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There were more Middletons present than HRHs as guests at the christening
An intimate photo released by Kensington Palace shows several Middletons
Prince Louis was christened in the Chapel Royal at St James Palace last Monday

By Rebecca English Royal Correspondant For The Daily Mail

Published: 17:30 EDT, 15 July 2018 | Updated: 08:23 EDT, 16 July 2018

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Prince Louis may have been the star of the show, but it was his mother’s family that took centre stage for this happy portrait after his christening.

In fact there were more Middletons present than HRHs as guests of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Louis was christened in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace last Monday, before the families then reassembled at nearby Clarence House.

And with the Queen and Prince Philip absent, it is Kate’s family who dominate in this image, one of four taken by photographer Matt Holyoak and released today by Kensington Palace.

A portrait taken in the Morning Room at Clarence House shows the extended family including the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

While Louis sleeps on his mother’s lap as Prince George, Prince William and Princess Charlotte sit alongside, the eye is immediately drawn to Kate’s mother, Carole Middleton.

The 63-year-old has been positioned behind the children and wears a £1,250 powder blue silk crepe 1940s-inspired dress from Suzannah, with a matching hat.

She stands proudly behind her daughter with her husband Michael, 69, to her left.

Kate’s sister Pippa, 34, now Mrs Matthews and expecting her own child, also stands behind the Chippendale sofa in a custom-made Alessandra Rich outfit that complements her mother’s.

Her husband, multi-millionaire hedge fund manager James, whom she married last year, makes the family group, along with her bearded brother, also called James. The other half of the line-up includes the new Duchess of Sussex, the first time she has joined her husband’s family for such an intimate portrait since her wedding to Prince Harry in May.

Meghan, 36, in an olive green Ralph Lauren outfit with a hat by Stephen Jones, stands next to a slightly serious-looking Harry.

The Duchess of Cornwall is cheerful in a cream Fiona Clare dress and a Locke hat, while grandfather Prince Charles appears tanned and relaxed.

A more intimate family portrait shows a beaming Prince George and Princess Charlotte gazing at her new sibling

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It's the first time we've seen the Cambridges together as a family of five, and of course the Duchess looked as sophisticated as ever to celebrate the christening of little Prince Louis.

She wore cream outfits by Alexander McQueen to both George and Charlotte's christenings, so it was no surprise that she turned to her wedding dress designer again on this occasion.

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On the sofa, William has a protective arm around George – who will be five next Sunday – while cheeky Charlotte stares challengingly at the camera as if plotting her next piece of mischief.

Two more images have also been released, seen on the next pages. One shows only members of the royal family, with Charlotte holding her baby brother’s tiny hand. George is by now sitting on his father’s lap and grinning happily at the camera, presumably at some behind-the-scenes antics.

The final image shows only the Cambridges, with Charlotte apparently playing peek-a-boo from underneath Louis’s christening gown as Kate gazes at her baby son and a beaming William placing a comforting hand on a slightly hesitant George.

Mr Holyoak said: ‘Everyone was so relaxed and in such good spirits, it was an absolute pleasure. I only hope I have captured some of that joy in my photographs.’

HOW THE QUEEN KEPT AN EYE ON THINGS...

The Queen was absent from the christening but made an appearance in the form of a portrait in the Morning Room at Clarence House.

Painted in 1972 by Michael Noakes, it hangs next to another work, When Homer Nods: Portrait of George Bernard Shaw, by Augustus John. That 1915 piece is believed to have belonged to the late Queen Mother.