What is the Lily Font, how will it be used at Prince Louis’ christening and how much is it worth?
The Lily Font will be used at Prince Louis' christening on Monday, July 9
PRINCE Louis is set to be christened on July 9 and the Lily Font will play a part in the ceremony.
Here's everything we know about the very expensive Lily Font..
What is the Lily Font?
The Lily Font is a large silver-gilt font used in Royal Christenings.
It has been used in the majority of ceremonies of this kind for over 150 years.
The priceless artefact was designed by Prince Albert back in 1840 and is a gold coloured silver leaf font which features multiple cherubs playing harps.
It is kept at the Jewel House at the Tower of London when it's not being used.
How will it be used in Prince Louis' christening?
It will be used to baptise Prince Louis the same way as all the royal family members have been baptised over the last 178 years.
All of of Queen Elizabeth II's children and grandchildren have been baptised with it apart from Princess Eugenie.
The font had never left London until Princess Charlotte's christening in 2015.
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How much is it worth?
The lavish font is worth around £11,000 in today's money, however, it's exact cost is unknown.
Transporting the font to the Chapel Royal is bound to come at a huge cost in itself, as it's a very precious piece of Royal history!
When it was created it cost Prince Albert £189, but if it were to be sold nowadays it would sell for hundreds of thousands or possibly millions of pounds.