Here Are All of the Royal Traditions You Can Expect When Baby Archie Gets Baptized

Just like weddings, the royals often take advantage of christenings and use them as an opportunity to take a family photo. For Louis's baptism, Prince William and Kate Middleton even appointed a private photographer, Matt Porteous, to capture their own photos, marking the first time that the family of five had been photographed together.

Along with the Lily Font, a silver ewer (or jug) that has been used since King George III's christening is used to pour water from the River Jordan (where Jesus was baptized) over the baby's head. Fun fact: Prince William was actually christened with tap water in 1983 rather than water from the River Jordan due to a Buckingham Palace holy water shortage at the time.

Though there have been exceptions to this, almost all senior royals (including Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry, and all three of the Cambridge children) are christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury. As Meghan Markle herself was christened and confirmed by the current Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, before marrying Prince Harry, it's likely that he will baptize baby Archie as well. Notably, Queen Elizabeth was actually christened by the Archbishop of York in 1926.

Royals generally only choose close friends and former staffers to serve as godparents, but even though royal children are given an average of six godparents, immediate family members still can't score one of those spots. Not all family members are barred, however — Kate and William have appointed several cousins to be their children's godparents. One of Prince George's godparents is William's cousin Zara Tindall, and Princess Charlotte's godparents include Kate's cousin Adam Middleton and William's cousin Laura Fellowes. The most recent addition, Prince Louis, has Kate's cousin Lucy Middleton as one of his godparents.

For Meghan and Harry, godparent predictions include Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian, Meghan's stylist and BFF, Jessica Mulroney, and her husband, Ben, as well as Benita Litt — Meghan's longtime friend who appointed the duchess as godmother of her own children — and her beau, Darren.