Princess Anne's 'underrated style' discussed by commentators

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their daughter, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, on June 4. In a statement, the pair said: “We were blessed with the arrival of our daughter, Lili. She is more than we could have ever imagined, and we remain grateful for the love and prayers we’ve felt from across the globe. Thank you for your continued kindness and support during this very special time for our family.” After her birth, many royal fans have questioned if and when she will be baptised and if the Sussexes would return to the UK for that.

So far there has been no indication of what Meghan and Harry plan to do but because of coronavirus restrictions, their relocation to the US and reported tensions with the rest of the Royal Family, many believe they will decide to have the baptism across the pond.

This means no member of the Royal Family is likely to travel for the occasion.

Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, both attended royal baby Archie’s christening, just as Harry and Meghan attended Prince Louis’ christening the previous year.

In the past, not all royal baptisms have not always been plain sailing, though.

A feud simmering inside the Royal Family came into the open when Princess Anne reportedly snubbed Prince Charles and Princess Diana by refusing to attend Prince Harry’s christening at Windsor Castle.

According to a 1984 report by the Daily Express, Princess Anne went game shooting with then-husband Mark Phillips on their Gatecombe Park estate in Gloucestershire instead.

Royal correspondent Ashley Walton wrote that the couple’s “deliberate” absence fuelled reports that Anne was angry at being overlooked as godmother for the second time.

The royal correspondent also noted that Prince Charles’ decision to leave his sister off the list of six godparents annoyed Prince Philip.

She said: “There were rumours that Charles and his father were not on speaking terms as a result.”

A year later, broadcast on Australian television, Princess Anne was asked by journalist and broadcaster Terry Wogan whether the reports she was feuding with the Princess of Wales were true.

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After laughing, Anne replied: “Usually, it is not worth saying anything because the fact that it was just a story in the first place, you know they will take anything you say and it will come out on their side.”

The late TV presenter noted: “I think it was based on your non-appearance at the famous christening…”

In what was then seen as a “cryptic” answer, Princess Anne said: “Yes, it was a great shame that we missed the christening.

“But I was only given the choice of one day.

“As far as we were concerned, it was a date my husband had fixed and he was away in Australia when all this came up.”

Sir Terry Wogan joked: “You are blaming Captain Phillips for it?”

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The Princess Royal added laughing: “Not totally.

“It was actually one of those rare occasions when we had actually made a plan a long way in advance, which is rare with us.

“We had received a lot of hospitality from people over the years and this was really one move.

“We are paying them.

“We felt we couldn’t really put it off.”

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