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A collection of Christmas cards signed by the Queen Mother was on display at Castle of Mey in Scotland.
Castle of Mey administrator James Murray looks at two cards in the collection sent by the Queen Mother.
A Christmas card featuring a picture of Prince Charles and Lady Di with their children, William and Harry.
This family photo taken at then-Prince Charles and Camilla's wedding was used for their 2005 Christmas card. This was the first time Camilla appeared on one of Charles' Christmas cards.
Fairweather holds two Christmas cards of the British royal family from 1969 and 1979, respectively.
A detail of the picture used on Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas card, with various members of the family aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia during a visit to Norway.
Auctioneer Paul Fairweather holds Christmas cards from 1957 and 1965. The photos show the late Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh with their children.
Pictured are two Christmas cards from 1991 (top) and 1997 (bottom). The latter features a photo of then-Prince Charles and his sons taken days before the death of their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.
A 1987 Christmas card signed by Prince Charles and the late Lady Di was on display at Julien's Auction House in Beverly Hill's, California, in 2014.
This 2018 Christmas card features a photo of Charles and Camilla taken by Hugo Burnand in the gardens of Clarence House.
A Christmas card featuring a picture of Prince Charles and his children, Princes William and Harry.
Clarence House asked that publications which used the 2012 photo to consider making a donation to The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation.
The picture on the card, taken by Hugo Burnand, shows Charles and Camilla in the Orchard Room during the Duchess of Cornwall's 70th birthday party.
The royal couple are pictured during their tour of Croatia. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall met local performers in Tvrda, the old town of the city of Osijek.
The royal couple pictured in the Royal Box at Royal Ascot on June 19, 2013. The photo was taken by Stephen Lock.
For their 2015 Christmas card, the royal couple chose this photo taken in Scotland during their summer vacation.
A Christmas card from the then-Princess Elizabeth to the Grenadier Guards regiment of the British Army in 1942.
The 2014 card features a picture of Charles and Camilla during the Invictus Games opening ceremony on September 10, 2014.
The card features a photo of Prince Charles and Camilla driving a classic MG TD in Cuba during a royal visit.
A royal Christmas greeting card sent to the British troops in 1914.
This is the photo chosen by William and Kate for their 2021 Christmas card. It features Prince William and Kate Middleton with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis on vacation in Jordan.
The 2014 handout image features King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia waving to a crowd in Madrid, Spain.
The former King of Spain and Queen Sofia pose with their grandchildren, Juan, Leonor, Sofia, Victoria Eugenia, Felipe Juan Froilan, Miguel, Irene, and Pablo, for the 2007 Christmas card.
The Spanish Royal Household shared the inside of the royal Christmas card, featuring a picture of the royals, a message from the family, and their respective signatures.
The inside of the 2020 royal Christmas card featured this picture of Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia.
King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan pose for a holiday photo with Crown Prince Al Hussein, Prince Hashem, Princess Iman, and Princess Salma.
King Charles and Queen Camilla released their first Christmas cards with their new titles in 2022, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The couple decided to keep with the royal family tradition and shared the candid photo they chose for the annual holiday card, which features Camilla looking lovingly at her husband. "Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year," the card reads.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis—released their own Christmas card, which features them all walking hand-in-hand in the countryside.
This photograph marks their third Christmas card since Charles became King. Taken in April, it shows the smiling couple standing side by side on what looks like a sunny day.
The photograph, taken by Millie Pilkington, was captured as the King resumed public duties following his cancer diagnosis and treatment. The palace noted that the card represents the moment when life began to return to normal.
Let’s take a look back at some of the best royal Christmas cards from around the world.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla have selected a photograph of themselves in the Buckingham Palace garden for their official 2024 Christmas card. The greeting inside says, "Wishing you a very happy Christmas and New Year."
This photograph marks their third Christmas card since Charles became King. Taken in April, it shows the smiling couple standing side by side on what looks like a sunny day.
The photograph, taken by Millie Pilkington, was captured as the King resumed public duties following his cancer diagnosis and treatment. The palace noted that the card represents the moment when life began to return to normal.
Let’s take a look back at some of the best royal Christmas cards from around the world.