Prince William, Princess Kate and their children release stunning 2023 Christmas card

Every Christmas fans eagerly await the release of the official royal family Christmas cards. 

This year the King and Queen are dressed in their coronation finery, for a very royal and formal Christmas photo, however, the Prince and Princess of Wales and their young family opted for a more casual look.

The King and Queen’s image was shot by Hugo Burnand, the official coronation photographer. Taken at Buckingham Palace on May 6, shortly after the newly crowned King and Queen returned from Westminster Abbey, it shows the couple standing side by side. 

The King is wearing the Imperial State Crown and coronation tunic as well as the purple silk velvet and gold-embroidered Robe of Estate. The Queen wears the Queen Mary’s Crown, with her own hand-embroidered Robe of Estate. 

Meanwhile, the Wales family are shown wearing crisp white shirts and jeans. Princess Kate wears minimal jewellery with gorgeous loose hair, while her daughter, Princess Charlotte, 8, has her long blonde hair down. 

She and Prince Louis, 5, wear slip-on trainers, while Prince George, 10, seems to have graduated to the same suede boots favoured by his father. 

George wears a Ralph Lauren shirt, a brand favoured by his late grandmother Diana, Princess of Wales. 

Whose royal Christmas card photo do you prefer?