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Merry month of May - baptism in Denmark

Not just Estelle!

Now it's official: May 2012 will go down in history as the baptismal month for royal blues. Hopefully in brilliant sunshine, two princesses will be baptized in short succession in about nine weeks.

Baptism in Denmark and Sweden: On May 20 in Nordschleswigsche Mögem but the daughter of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie and on 22 May in Sweden's capital Stockholm, the daughter of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel.

While the name of the little Swedish princess - Estelle, who was born on 23 February - is already established, it is traditionally necessary to puzzlize it until the baptism in Denmark, as it will be announced in the service in front of the altar, which given name is the granddaughter of Queen Margrethe will henceforth wear. Incidentally, neither of the two royal houses has officially published a list of godparents. But it is certain that not only Royals are among them, but also relatives of Prince Daniel and Princess Marie, both of whom are known to come from middle-class families.

The baptism in Denmark makes people wonder about the name of the princess, and the Swedes are thinking about the possible mentors of the little Estelle ...

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