louis of Cambridge at St James's Palace","caption":"Christening Of Prince Louis of Cambridge at St James's Palace","creditText":"Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/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/5333798/prince-louis-christening-sleeping/","name":"Royal Baby Prince Louis Slept Like a Total Baby at His Christening"}}]}] ```