The Best Royal Family Holiday Cards Through the Years
’Tis the season for sending royal greetings! But what does a Christmas card from Kate (or Camilla) actually look like? We went deep into the archives to dig up the most regal royal holiday cards from throughout the years.
1952
Queen Eliz and Prince Philip on the Buckingham Palace balcony with their kids, Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Classic.
1979
Fast-forward (quite a few years) and the kids are all here.
1987
Color coordination was a serious consideration in this professional shot, sent by Di and Charles.
1989
Whoa, hats off (or on) to a fancy-pants royal Christmas card done right. Also, proof that princes William and Harry can totally rock a double-breasted blazer.
1991
About those double-breasted blazers: Looks like the princes were not too happy to dress up this year.
2012
Because why wouldn’t Charles and Camilla choose a pic snapped at William and Kate’s wedding?
2015
Babe alert.
2015
Charles and Camilla are #couplegoals here.
A new family photo - Merry Christmas from The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and Princess Charlotte pic.twitter.com/8d472rlXFW
? Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) December 18, 2015
2015
Remember when Charlotte kicked off her shoe and no one noticed?
2016
That balloon artist is awfully mesmerizing.
2017
Kudos to Chris Jackson for snapping this pre–Prince Louis pic.
2018
The never-before-seen photo was taken by photographer Chris Allerton at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding and looks straight out of a bridal magazine.
2018
Prince William and Kate shared a rare photo with their three children—Prince George (6), Princess Charlotte (4) and Prince Louis (1)—and we can’t get over George’s playful pose.
2018
It’s not every day you see the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall casually chatting on a park bench.
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