William and Kate release summery family photo for official Christmas card - CNN

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The UK whitethorn person been blanketed with snow this week, but you wouldn’t cognize it from the representation connected the Prince and Princess of Wales’ authoritative Christmas card.

The photograph, posted connected the royal couple’s authoritative societal media accounts, shows them connected a sunny household locomotion with their 3 beaming and bare-legged children: Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4.

Kensington Palace, the couple’s authoritative residence, tweeted the representation connected Tuesday with a Christmas histrion emoji and the message: “Sharing a caller representation of the household for this year’s Christmas card!”

Dressed successful jeans and sneakers, the royal mates are pictured walking on a parkland path, hand-in-hand with their children.

The casually color-coordinated representation sees Prince George, who is 2nd successful enactment to the throne, dressed successful a bluish polo abbreviated and navy shorts, alongside Princess Charlotte successful a abbreviated denim jumpsuit and Prince Louis successful denim shorts and a striped, short-sleeved shirt.

Shot earlier this twelvemonth successful Norfolk, eastbound England by award-winning lensman Matt Porteous, the Waleses’ representation was released little than 48 hours earlier the last 3 episodes of Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex’s docuseries deed the streaming service.

Earlier this week, King Charles III issued the archetypal authoritative Christmas paper of his reign.

Chosen by the King and Camilla, Queen Consort, the photograph was taken by Sam Hussein astatine the Braemar Games successful Scotland connected September 3, 5 days earlier Queen Elizabeth II died and erstwhile Charles was inactive the Prince of Wales.

It features the mates looking astatine each other, with the King successful illustration wearing a beige suit and striped necktie and Camilla successful a greenish chapeau and jacket.

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