New British prince christened today

By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Anne Shutt

August 4, 1982

London

The British royal family's latest addition, Prince William of Wales, is to be christened into the Church of England today (Aug. 4) with water specially flown to London from the River Jordan.

The ceremony for the six-week-old baby, second in line to the British throne after Prince Charles, is a strictly private affair in Buckingham Palace's white and gold music room.