Video: Prince George's christening 'hugely important', says Archbishop of Canterbury The Most Rev Justin Welby said the baby son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would be joining two billion people around the world in the "family of the church" when he baptises him on Wednesday at St James's Palace in central London. The father-of-five, and former oil executive said the ceremony would mark the next "hugely important" moment in George's life following his birth on July 22 which was celebrated by millions of people around the world We celebrate, first of all, the joy of the parents. It's a wonderful thing, having a baby. All babies are unbelievably special, not only royal babies," he said. As a nation we're celebrating the birth of someone who in due course will be the head of state. That's extraordinary. It gives you this sense of forward looking, of the forwardness of history as well as the backwardness of history, and what a gift to have this new life and to look forward. The archbishop's remarks were made in a short film about the meaning of baptism.