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This is who will be godparents to Harry and Meghan’s baby

The royal couple have chosen some very famous friends - by Nadia Elshawarby
  • 03 May 2019

With Baby Sussex due any minute now, (unless rumours are to be believed that it has already been born!) everyone’s wondering which of their high-profile friends Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will choose to be their first-born’s godparents.

This is who will be godparents to Harry and Meghan’s baby

According to UK bookies Ladbrokes, the front runners are Harry’s longtime pal Charlie Van Straubenzee (1/8 odds) and Meghan’s close friend Jessica Mulroney (1/3 odds).

It would come as no surprise if Harry’s long-time pal is named as godfather, the two met at their prep school, Ludgrove and Harry was a classmate of Charlie’s late brother, Henry (who tragically died in a car crash in 2002). Prince William is a close friend of Charlie’s brother, Thomas (who is a godfather to Princess Charlotte), and both princes are joint patrons of a memorial fund to help schools in Uganda set up in Henry’s name.

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Prince Harry and Charlie Van Straubenzee

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And with Meghan’s stylist/BFF Jessica’s three children playing an important role in the duchesses May 2018 wedding, it looks likely that Jessica will be given the title of godmother.

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Harry’s older brother, Prince William, and sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, currently have 3/1 odds, but it’s an unlikely choice. In royal tradition, uncles and aunts already have a role in the child’s life, so godparents are usually friends of the parents or less direct relatives.

“Harry & Meghan have a load of options for the godparents, and I have a sneaky feeling that we could see a celeb or two get the call,” said William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams.

George and Amal Clooney are frontrunners when it comes to the stars at 8/1. Serena Williams is 10/1, David Beckham 20/1 and Elton John (who performed at the couple’s wedding reception) and Oprah Winfrey are both 33/1.

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Nadia is a writer for WHO.com.au

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