By now, it is common knowledge that the famous royal couple likes to break traditions. Prince William and Kate Middleton go at it again by picking people without blood ties to royal families as godparents of their precious Prince George.
On October 23, the much-awaited christening of Prince George will take place in the Chapel Royal of the St. James Palace, with 60 guests that include close friends of the royal couple. With this in mind, Kate and William have already selected the Prince's godparents, and they're not who the public, and even the monarchy, expected.
William picked Fergus Boyd, a close friend from school who resided in the same hall with Kate and the Prince. Boyd took up History of Art with the Duchess, and together with William, shared a flat during their sophomore year in University of St. Andrews. Nearing graduation, Fergus, Kate, and William rented a farmhouse that further bonded their friendship.
Kate's pick is Emilia d'Erlanger, a college friend as well. Emilia founded D'Erlanger and Sloan, a London-based interior design company. Emilia and Kate are very close, with Emilia marrying one of William's friends, David Jardine- Paterson.
One of William's best friends, Hugh van Cutsem, has been close to the royal family since William and Harry were little. Because of this, William had no qualms in naming van Cutsem as one of his son's godparents. Wiliam even ushered Hugh's wedding in 2005 (he married Rose Astor), and godfathered Hugh's daughter, Grace, who was famously selected as the pretty flower girl during his wedding to Catherine.
The choices might come to a surprise for many, since William's godparents all come from noble, royal families. During his christening in 1982, William was blessed over by the Duchess of Westminster, the former King Constantince of Greece, Lady Ogilvy, Lady Susan Hussey, Sir Laurens van der Post, and Lord Romsey.
