Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThe Queen's great-grandson's christening was scrapped at the last minute following a Covid scare, it has been claimed. Her Majesty, 95, is understood to have been among the guests due to attend the ceremony at noon and an afterparty for Princess Eugenie's baby son August on Saturday. But a fellow attendee is said to have either tested positive for the virus or been pinged by the NHS Covid-19 app minutes before meaning the gathering had to be cancelled. The christening was to be held at Royal Chapel of All Saints with less than 30 people invited before a reception at Royal Lodge, according to reports. A source told The Sun on Sunday: "One guest tested positive or was pinged for Covid contact and therefore no one else was able to gather.

Source: Daily Mirror July 11, 2021 08:37 UTC