Royal Christening

Denmark's Prince Joachim and his wife, Princess Marie, pose with their newborn son, Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain, before the baby's baptism on July 26, 2009, in Mogeltonder Church, the parish church of Schackenborg Castle, the couple's main residence, 172 miles west of Copenhagen. In true Danish tradition, the baby's name was not revealed until the baptism.

Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain is photographed in his mother's arms at his christening on July 26, 2009, in Mogeltonder Church, the parish church of Schackenborg Castle, the couple's main residence, 172 miles west of Copenhagen. The ceremony was broadcast to the nation.

Danish Prince Joachim and French-born Princess Marie are shown with their son during his christening in Moegeltoender Church, in Southern Jutland, on Sunday, July 26 , 2009. More than 140 people, including the queen and crown prince, (the baby's grandmother and uncle), attended the ceremony.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Consort Henri, with their grandsons, Princes Nicolai and Felix, attend the royal christening of Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain on July 26, 2009, in Mogeltonder Church, where his parents, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie, were married in 2008. Joachim is the queen's younger son and Nicolai and Felix are his sons by a previous marriage.

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark poses with his wife, Princess Mary, and their children, Prince Christian and Princess Isabella, before the christening of Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain on July 26, 2009, in Mogeltonder Church. The heir to the Danish throne is the brother of the baby's father, Prince Joachim.

Danish Prince Joachim and French-born Princess Marie and their son during his Christening in Moegeltoender Church, in Southern Jutland, on Sunday, July 26, 2009.

Danish Prince Joachim and French-born Princess Marie watch as their first child is christened in Moegeltoender Church, in Southern Jutland, on Sunday, July 26, 2009. Prince Felix, Comtesse Ingrid von Pfeil, Count Richard von Pfeil, Prince Nikolai and Crown Princess Mary with Princess Isabella watch. The crown princess was one of the godparents.

Denmark's Princess Marie and her husband, Prince Joachim, leave Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 7, 2009, with their newborn son. Princess Marie gave birth to the prince May 4. He is the couple's first child, although the prince has two sons by a previous marriage.

The baby was baptized at the same church where his parents, pictured above, were married on May 24, 2008. The gold baptismal font in the service has been been used by Danish royalty since the 1600s.