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Her aunt is also her godmother.
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The Daily Mail reported that Beatrice's sister, Princess Eugenie, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, will attend Athena's christening, with Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark and Beatrice's friend, celebrity nutritionist Gabriela Peacock, named as godmothers.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
The brothers were found in their godmother's apartment, where police also found 15 grams of cocaine, 43 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the woman's bedroom.
—Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Nov. 2025
Kimberly’s like a godmother or an auntie to me.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 17 Nov. 2025
Fanning is the godmother to her two young children kids.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
The brothers were found in their godmother's apartment, where police also found 15 grams of cocaine, 43 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the woman's bedroom.
—Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Nov. 2025
Kimberly’s like a godmother or an auntie to me.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 17 Nov. 2025
Fanning is the godmother to her two young children kids.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Godmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godmother. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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godmother
noun
god·moth·er
ˈgäd-ˌmət͟h-ər 
also ˈgȯd-
: a female sponsor at baptism
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