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Queen Elizabeth II is determined to make it to the joint baptism of her great-grandchildren on Sunday despite her recent health scare.
The 95-year-old monarch is “keen to attend such a wonderful event” for Princess Eugenie and Zara Tindall’s respective sons, August and Lucas, at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Berkshire, England, a source told The Sun.
“She knows how important this is for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren,” the source shared.
“It’s set to be a heartwarming family occasion and a time of real celebration after what has been some challenging times for certain royals of late, including the Queen herself.”
The joint baptism for 9-month-old August and 8-month-old Lucas is said to be a royal first.
The event will take place one day after what would have been the Queen’s 74th wedding anniversary with her husband, Prince Philip, who died in April
at the age of 99.
August and Lucas were both given the middle name Philip after their late great-grandfather, making the timing of their baptism all the more poignant.
Eugenie’s embattled father, Prince Andrew, and mother, Sarah Ferguson, are expected to attend, as are the princess’ cousin Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton.
Eugenie, 31, and her husband, brand ambassador Jack Brooksbank, welcomed August in February. He is the couple’s first child.
Tindall, 40, gave birth to Lucas in March. She and her husband, former rugby player Mike Tindall, also share two daughters: 7-year-old Mia and 3-year-old Lena.
If the Queen does, in fact, attend Sunday’s baptism, it would be her first public outing since she spent a night in the hospital on Oct. 20. While she has been ordered to rest, the sovereign has continued to carry out royal duties from home.
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