A guide to royal godparents

When the time comes to select a godparent for their newborn child, royal parents often look to members of other monarchies to take on the important role.
From Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, who has been called the “Godmother of Europe” for her legion of godchildren, to Queen Maxima of the Netherlands to Prince Haakon of Norway, the world’s royal families are forever connected by the bonds of baptism.
Click through to see all of the special godparent-godchildren pairings.

Princess Eléonore of Belgium
And Princess Amalia of the Netherlands, Princess Ingrid of Norway and Prince Christian of Denmark (not pictured).
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King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Princess Mary of Denmark and Prince Haakon of Norway are godparents to...
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