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My aunt and uncle are also my godparents.
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Nikki Rodriguez plays Jackie Howard, whose parents’ and sister’s death in a fatal car crash the first season brought her to Silver Falls, Colorado to live with her godparents, George (Marc Blucas) and Katherine Walter (Sarah Rafferty).
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Vincent and Josephine were supported by their godparents on their special day, with Prince Vincent's godfather King Felipe of Spain and Princess Josephine's godmother and aunt Princess Marie both attending the ceremony.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
For context, my cousin and her husband recently moved to Panama, and two of my daughter’s godparents are moving to Portugal in a couple of months.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Curtis and Guest also share another daughter, Ruby, Curtis also tearfully revealed that Annie gave birth a week after the death of her godparents, Rob and Michele Reiner.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Vincent and Josephine were supported by their godparents on their special day, with Prince Vincent's godfather King Felipe of Spain and Princess Josephine's godmother and aunt Princess Marie both attending the ceremony.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
For context, my cousin and her husband recently moved to Panama, and two of my daughter’s godparents are moving to Portugal in a couple of months.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Curtis and Guest also share another daughter, Ruby, Curtis also tearfully revealed that Annie gave birth a week after the death of her godparents, Rob and Michele Reiner.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Godparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godparent. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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godparent
noun
god·par·ent
-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a sponsor at baptism
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