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Five celebrities go for a Christmas walk - for the first time without the Queen: The Royal Family attended the Christmas service together in Sandringham in the English county of Norfolk.
Prince Louis (4), the youngest son of heir to the throne Prince William and Princess Kate, wore shorts when the temperatures were quite mild.
Also there: Prince George (9) and Princess Charlotte (7).
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People sometimes waited for hours to catch a glimpse of the royal family.
British media emphasized the demonstrative joint appearance of the royals.
In doing so, they would have set a sign of unity against the allegations made by William's younger brother Harry and his wife Duchess Meghan in the Netflix series "Harry and Meghan".
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With King Charles III.
(here in a brown coat) at the helm, the royals reappeared for the traditional service on Christmas Day for the first time since the pandemic.
His wife Camilla was also among the 1800 guests.
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For the royals, Christmas was all about Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8 after 70 years on the throne.
Charles commemorated his "beloved mother" in his first televised Christmas speech as king.
Earlier, his daughter-in-law Kate dedicated a Christmas carol to the Queen at London's Westminster Abbey, which she organized and which was televised on Christmas Eve.
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Four-year-old Louis is celebrated in the British media as the secret Christmas star: still so young, and already so committed!
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Classically dressed in a dark green coat and hat, the Princess of Wales paid tribute to the Queen's "incredible legacy" which "has deeply inspired many of us".
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Among the visitors were both of Charles' brothers, including Prince Andrew, who was involved in a sexual abuse scandal.
He appeared with his daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and their husbands.
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Meanwhile, the fronts between William's brother Harry and his wife Meghan, who stayed in California with their children, and the family in England are considered hardened.
The couple have repeatedly accused the palace of lack of support and racism.
With the Netflix series and the release of Harry's autobiography planned for January, the alienation has increased, it said in London.
Harry declined an invitation to celebrate Christmas together in England.
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By the way, unlike the British, there were no gifts for the royals on Christmas morning.
The gift giving traditionally takes place on Christmas Eve - this is due to the German roots of the family.
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Toby Melville / REUTERS
nil, with material from dpa
