Kensington Palace releases four beautiful photos from Princess Charlotte's christening, shot by Princess Diana's favorite photographer

Princess Charlotte's christening brought all together.

The royal family chose legendary fashion photographer, Mario Testino, for Princess Charlotte's first official photos of her christening last Sunday. In the formal photo, three generations of Monarch successors were present, sans Prince Harry. While the princess' almost two-year-old brother, Prince George, almost stole the spotlight with his adorable antics throughout the ceremony, he gave Testino his best behavior during the formal shoot.

MUNTINLUPA, PHILIPPINES (Catholic Online) - Prince George was seated leg up beside his father, Prince William and mother Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, who held the main star of the event, the baby Princess Charlotte. They were seated next to the delighted Queen, while the rest of the immediate family was also all smiles standing in the second row.

Michael Middleton, Pippa Middleton, James Middleton, Carole Middleton, Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke of Edinburgh were all present. However, Prince Harry was especially during for the event, as he is still in Africa as a wildlife ranger.

"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their whole family had a wonderful day on Sunday and were delighted to share the special occasion with the thousands of people who came to Sandringham. They are very happy to share these photographs and hope that everyone enjoys them as much as they do," said a spokesperson from the Kensington Palace.

The first photo, the formal one described earlier, was shot in the drawing room of the Queen's private Norfolk residence, Sandringham, while the second photograph shows Kate looking down at her baby Charlotte.

The third official photo shows William and George both grinning in the garden. Kate, Charlotte, George and William all look happy in the garden, enjoying summer for the fourth photograph officially released.

"Photographing Princess Charlotte's christening was an amazing experience. What impressed me the most was the energy of the family, and of that between the Duke and Duchess. One sees how solid they are together and one gets a sense of their strong family values," said the 60-year-old photographer, known to be a favorite of the Royal Family. Testino shot the last official photographs of Princess Diana for Vanity Fair just two month before she died.

"It was incredible to be able to document four generations of the British Royal Family together - the monarch and three heirs to the throne - and very heart-warming to see the close relationship between them all. I am overwhelmed and honoured to be chosen to document this occasion and to carry on the documentation of the family that is the soul of this country, a country that has given me."

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