{"id":522242,"date":"2025-10-23T13:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/522242\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:17:14","slug":"who-are-prince-georges-godparents-how-prince-william-and-kate-middleton-broke-with-tradition-by-appointing-a-trusted-member-of-staff-family-friends-and-the-duke-of-westminster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/522242\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are Prince George&#8217;s godparents? How Prince William and Kate Middleton broke with tradition by appointing a trusted member of staff, family friends and the Duke of Westminster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s also Emilia Jardine-Paterson, one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/the-princess-of-wales\" isautogenerated=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Princess of Wales<\/a>\u2019s closest friends. The pair met while studying at Marlborough College, and Emilia was by the future Queen\u2019s side for a trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/ibiza\" isautogenerated=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ibiza<\/a> during Kate and Will\u2019s separation in 2007. The mother-of-three \u2013 who reportedly helped the Princess of Wales renovate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/kensington-palace\" isautogenerated=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kensington Palace<\/a> and Anmer Hall \u2013 is said to have known Prince William since her childhood days. Emilia\u2019s husband, David, was at Eton with the heir to the throne, and rumours spread that the royal couple might be about to tie the knot when they attended Emilia and David\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/devon\" isautogenerated=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devon<\/a> wedding in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"William van Cutsem and Prince William at the wedding of Hugh Grosvenor the Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson at...\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2157933019.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>William van Cutsem and Prince William at the wedding of Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, and Olivia Henson at Chester Cathedral in June 2024<\/p>\n<p>Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Baker, a friend of Will and Kate\u2019s from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/st-andrews\" isautogenerated=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St Andrews<\/a>, also made the list of royal godparents, as did William van Cutsem, a close family friend of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/royals\" isautogenerated=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">royals<\/a>. The son of King Charles\u2019 late friend, Hugh van Cutsem, William van Cutsem invited Prince William to act as an usher at his wedding to Rosie Ruck Keene in 2013, two years after his niece Grace was a bridesmaid at the Prince and Princess of Wales\u2019 own wedding. Edward van Cutsem, another of Hugh\u2019s sons, counts King Charles among his godparents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s also Emilia Jardine-Paterson, one of the Princess of Wales\u2019s closest friends. 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