Godparents will remain anonymous – with help from Queen

THE Queen will not release a copy of her great-grandson Archie’s baptism certificate, aides said yesterday.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had already refused public access to today’s ceremony and banned television cameras from filming guests arriving.

Only a few images will be released by the couple’s own photographer later today.

Confirmation that the document – made public in other Church of England baptisms – will not be made available tightens Harry and Meghan’s grip on the news blackout.

The notoriously private couple are taking advantage of the fact that the ceremony will be held in the Queen’s Private Chapel at Windsor Castle.

The tiny venue, which is separate from St George’s Chapel where the Duke and Duchess married, is a ‘Royal Peculiar’. Under archaic rules this means it belongs to the monarch, who is head of the Church, and does not come under the jurisdiction of a bishop.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: ‘The baptism will be registered on the royal register and held privately, as other royal baptisms have been.’

Baptism certificates include the names of the child’s godparents and Archie’s parents stated this week that they would never name them.

Anti-monarchy campaigners Republic said: ‘The same law should apply to everybody. This is one of the many, many examples where that’s not the case for the royal family.’

Archie’s godparents are likely to include friends of Meghan, including Benita Litt, an old friend from Los Angeles. Harry’s choices are expected to include childhood friend Jake Warren, son of the Queen’s bloodstock manager.

‘Same law should apply to everyone’