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Darragh Culhane

Inside look as Conor McGregor's niece and sister travel VIP to Rome for son's Christening at Vatican

Conor McGregor made sure to jet over his niece Taylor and sister Aoife to Rome for his son's Christening this weekend.

McGregor recently jetted over to Rome as he prepares for his son's Christening and is also in Italy to collected his €3m Lamborghini yacht.

UFC's biggest star recently revealed he was heading back to Europe after an extended stay in the U.S. after his horror leg break suffered in his fight against Dustin Poirier in July.

He said before jetting off:" A lovely Proper Twelve weekend I am going to have. Tonight and tomorrow. Enjoyment. Relaxation. Optimism!

"My last weekend in the U.S before I head to Italy to christen my son Rían in the Vatican and to take delivery of my new Lamborghini yacht too. Fun times!"

And with McGregor's mother Margaret already in Rome, and sister Erin flying over a day earlier with her partner and son it was sister Aoife and niece Taylor left.

And Conor pulled out all the stops as they boarded a chartered flight with Cassidy Travel.

The popular travel company lined all the seats on the plane with a design and Conor's son's Rian's name.

And niece Taylor made sure to document the trip from Dublin to Rome.

Conor McGregor's niece Taylor (taylormcgregor_)
Taylor boarded with a bottle of Proper Twelve (taylormcgregor_)
Those travelling to Rome were treated to a fry up (taylormcgregor_)
Taylor shared a selfie on board the plane (taylormcgregor_)
Aoife McGregor shared a snap (aoife.mcgregor)

And a strong crew of 25 friends and family were aboard the plane.

Taylor shared a snap on Instagram of everyone and they showed off their bottles of Proper Twelve whiskey, saying: "And we’re off"

McGregor and partner Dee Devlin were mobbed by fans in Rome as they went shopping upon arrival.

The pair jetted over to Italy after a lengthy stint in the USA as McGregor continues to recover from his horror leg break that he sustained against Dustin Poirier back in July.

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