LONDON – King Charles and his household took half in a longstanding Christmas custom, strolling collectively to St Mary Magdalene, a Sixteenth-century church on the Sandringham property, for Christmas morning service.
Family members, together with Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales and their youngsters, greeted well-wishers and accepted flowers following the service on the property which is owned by the British royal household.
The Princess of Wales and Prince William attend the Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham in Norfolk, England.
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The Princess of Wales wore a forest inexperienced coat by Alexander McQueen, an identical hat by Gina Foster and a Black Watch tartan scarf.
The princess typically chooses Black Look ahead to the Christmas Day walkabout, and prior to now has worn an Alexander McQueen coat gown with the darkish blue and inexperienced plaid sample.
Queen Camilla additionally wore a forest inexperienced coat, and accomplished the look with a pea inexperienced hat with a colourful chicken feather pinned on the entrance. She carried a Chanel purse.
Different family members included Princess Beatrice, who’s pregnant along with her second little one, and Zara and Mike Tindall and their youngsters. Beatrice’s father Prince Andrew stayed away this yr within the wake of yet one more media scandal, this time involving a previous friendship with an alleged Chinese language spy.
The royals have been spending Christmas at Sandringham since 1988, a practice began by the late Queen Elizabeth II.
King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales greet well-wishers on their technique to Christmas Day service on the Sandringham property in Norfolk, England.
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This Christmas gathering is especially poignant, on condition that King Charles and the Princess of Wales had been each recognized with most cancers earlier this yr. They’re recovering, and the king has introduced that he’ll proceed to bear most cancers remedy within the new yr.
The Princess of Wales has slowly been easing her means again into public life, finishing up engagements on behalf of the household. In November, she attended the annual Remembrance Sunday service led by King Charles at The Cenotaph struggle memorial in central London.
Earlier this month, Middleton hosted the “Collectively at Christmas” carol service, and joined Prince William to welcome the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his spouse Sheikha Jawaher to London for his or her state go to to the U.Ok.
The 42-year-old princess took to social media in June to announce her plans to return to royal duties.
Later within the day, King Charles broke with custom and gave his Christmas deal with from a neighborhood heart fairly than a royal residence. He appealed for peace all over the world and thanked the medical workers who’ve been treating him.
“I’m talking to you as we speak from the chapel of the previous Middlesex Hospital in London – now itself a vibrant neighborhood area – and pondering particularly of the numerous 1000’s of execs and volunteers right here in the UK and throughout the Commonwealth who, with their abilities and out of the goodness of their coronary heart, look after others – typically at some price to themselves,” the king mentioned in a pre-recorded speech broadcast at 3:00 p.m. native time.
“From a private standpoint, I supply particular, heartfelt due to the selfless docs and nurses who, this yr, have supported me and different members of my household by the uncertainties and anxieties of sickness, and have helped present the energy, care and luxury now we have wanted. I’m deeply grateful, too, to all those that have supplied us their very own sort phrases of sympathy and encouragement,” added the king.