In the West, especially in Europe and the United States, it is too common for parents to find "godparents" for their children.
For example, in Harry Potter, the popular supporting actor Sirius Black is the godfather of Harry Potter, so fans also jokingly call him "Dog Daddy".
When a child's biological parents die, the godparent can have custody of the child and take on the responsibility of parenting.
Therefore, Western parents will find relatives, friends or more prestigious people to serve as their children's godparents.
Royal families, in particular, such as those in britain, are often invited to be godparents.
The current Queen Elizabeth has 29 godchildren. Her sons, Prince Charles, have 27, Princess Anne has 7 and Prince Edward has 5.
The largest number is Queen Victoria, the second-longest-reigning woman, with 58 godchildren.
Today, the younger generation of British royal princes has begun to become the godfathers of others.
For example, the familiar Prince William, who currently has three godchildren.
However, he almost had a fourth, and the person who invited him to become the godfather of his daughter was the British actress Helena Bonham Carter.
People who don't often follow the European and American circles may not be familiar with this name, but as soon as you see her face, you will immediately think of the classic roles she plays.
For example, Bella Cretes Lestrange, the Black Witch in the Harry Potter series, the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland, and so on.
In addition, she has also played the royal family many times in film and television works, so that she has many opportunities in her life to really contact these "big people".
She played Princess Margaret (queen Elizabeth II's only sister) in the hit British drama The Crown.
She told such an interesting story when she participated in the talk show "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen" to promote "The Crown".
Once, drunk, she boldly made a request to Prince William to be the godfather of her daughter Nell.
Helena explained to host Andy Cohen, "I wasn't fully drunk and the prince had a drink. To make this request on that occasion is, of course, just a joke. ”
But if Prince William had agreed to "a moment of drunkenness", Helena would have earned it.
However, according to Helena, Prince William politely declined, "You wouldn't want me to be your daughter's godfather." As soon as she heard this, Helena knew that there was no drama.
Indeed, let's see what kind of people can become the godchildren of Prince William.
He is currently the godfather of three children. One was prince Constantine Alexios of Greece, the other was Tom Pettifer (the son of William and Prince Harry's nanny when he was married, he was a flower boy), and Grace Van-Cutsem (daughter of Prince William's close friend, the prince's "grumpy flower boy" when he married).
Why would Helena Carter be tempted to find a prince for her daughter to be the godfather?
Her explanation is also very funny. After the birth of her first son, Billy, she invited all her friends to be godparents. The result is that Billy has 11 godparents.
And when she went to her daughter Nell for godparents, there was no one around to ask for it. She felt a little sorry for her daughter, so she wanted to ask Prince William to make up for her as a godfather.
I have to say that Helena is still very "fighting" in finding godparents for her children!