Princess Kate and Prince William share charming Christmas photo of George, Charlotte and Louis

Princess Kate and Prince William share charming Christmas photo of George, Charlotte and Louis

Patrick and Emily react to new photo of Princess Charlotte

Oliver Trapnell

By Oliver Trapnell


Published: 25/12/2023

- 09:17

Updated: 25/12/2023

- 10:09

The picture was taken by the same photographer that did the family’s Christmas card photo

Princess Kate and Prince William have released a new photo of their children to celebrate Christmas.

The picture, showing George, 10, Charlotte, 8, and Louis, 5, the picture shows the royals sitting on a long, sleek wooden bench.


Taken by Josh Shinner, who took the family’s Christmas card photo, the picture shows Charlotte sitting between her two brothers with her arms round both of them.

George and Charlotte are looking straight into the camera while Louis appears to be up to his usual antics and staring off to the side.

New photo of George, Charlotte and Louis released on Christmas Day

New photo of George, Charlotte and Louis released on Christmas Day

Kensington Palace/ Josh Shinner

Accompanying the message, William and Kate signed off the picture with: “Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, from our family to yours! W & C.”

The release of the picture comes just a few weeks after the royals released their Christmas card photos.

Appearing to have been taken on the same day, the Waleses opted for a more casual look in their Christmas pictures.

For their Christmas card picture, the monochrome image shows the family, all wearing plain shirts, arranged around a smiling Princess Charlotte who is seated on a chair.

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King Charles and Camilla opted to go for a Coronation photo for their Christmas card, looking considerably more formal than the public-loved Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince and Princess of Wales card was also substantially different to the one released by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex just a few days ago.

Harry and Meghan’s picture, which was in full-colour, did not feature their two children Archie and Lilibet, much to the disappointment of their fans.

Kate and William’s Christmas card picture left a number of royal fans scratching their heads as the most eagle-eyed among them noticed a peculiar detail in the photo.

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While examining Princess Charlotte’s attire, fans noticed the young royal wasn’t wearing any shoelaces.

The strange detail appears to have reared its head again in this most recent picture but fans have yet to take notice.

One royal fan previously commented on the Christmas card photo: “Why have Charlotte and Louis had their shoe laces taken from them?”

Another jokingly quipped: “Unfortunate situation that members of the Royal Family can't afford shoe laces…”

One more added: “My father messaged our group chat to enquire as to why they’ve taken Princess Charlotte’s shoelaces.”

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