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Christening in Llanidloes
The kitchen sink becomes a bath, and a baby is baptised at St Idloes Church, twin godmothers looking wonderfully stylish in purple.
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Overview
After shots of a kitchen sink doing duty as a bath, a family group is seen assembling outside St Idloes Church in the centre of Llanidloes for a christening. The good-tempered baby wears white but twins – possibly godmothers – have gone for purple, their outfits absolute classics of the period.
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