Ailing George VI could barely stand. The Archbishop seemed about to drop the baby. Yet  through it all, Prince Charles 'lay quiet as a mouse' - the Christening of a King on this day 75 years ago

Buckingham Palace released the baby's names the previous evening and there was much comment in the newspapers about the unusual choice of Charles as first name.

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