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Video and Photo gallery: Dressed in a lace and satin gown designed in the 1840s, Britain's 3-month-old future monarch, Prince George, was christened Wednesday with water from the River Jordan at a rare gathering of four generations of the royal family.
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The official photographs are expected to be released to the public on Thursday.
Kate, smiling broadly on her way into the chapel, wore a cream-colored Alexander McQueen dress and hat by milliner Jane Taylor with her long hair brushed to the side. William wore his customary dark suit and tie as he proudly carried their child.
Pippa Middleton read from the Gospel of St. Luke and Prince Harry read from the Gospel of St. John. The two hymns were "Breathe on Me, Breath of God" and "Be Thou My Vision."
The chapel has a strong connection to William's mother, the late Princess Diana, whose coffin was laid before the chapel's altar for her family to pay their last respects in private before her 1997 funeral.
The river's waters have often been used to make the sign of the cross on the heads of royal infants.
He arrived at the chapel in his father's arms with his mother by their side.
Some royal watchers camped outside the palace for more than 24 hours to obtain a good vantage point to watch the guests arrive, but the ceremony was private.
The infant, who will head the Church of England when he becomes king, was christened with water from the River Jordan by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.
tidings - William, Kate gather royal family for Prince George's christening - video and photos gallery
William and Kate also named seven godparents, who arrived at the chapel together.
In the West Bank hours before the London christening, busloads of Russian tourists descended Wednesday morning on Qasr el-Yahud to immerse themselves in the River Jordan. The site -- five miles (eight kilometers) east of Jericho -- is considered Christianity's third holiest site after Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
Kate's parents Michael and Carole Middleton and her sister Pippa and brother James were also at the ceremony.
All told, it was a remarkable day for a monarchy that seems to be basking in public affection since the 2011 wedding of William and Kate Middleton and the maturing of Prince Harry, who seems to have put his playboy days behind him.
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When William was christened in 1982, he wore the original gown -- by then well over a century old -- but that gown has become so fragile that a replica was made.
William and Kate hired photographer Jason Bell to take official pictures, which are expected to include a historic multi-generational photograph of the queen with three future monarchs: her son Charles, her grandson William and her great-grandson George.
Dressed in a lace gown designed in the 1840s and doused with water from the River Jordan, 3-month-old Prince George, third in line to the British throne, was christened Wednesday in London.
They are: Oliver Baker, a friend from St. Andrews University; Emilia Jardine-Paterson, who went to the exclusive Marlborough College high school with Kate; Hugh Grosvenor, the son of the Duke of Westminster; Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, a former private secretary to the couple; Julia Samuel, described as a close friend of Princess Diana; Zara Phillips, who is William's cousin; and William van Cutsem, a childhood friend of William.
The small family gathering of four generations had historic overtones: the presence of Britain's 87-year-old monarch and three of its future kings.
Queen Elizabeth II, usually the center of attention, quietly ceded the spotlight to her gurgling great-grandson George. He seemed to wave at her when he arrived, although that was only an illusion -- his father, Prince William, was moving the infant's arm.
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George, who was born July 22, wore a replica of an intricate lace-and-satin christening gown made for Queen Victoria's eldest daughter and first used in 1841.
The private affair at the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace also included Prince Charles, next in line for the throne, and the queen's 92-year-old husband, Prince Philip, who has shown remarkable stamina since returning to the public eye after a two-month convalescence following serious abdominal surgery.
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tidings - William, Kate gather royal family for Prince George's christening - video and photos gallery video (click)Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, speaks with Prince William and Kate Duchess of Cambridge as they arrive with their son Prince George at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, Wednesday Oct. 23, 2013. Britain's 3-month-old future monarch, Prince George will be christened Wednesday with water from the River Jordan at a rare four-generation gathering of the royal family in London.
tidings - William, Kate gather royal family for Prince George's christening - video and photos gallery
Palace officials said water from the River Jordan -- where Christians believe Jesus Christ was baptized -- was used for the christening.
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