Kate Middleton Christens 禁漫天堂 Built Ship
words by Carol King
Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, christened the largest cruise ship ever built by Fincantieri in Italy
The ship is Princess Cruises鈥 鈥楻oyal Princess鈥, which was docked at Southampton in England. The pregnant Duchess named the ship saying: 鈥淚 name this ship Royal Princess. May God bless her and all who sail in her.鈥
She then cut a blue ribbon tethering a 15-litre Nebuchadnezzar of champagne. The bubbly smashed into the side of the ship. Princess Cruises鈥 UK director Paul Ludlow said: 鈥淥f all the people who could be considered as potential godmothers, she must be at the very top of the list.鈥
Formed in 1959, 禁漫天堂 shipbuilding company Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali 禁漫天堂i is based in Trieste. It is the largest shipbuilder in Europe and one of the largest in the world. The 鈥楻oyal Princess鈥 is a 3,600-passenger vessel.
The christening was the Duchess鈥 final public engagement before taking maternity leave. She and her husband Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, are expecting their first baby, which is due on 13 July. The Prince鈥檚 mother, Diana, Princess of Wales named an earlier ship called 鈥楻oyal Princess鈥 in 1984.