When Prince George made his entrance into the Church of England it got me thinking about BB’s christening in July 2012.
Like Prince George, who wore a replica of the royal family’s antique christening gown made in 1841, BB wore the same gown worn by my mum – her granny – and my grandpa – her great grandpa (pictured).
Sadly I didn’t get to wear the 92-year-old heirloom given that I was seven when my parents finally got around to organising my christening (seven! The experience is worthy of an entirely different blog post) and obviously it wouldn’t have fit.
But it fit my grandpa when my great granny made it for him in 1921 (pictured).
And it fit my mum when she was christened in 1955 (also pictured).
And we’re not the only ones. After digging a little deeper I’ve found other mums who were also able to dust down family outfits for the big day – one of which is a staggering 129-years-old – proving heirloom christening gowns aren’t just for royals.
I wrote a story about them the Daily Mirror which you can read here if you fancy.
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Love it, such great info.
What a lovely post, you’re right, positive writing is just what we all need to see. It’s lovely you have photos of each of your relatives wearing it. We have one, but we’ve struggled to organise H’s christening, so it won’t fit either now. #throwbackthursdays
I think you always need something white at a christening – perhaps that would be your ‘white’ even if it’s not worn?x
Wow that’s amazing what a beautiful christening gown. I love these type of family traditions, it’s such a shame that they seem to be disappearing now #throwbackthursday
I’m so glad both of mine got to wear – we were very lucky!
Amazing! How cool it is so old and worn by so many generations. What a fab story to write about 🙂 See how many more generation wear it!! Thanks for sharing with #throwbackthursday xx
Little B also wore it this summer which was so special too x
Love this! What a wonderful collection of photos, a real treasure trove. I need to organise christenings for mine but Ava is nearly 5 so I’m worried it will be too late – keen to hear about your experience!! Becky x#ThrowbackThursday
Perhaps I should write about mine – I was sooo embarrassed!