Christmas with the Royals! Every Photo You Need to See of the Royal Family Getting Festive
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1969
Christmas at Windsor Castle! Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip put the finishing touches on the Christmas tree in a still from the ITV-BBC film documentary The Royal Family.
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1987
Princess Diana smiles with Santa Claus during a visit to London's Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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1987
A young Prince Harry dressed up as a red and green elf to take part in his school's nativity play.
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1988
The following year, Harry was upgraded to an important role: a shepherd! (Prince George also takes part in the tradition. In 2017, Prince William revealed his son played the part of a sheep!)
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1990
You're never too royal to visit with Santa! During a visit to the Olympia International Show Jumping Championships with their mom, brothers Harry and William climbed into Santa's sleigh.
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1992
Double Kris Kringle! Princess Diana is surrounded by two Santas during a charity Christmas event.
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1995
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie sported matching outfits as they attended a Christmas Pantomime of Cinderella, in support of their mother's charity.
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1998
The Queen and the Queen Mother aided Santa in giving gifts of chocolate bars to children at the Ascot races.
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1997
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were all smiles as they held presents from the crowd as they headed into the Christmas Day service at Sandringham Church with their father, Prince Andrew.
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1998
Sarah Ferguson made a tradition of bringing her daughters to the theater around Christmas – and they event got to pose with the performers!
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1998
Prince Harry and Prince William took part in the tradition of attending the annual Christmas Day service at Sandringham Church, accepting small gifts from the gathered well wishers.
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1999
Fergie and her daughters, Eugenie and Beatrice, chat with Santa at the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children party in London.
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2001
Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, sttended a Northern Ballet sdaptation Of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol at the New Victoria Theatre.
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2010
Camilla, Duchess Of Cornwall, waves with Santa as she visits Bath to turn on the Christmas lights.
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2012
Prince Harry poses with a Santa hat as he stands outside the tent at Camp Bastion on December 12, 2012 in Afghanistan, where he served as an Apache Helicopter Pilot/Gunner with 662 Sqd Army Air Corps.
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2012
Queen Elizabeth records her annual Christmas message to the Commonwealth in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace.
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2014
Master gift wrapper! Kate Middleton lends her skills during a visit to the Northside Center for Child Development in New York City.
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2015
Kate hugs a young boy after receiving a present as she attends the Anna Freud Centre Family School Christmas Party. She joined groups of families in festive activities designed to help pupils reflect on the positive progress in their social relationships and communication skills.
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2016
Prince William focuses all his attention on decorating a gingerbread house during a charity Christmas party that he attended with Kate and Harry.
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2016
Family outing! Kate, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, and Prince William attend the Christmas service at St. Mark's Church in Bucklebury.
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2016
Following the service, George enjoyed a favorite holiday treat: a candy cane!
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2016
Charlotte held onto her treat as she exited the church, hand-in-hand with mom.
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2017
Prince William shared Prince George's Christmas Wish List (he wanted a police car!) with Santa during a visit to a holiday market in Finland.
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2017
Fergie posed with a rather fit Santa as she attended the Lady Garden Gala in aid of Silent No More Gynaecological Cancer Fund and Cancer Research.
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2017
Meghan Markle's first royal Christmas! Prince Harry's now-bride joined the Royal Fab Four at the 2017 Christmas Day church service at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene.