Prince christening pictures released
The Queen is pictured with three future kings - the first time in nearly 120 years such an image has been captured.
The monarch is shown with her son, the Prince of Wales, grandson, the Duke of Cambridge, and great-grandson, Prince George, to mark the royal christening.
It echoes a 1894 image from the future Edward VIII's christening, showing him with his father, grandfather and great-grandmother - George V, Edward VII and Queen Victoria.
The pictures were taken by Jason Bell.
'Windsor dynasty'
The four official portraits were taken in the Morning Room at Clarence House following Wednesday's ceremony at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace.
BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said the images showed the Windsor dynasty on a scale not previously seen.
The reigning monarch and three future kings will, in all probability, occupy the British throne for considerably more than 100 years.
It is the "four monarchs" photograph that can genuinely be said to have historic significance, said our correspondent.
They images were captured by Bell, who is renowned for his images of high-profile figures like Sir Paul McCartney, actress Scarlett Johansson and former England footballer David Beckham.
Prince George wears a replica of the intricate lace and satin christening gown made for Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, Victoria, the Princess Royal, in 1841.
'A good boy'
Analysis
It is the Windsor dynasty on a scale we haven't seen before.
The reigning monarch, with three future kings - a quartet who, between them, in all probability, will occupy the British throne for considerably more than 100 years.
For all the eye-catching charm of the photograph of George with his arms in the air, beneath the beaming smiles of his mother and father, it is the "four monarchs" photograph that can genuinely be said to have an historic significance.
One imagines it must be pleasing for the Queen to have a sense of who will follow her so far into the future.
It is also the most visual of evidence of what the continuity of hereditary monarchy actually means.
A century on from now, history will be able to judge the achievements of all of those in today's pictures, from the oldest to the youngest.
The prince, who was born on 22 July, was baptised by the Archbishop of Canterbury during a private christening attended by just 22 members of the royal family.
The Cambridges broke with tradition to have their son christened at the Chapel Royal, where the coffin of the duke's mother, Princess Diana, lay before her funeral.
The Queen, Charles and William were all christened at Buckingham Palace.
Following the ceremony, the Queen told guests at Buckingham Palace how much she had enjoyed the ceremony. While the duchess said he had been a "good boy", as she attended a reception and dinner at the Kensington Palace State Apartments.
The godparents, announced ahead of the christening, are Oliver Baker, Emilia Jardine-Paterson, Earl Grosvenor, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Julia Samuel, William van Cutsem and Zara Tindall.
Mrs Tindall is Prince William's cousin, while the other six godparents are all friends of the royal couple.
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