The loss of her baby girl ... Kim says the gowns need to be "absolutely perfect" because they take the place of everything else in the child's life. "This takes the place of a Christening gown ...

Princess Charlotte on her christening day wearing the family gown Archie was christened in ... with the intention of keeping a layer for the baby, but it sometimes happens - just not very often." ...

This sort of work - which was known as Ayrshire work - was a feature of baby clothes and adult's ... The bodice has very puffed sleeves. Christening gowns in the 19th century tended to follow ...