King Charles and Queen Camilla Share Their 2024 Christmas Card
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King Charles and Queen Camilla have shared their annual Christmas card.
The portrait included with the greeting was taken in the gardens of Buckingham Palace by Millie Pilkington back on April 10, the day after King Charles and Queen Camilla's 19th wedding anniversary. Another portrait from the same session was shared to announce King Charles's return to public duties in April, following his cancer diagnosis.
“Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year,” the card reads, the same text as the past two years.
In the picture, Queen Camilla wears a blue wool crepe dress by Fiona Clare, and jewelry from her private collection, while King Charles chose a grey suit and a blue tie to coordinate with his wife's outfit. This year's card is much more informal than last year's, which featured a portrait taken following their coronation.
“Delighted to see that Their Majesties have chosen one of my portraits for their Christmas Card this year,” photographer Millie Pilkington posted on Instagram. Pilkington is somewhat of a go-to photographer for royal family portraits: In 2023, she took a number of photographs released by Kensington Palace on celebratory occasions, including a portrait of Prince William and his kids for father's day, and portraits for Prince Louis's 5th birthday, Princess Charlotte's 8th birthday, and Prince George's 10th birthday.
The royal family's Christmas traditions haven't changed much since King Charles became monarch, and the Windsors will spend the holiday at Sandringham. They open their presents on Christmas Eve. As Prince Harry wrote in his memoir Spare: "We were at Sandringham in a big room with a long table covered with white cloth and white name cards. By custom, at the start of the night, each of us located our place, stood before our mound of presents. Then suddenly, everyone began opening at the same time. A free-for-all, with scores of family members talking at once and pulling at bows and tearing at wrapping paper."
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