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In one of the earliest records of a pre-cursor to the royal Christmas card we know today, Queen Mary and King George V sent their best wishes to British soldiers during the First World War.
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For 1939, the royal family put together a card with a photograph by Marcus Adams, featuring the young princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in matching short-sleeve blouses and skirts.
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In another example of a wartime message, the future monarch, then Princess Elizabeth, sent a Christmas card to the British Army in 1942. The photo was taken by Cecil Beaton.
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Royal Collection Trust / His Majesty King Charles III 2024
Signed “Bertie and Elizabeth,” the 1945 Christmas card showed a young Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret with their parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth I, standing on the balcony at Buckingham Palace during V.E.-Day.
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Courtesy of the Royal Collection Trust
A card for Queen Mary, this photograph by Marcus Adams of Princess Elizabeth and a young Prince Charles featured the following inscription: “Grannie, with love and all good wishes for the New Year, 1950, Lilibet, 1950.”
61955
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and their eldest two children, the now King Charles III and Princess Anne, posed in Balmoral for their 1955 card.
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The young family shared a candid photo for their 1959 Christmas card.
81968
Elizabeth, Philip, Charles, Anne, Edward, and Andrew were photographed in color during the springtime for their 1968 card.
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91982
Diana, Princess of Wales and the future King Charles III posed with baby Prince William for their 1982 card. Swipe for some more highlights from the young family.
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles posed with their young sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, for their Christmas card in 1988.
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111991
In their last joint Christmas card, Charles and Diana posed with their sons.
121995
This portrait of Princess Diana with Prince William and Prince Harry was used as her personal Christmas card in 1995, after she separated from Charles.
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131995
The same year, Charles went for an off-kilter pose for his Christmas card.
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Charles posed with William and Harry for the royal Christmas card in 1999.
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In 2003, Charles tapped photographer Mario Testino for his Christmas card with William and Harry.
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Prince Charles’s 2005 Christmas card featured a photo from his wedding to the future Queen Camilla, with William and Harry.
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172011
For their first Christmas card as a married couple, Prince William and Princess Kate shared a beautiful photograph from their wedding.
182015
Charles and Camilla shared a sweet and intimate photo for their 2015 card.
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In 2016, Charles and Camilla shared a photo from their tour of Croatia, where they were captured with local performers.
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William and Kate matched with George and Charlotte in all-blue looks for a sweet and formal Christmas card.
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