Baptism of Princess Ariane: October 20, 2007

[nouwrein]

Are there any foreign royals present?

[princess leonor]

I just plugged in and are watching it live now. But I'm confused, I just saw Maxima sitting in church also Willem and the Queen, but where is the baby???

[crm2317]

I wonder who will bring the children into the church. The flowers look lovely.

[princess leonor]

Originally Posted by crm2317

I wonder who will bring the children into the church. The flowers look lovely.

So the children are not in the church? Where are they then and why are they not in church?

[crm2317]

No they are not in the church from what I can see. But they are there somewhere as Eloise, Claus Casimir, Leonor, Luana and Zaria as well as AMalia, Alexia and Ariane arrived with their parents. I expect Sam and Anna are also there as it listed them on the guestlist. Perhaps they will parade in with the baby.

Princess Margriet is now giving a reading

[princess leonor]

This is the first dutch christening service I'm watching live so this is all quite new for me. But it just seems very strange to me that it's Ariana's christening and yet she's actually not in church in her mommy's arms That's something unthinkable in SPain. So will she be carried in later on then, with all the other children as well?

[The Watcher]

Originally Posted by crm2317

I wonder who will bring the children into the church. The flowers look lovely.

Sister Ines will bring the baby into the church after the preach, according NOS.

[crm2317]

Thats what I'm guessing but this is my first live christening too! I remember from Amalia's christening she was carried in by Princess Laurentien with the other royal children followong

Does anyone know of another live link than NOS?

[Princess Maxima]

Máxima&WA
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anp

[princess leonor]

yeah! the kids are coming in Wow what an emotional moment. Ines is so little. The kids look so beautiful, and Arianna has grown so much

[princess leonor]

OMG was that Leonore just running around with this big smile on her face? So cute. All children are just so charming.

[Princess Maxima]

Does anybody know in which language did Ines made her wishes for Ariane??(spanish, english or duch??)

[crm2317]

It was in english. I missed most of what she said as my link is freezing up terribly

[carlota]

Originally Posted by Princess Maxima

Does anybody know in which language did Ines made her wishes for Ariane??(spanish, english or duch??)

english :)

[princess leonor]

Yes it was in English, quite well spoken as well. I was secretely hoping she would speak spanish though

[carlota]

guillaume, valeria and ines said their wishes in english, the others in dutch. i guess spanish or french wouldn't be allowed and all foreign godparents had to speak in english. the baron and anton did theirs in dutch.

maxima is super elegant in grey. i love her hairpiece.

amalia, alexia and all the other babies and children seem to be around playing and generally wandering around. quite adorable.

mabel (wow!). she looks superb, as far as i could see. she is dressed in pink and her hairpiece seems amazing. the queen is dressed in purple and i think carmen zorreguieta is dressing in bordeaux.

[lucien]

PPE Agency

PPE/Nieboer

[abulense]

it´s the same for me maybe it´s just too much people are using the link.i just see some images every 5 minutes.anyway the girls are wonderful

[princess leonor]

Originally Posted by Princess Maxima

I was hoping for Dutch

Haha, poor Ines. SHe looked nervous enough as it is, imagine how she would have been had she been planing to speak dutch. It doesn't strike me as the easiest language in the world, spanish much easier (I'm a bit biased though)

[carlota]

funny moment: all the babies were laying down on the altar and looking as if they were falling asleep. general laugh in the church, including the queen and princes and most guests... :)