Photo (c) Cyrille Boulay. |
On Sunday, 12 December, Prince Joachim Murat was baptised at the Cathédrale Saint-Louis des Invalides in Paris. Prince Joachim Georges Laurent Napoléon Murat was born on 3 August as the first child of Prince Joachim Murat and his wife Princess Yasmine (née Briki). Among the godparents of the little prince were Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Princess Noal Zaher of Egypt (née Afghanistan). Numerous royal relations and friends were also present at this happy occasion: Prince Charles Bonaparte (father of the Prince Napoléon), Prince Mohammed Ali of Egypt, and Princess Victoria Romanovna Romanoff (wife of Grand Duke George).