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That s not that many when you have the queen and prince philip and charles and camilla and prince harry. those guests are in there and seated. what is most important the queen arrives last. william and kate we ve seen them go behind us. the queen has not yet left buckingham palace but she s on her way. when she goes that s the signal, when she arrives finally the christening can start. that s the really exciting moment when little prince george will be ushered into his future as a future king and also supreme head of the church of england. so kate and william are already there? reporter: kate and william are there. they haven t gotten out of the car. we haven t seen them go through. they have arrived at the palace so they are at st. james palace. they are there but we haven t seen them get out and walk across with prince george. that s the only moment we ll get to see them but as we know there are no cameras inside the ceremony so we re not going to have cameras inside the ceremon ....
We haven t seen him get going in an official sense but that s because he s just a guest. we re waiting for the biggest, that s the queen and prince philip. there s been a small gathering before the christening. but after the christening there s going to be a big party. and that s where we re going to engage in one of our strangest british there decisions. remember the top tier of the wedding cake, that s what they have as a christening cake. basically in britain, we take the top of the wedding cake and wait two years and take it and eat it at the christening. a bit odd. but that s how we do it here in britain. we ll be back with more right after this. [ female announcer ] we take away your stuffy nose. you keep the peace. we calm your congestion and pain. ....
good morning, i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. it is a big day in britain for a 3-month-old baby boy. prince george, the third in line to the throne will be christened in a few minutes. let s bring in our royal expert kate williams joining us live from buckingham palace. good morning, kate. reporter: good morning to you, carol. i like how they describe it a private affair with 22 people invited. that s it. we normally see christening as big affairs. prince william in buckingham palace, 60 guests and a huge banquet afterwards. prince george, seven godparents, there s the queen, prince phi p philip, charles and camilla, not that many spaces for other royals so a private family inmat ceremony and that s what kate and william want. i see all of the people ....