1942 - Prince William of Gloucester was Christened by Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury in the Private Chapel at Windsor. The location of the ceremony was not disclosed at the time due to security reasons during WWII. At the time the papers reported it was held at "a private chapel in the country". His godparents were King George VI paternal uncle, Queen Mary paternal grandmother, Princess Helena Victoria cousin, Lady Margaret Hawkins maternal aunt, Major Lord William Montagu Douglas Scott maternal uncle and John Vereker 6th Viscount Gort.
