Royal Christmas cards – William and family pose in stylish monochrome snap while King & Queen share Coronation day joy
With tensions running high, it is not certain if Harry and Meghan will be getting one in the post
PRINCE William and wife Kate have taken the monarchy monochrome — as they share their latest family Christmas card.
The stylish black-and-white snap of the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children features no tacky festive jumpers or sparkly tinsel.
Instead, the fashionable family are pictured looking casual in trainers, white shirts and jeans.
Princess Charlotte, eight, sits in the centre on a chair, flashing a cheeky grin, with five-year-old brother Prince Louis beside her.
Prince George, ten, wears a £79 Polo Ralph Lauren shirt, standing next to his mother, with dad William smiling proudly behind his family.
The snap was taken by Yorkshire-born photographer Josh Shinner at Windsor.
His previous subjects have included celebrities such as Killing Eve star Jodie Comer and singer Sam Smith.
The fashion snapper was chosen by the royal couple after photographing events surrounding the funeral of the Queen.
The royal festive cards are sent every year to friends, family and staff.
But with tensions running high, it is not certain William’s brother Prince Harry and wife Meghan will be getting one.
Meanwhile, King Charles and Queen Camilla went for something a little more colourful with their own card.
They shared a picture taken on Coronation Day in May in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace.
The couple are seen side by side in their full regalia in a photo taken by royal favourite Hugo Burnand.
Charles wore St Edward’s Crown and the robe of estate, with Camilla in Queen Mary’s Crown, and her Coronation dress, as they both smiled regally.
Burnand, who was chosen as official Coronation photographer, has been taking pictures of the Royal Family for more than 20 years.
Inside the King and Queen’s cards are the words “Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year.”
It is the couple’s second Christmas card since Charles became King.
Last year’s — ahead of the Coronation — was less formal, with Camilla dressed in green and Charles in a tweed suit in a snap taken at Scotland’s Braemar Gathering.
