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Princess Charlotte (right) is held by her brother, 2-year-old Prince George, in this photo taken by their mother in mid-May.
Princess Charlotte (right) is held by her brother, 2-year-old Prince George, in this photo taken by their mother in mid-May.

• Prince William and his wife, Kate, marked a milestone for their newborn baby Princess Charlotte on Sunday — a christening ceremony on Queen Elizabeth II’s country estate that was steeped in royal tradition.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves as he arrives at a Bedford, N.H., house party June 30.

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Billy Joel (right) and Alexis Roderick are shown in this December 2013 file photo. The two were married during a surprise ceremony at the couple’s annual July 4 party.

Hundreds of fans outside St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, a sprawling royal estate near England’s eastern coast, cheered as William and Kate arrived with toddler Prince George and 9-week-old Charlotte, who was in a vintage pram. It was only the second time the United Kingdom’s newborn princess, who is fourth in line to the throne, has been seen in public since she was born May 2. Charlotte was dressed in a replica of the lace-and-satin christening gown made for Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, also named Victoria, in 1841. Until 2008, that original gown had been worn by all royal babies — including the queen — at their christenings. Following royal tradition, holy water from the River Jordan, where it is said Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, was used for the baptism.

The ceremony was private — only the royal family and Kate’s family were among a small group of guests allowed inside. Guests included the queen; her husband, Prince Philip; Prince Charles, Charlotte’s grandfather, and his wife, Camilla; and the five godparents William and Kate chose for Charlotte, including William’s cousin Laura Fellowes, Kate’s cousin Adam Middleton, and three of the couple’s friends.

Sunday’s event saw William, Kate, George and Charlotte appear in public for the first time as a family of four.

• Panama is joining several other Latin American nations in dropping out of the Miss Universe pageant in protest over Donald Trump’s comments about immigrants.

The Miss Panama Organization and the Telemetro television channel say that this year they won’t participate in or broadcast the Miss Universe contest partly owned by Trump. They say the move is “a message of solidarity” to Mexicans offended by Trump’s statements at the start of his campaign in June for the Republican presidential nomination. Trump focused on immigration at the event, saying Mexico was sending “rapists” and people with drugs across the border into the U.S. Panama hosted the pageant in 1986 and 2003. Contest organizers and broadcasters in Costa Rica and Mexico also have pulled out of the event.

• Billy Joel married girlfriend Alexis Roderick in a surprise ceremony at the couple’s annual Fourth of July party.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo presided over Saturday’s nuptials at Joel’s Long Island estate, the singer’s spokesman, Claire Mercuri, said. The small group of family and friends at the party didn’t know the couple planned to exchange vows. Among those in attendance were Alexa Ray Joel, his daughter with his second wife, model Christie Brinkley, and actor Kevin James. People magazine first reported the wedding. Joel, 66, and Roderick, 34, have been dating since 2009 and are expecting their first child. This is his fourth marriage.

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