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Britain’s Princess Charlotte to be christened next month

FILE - In this Saturday, May 2, 2015, file photo, Kate Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William smile as they carry their newborn baby Princess Charlotte from St. Mary's Hospital in London, following the birth. According to an announcement released Friday June 5, 2015, by Kensington Palace, Princess Charlotte will be christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, England, on upcoming Sunday July 5. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, FILE) FILE - In this Saturday, May 2, 2015, file photo, Kate Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William smile as they carry their newborn baby Princess Charlotte from St. Mary's Hospital in London, following the birth. According to an announcement released Friday June 5, 2015, by Kensington Palace, Princess Charlotte will be christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, England, on upcoming Sunday July 5. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, FILE)

By Associated Press June 5, 2015 1 min read

LONDON (AP) – Princess Charlotte, the newborn daughter Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, will be christened in a private ceremony next month.

The ceremony is set for July 5 at St. Mary Magdalene Church on Queen Elizabeth II’s sprawling Sandringham estate in Norfolk, on England’s eastern coast.

Kensington Palace said in a short statement on Friday that Charlotte will be christened by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Charlotte, the couple’s second child and fourth in line to the throne, was born in London on May 2.

William and Kate left London and traveled north shortly after the birth to their mansion in Sandringham, where they are expected to be based for the next few years.