There's nothing like a royal christening for a bit of understated glamour. A royal wedding means style pressure - while all eyes might be on the bride, they'll be taking a sneaky peak at the guests as well to see who nailed glitz without scene stealing. But a christening is different. Baby's mum always looks so happy that being anything less than lovely is an impossibility, the grandparents always look so proud that the same rule applies and everyone else looks like they've put on a hat for an afternoon out which is something that needs to happen more.
Madeleine of Sweden with her husband, Chris O'Neill, and their son, Nicolas, on the day of his christening, Stockholm, October 11th 2015
The christening of Nicolas of Sweden was no exception. His mummy had learned from experience and made sure the head and shoulders looked fabulous as baby would be covering everything else up while his maternal granny and his queen to be aunt went blue for a boy and his newest auntie, whose wedding he almost gatecrashed arriving just 48 hours after she'd said 'I do', chose a perfectly pitched pink for the occasion. It was all rather autumnal and striking - here's the Royal Wardrobe at the christening of Nicolas of Sweden.
The first thing everyone noticed about Nicolas' mum, Madeleine, was her rather striking fascinator. The ruffles and roses were in a very deep fuchsia which picked out the trim in the mixed pattern coat she had chosen.
The coat itself was a heavy satin and on another occasion might have looked odd but for the christening it worked. Madeleine's pick was mostly gold with a scattered pattern of different colours mixed throughout - the modern blue for a boy at her hips and the traditional pink for a boy at the base. A winner.
Nicolas' maternal grandmother, Queen Silvia, had no difficulty telling everyone what colour she thought went with a boy. For the christening of her first grandson she picked baby blue, head to toe.
There was a shift dress in pale baby blue underneath a coat in darker baby blue topped with a hat in the same hue. Blue for a boy, another winner.
Nicolas' other granny, Eva O'Neill, might have been walking a step behind his other grandparents because of protocol but she was keeping up in the blue for a boy stakes choosing a very on trend pastel cape style coat, topped with a darker fascinator.
And auntie Victoria also went for blue but added a regal touch by hitting the royal shade of the colour.
There was also a very noticeable baby bump - number two is due in March - and a very sixties style hat.
Meanwhile, the newest princess in Europe went for a pink that was almost a red as she attended a royal christening as a royal for the very first time. Sofia of Sweden showed off a slim fitting dress with skater style skirt and statement neckline.
And she broke out of the royal ranks by opting for a contrasting fascinator in palest pink complete with a rather striking veil.
But everyone knows that these days there are two scene stealers at every Swedish royal event and they worked their magic again at Nicolas' christening. First of all, his big sister Leonore looked super cute in a super sweet pale grey dress.
And big cousin, Estelle, wore white and gave us plenty of charm. Just what we expect from this little princess - Nicolas is in for a lot of fun as he grows up in this royal family.
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