Britain’s Queen Elizabeth attends double christening of great-grandsons
- The queen watched the baptisms of August, son of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, and Lucas Philip, son of Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall
- The 95-year-old monarch has cancelled several recent public appearances on her doctors’ advice
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth attended a double christening on Sunday for two of her great-grandchildren.
The 95-year-old monarch, who has cancelled several recent public appearances on her doctors’ advice, watched the baptisms of August, son of Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank, and Lucas Philip, son of Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall.
The private service at the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, west of London, was attended by members of the royal family and close friends.
August was born in February and Lucas in March. Both boys’ mothers are granddaughters of the queen.
The queen has 12 great-grandchildren, the youngest of them two-month-old Sienna Elizabeth, daughter of Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
Concerns about the monarch’s health were raised last month, when she spent a night in a London hospital after being admitted for medical tests. In late October, palace officials said the monarch had been told by doctors to rest for two weeks and only take on light duties.