The holiday tradition continued as William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales revealed their annual Christmas card photo on Dec. 18. The family pic, set in a field of daffodils, was taken last April by photographer Josh Shinner. “Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas,” the couple wrote to their 17.2 million followers, racking up more than 500,000 likes by the end of the day.
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Unlike their royal forbears, the future king and queen and their kids George, 12, Charlotte, 10, and 7-year-old Louis, dressed down for the shoot, wearing jeans and wool sweaters, and posed in an affectionate, natural way.
It’s been a busy season for the young family. On Dec. 5, the family supported Kate, 43, at her fifth annual “Together at Christmas” carol service at London’s Westminster Abbey. William, also 43, helped the children light candles and mingle with the everyday heroes honored at the event.
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On Christmas day, the entire invited royal family traditionally walk together from Sandringham House in Norfolk to St. Mary Magdalene church, where they greet well wishers. After the service, they head back to the country estate for a festive lunch before tuning in to King Charles III’s Christmas speech at 3 p.m. As for presents, for all its wealth, the family has been known to prefer gag gifts over expensive baubles. One year William and brother Prince Harry even gave the late Queen Elizabeth II a whoopie cushion!
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