Close pals of Meghan and Harry’s ‘likely to be Archie’s godparents’ as bid to keep names secret sparks backlash
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry's refusal to reveal the identity of baby Archie's godparents has sparked a royal backlash.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex released details about the christening, revealing the highly anticipated ceremony will take place in private on Saturday.
People are largely sympathetic about their clear desire to bring Archie up out of the public spotlight as much as possible. But a christening is something very different
Royal source
A senior royal source criticised the couple's decision to not make the names public, The Mail reports.
The source said: "People are largely sympathetic about their clear desire to bring Archie up out of the public spotlight as much as possible.
"But a christening is something very different. Archie’s great-grandmother is head of the Church of England and he is still very high up in the line of succession.
"You can’t have it both ways. There is a feeling that this doesn’t look very good at all."
POSSIBLE GODPARENTS
One possible godmother is Meghan's LA friend Benita Litt, whose daughters were bridesmaids at Harry and Meghan's wedding.
It is in stark contrast to Prince William and Kate Middleton who invited the media to the christening of all three of their children, keeping only the ceremony itself private.
Archie - who was born on May 6 - will be two months old when he's doused from the lily font with water from the River Jordan.
Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are said to be leading the party, alongside Kate Middleton and Prince William.
But there's one important person who won't be there - the Queen. Prior commitments mean she'll have to give it a miss.
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