Prince Louis' christening: Inside the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace where service for royal baby will take place
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This is the inside of the cozy chapel where Prince Louis is to be christened.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, will take the service at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace on July 9.
It is the same chapel where Louis' older brother Prince George was christened in 2013.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge chose St Mary Magdalene church on the royal Sandringham Estate for the christening of Louis' sister, Princess Charlotte.
The chapel is part of the main block of St James's Palace, and was built around 1540.
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It was the place where Queen Victoria married Prince Albert in 1840.
The heart of Queen Mary I, who died in 1558, is said to be buried in the chapel. The rest of her body is buried at Westminster Abbey.
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The recent royal baptisms have been a break from tradition, as they have usually been held at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William were all christened in the Palace's Music Room.
The Chapel at St James's Palace is understood to be sentimental to William as it is where he and his brother paid respects to their mother, Princess Diana before her funeral in 1997.
Before George, the last royal baby to be christened at St James's was his Princess Beatrice, in December 1988.