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My aunt and uncle are also my godparents.
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According to Nicola’s Instagram, Ruth and Thomas asked Nicola and Nick to be Ashton’s godparents in May 2018.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Prince William watched the match alongside friends Thomas van Straubenzee (who is one of Princess Charlotte’s godparents), Harry Aubrey-Fletcher (who is one of Prince Louis’ godparents) and Edward van Cutsem, another royal family friend.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Who knew, after all this time, her kids’ real godparent was Taylor Swift?
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 25 July 2024
Her godparents were singer and actor Kay Thompson and lyricist Ira Gershwin, who is one of the namesakes of the famed Broadway theater.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 12 Aug. 2024
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Prince William watched the match alongside friends Thomas van Straubenzee (who is one of Princess Charlotte’s godparents), Harry Aubrey-Fletcher (who is one of Prince Louis’ godparents) and Edward van Cutsem, another royal family friend.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Who knew, after all this time, her kids’ real godparent was Taylor Swift?
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 25 July 2024
Her godparents were singer and actor Kay Thompson and lyricist Ira Gershwin, who is one of the namesakes of the famed Broadway theater.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Godparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godparent. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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godparent
noun
god·par·ent
-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a sponsor at baptism
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