Every Christmas, Prince William and Duchess Kate publish a family photo that is sent as a greeting card.
This year's picture has already been published unofficially.
Every Christmas,
Prince William and Duchess Catherine
send greetings by post to select British people.
This year's
family
photo was posted online before the official announcement.
The
children of the royal couple
can also be seen - one is the secret star of the photo.
London - Every year at Christmas
the royals
send
greetings to family members, charity organizations or members of the royal household, for example.
Hundreds of postcards
are sent out for it - with a picture specially made for this purpose.
So there will be
a portrait of the royal family *
with Prince William and Duchess Catherine
again in 2020
.
Buckingham Palace
traditionally also publishes this on its social media channels.
This year the royals were apparently not fast enough: The family photo is already circulating on the net.
Royal photos of Prince William and Duchess Kate: this is what their children look like today
The Christmas
photo
seems to revolve around
English country life
, because the five royals are sitting on bales of hay to take the picture, firewood is stacked in the background.
It is speculated that the photo was taken at "
Note Hall,
" Kate and William's
Norfolk
estate
.
This is where the family spent most of the
time during the lockdown
and the previous Christmas cards were also recorded there.
Prince George is now seven years old, his sister Charlotte five and Louis two years old.
He's also the secret star of the photo.
In the middle between his parents he laughs with the camera in competition.
The family has also coordinated the colors
in shades of brown
.
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According to information from
Hello
, the card addressed to employees in the intensive care units says: "We wish you a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
".
The inside should read handwritten “We can never thank you enough for all the dedication and sacrifices you have had to make this year.
We will be forever grateful ”,
signed by Duchess Kate and Prince William
.
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The
fans are absolutely thrilled
, after all, not only Duchess Catherine and Prince William can be seen on it, but also their kids George, Charlotte and Louis, who have grown up quite a bit by now.
You comment, “Nice family.
Future kings ”,“ what a beautiful photo ”or“ what a beautiful family ”.
The royal photo can also be found on Instagram.
There you can read, for example: "The Cambridges are great this year".
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