Kate Middleton Becomes a Godmother
- 11 years ago
Kate Middleton becomes a godmother.
Christenings are a big deal for royals, be they for babies or ships.
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, was recently announced as the Godmother of Princess Cruises’ 3600-passenger Royal Princess cruise ship.
Her duties include smashing the bottle of champagne against the hull and attending a performance by the Royal Marines Band and the pipers of the Irish Guards.
Other festivities are the ship’s blessing and a grand tour including the vessel’s pastry shop, said to be the largest one at sea.
The ceremony is set to take place in Southampton on June 13th, about one month before Middleton’s due date.
Let’s hope her strength is good that day, because failure to break the bottle is considered to be a bad omen.
Shipping lines do have some tricks to keep this situation to a minimum.
Creating a small defect in the glass helps compromise its strength and diamonds have proven to be the most effective tool for this.
Bigger bottles and champagne with bigger bubbles also aid the cause and shaking doesn’t hurt either.
Christenings are a big deal for royals, be they for babies or ships.
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, was recently announced as the Godmother of Princess Cruises’ 3600-passenger Royal Princess cruise ship.
Her duties include smashing the bottle of champagne against the hull and attending a performance by the Royal Marines Band and the pipers of the Irish Guards.
Other festivities are the ship’s blessing and a grand tour including the vessel’s pastry shop, said to be the largest one at sea.
The ceremony is set to take place in Southampton on June 13th, about one month before Middleton’s due date.
Let’s hope her strength is good that day, because failure to break the bottle is considered to be a bad omen.
Shipping lines do have some tricks to keep this situation to a minimum.
Creating a small defect in the glass helps compromise its strength and diamonds have proven to be the most effective tool for this.
Bigger bottles and champagne with bigger bubbles also aid the cause and shaking doesn’t hurt either.