King Charles and Queen Camilla led the royal family into Christmas Day mass at St Mary Magdalene in Norfolk on Monday.
The royals, who have made Christmas morning mass at Sandringham Church an annual tradition, were joined by a slew of other family members, including Prince William, 41, Kate Middleton, 41, and their three children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.
Princess Anne’s equestrian daughter, Zara, 42, was also there with her former rugby player husband, Mike Tindall, 45.
The Tindall’s oldest daughter, Mia, 9, sweetly held her younger cousin Prince Louis’ hand as the children walked.
The disgraced Prince Andrew, 63, who was “fired” from his royal duties in 2020, and was linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, also attended.
He accompanied his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, 64. The former spouses have been divorced since 1996.
Ferguson’s attendance was especially noteworthy, as she hasn’t participated in the family walk to Christmas morning church service for over three decades.
Her daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, and their husbands Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank, were also in attendance.
Ferguson wore a dark green coat and matching headband. The family looked like they were in high spirits, despite Prince Andrew’s public disgrace over his ties to the late sex offender.
King Charles and Queen Camilla both wore long coats in complementary shades of taupe, looking slightly more casual compared to Kate Middleton and Sarah Ferguson’s jewel-tone outfits.
The King and Queen looked like they were in high spirits as they greeted crowds. Camilla wore a taupe hat to match her coat, and stopped at one point to pet a dog.
The children were smiling and sharply dressed, in shades of navy and maroon.
Kate Middleton, 41, donned a royal blue coat and matching hat, while her daughter Charlotte wore olive green and her son George wore a suit.
Princess Anne, 73, also attended with her second husband, Timothy Laurence, 68, donning matching beige and blue striped scarves. She looked happy as her granddaughter, Mia, held Prince Louis’ hand.
Christmas 2021 was the first year Charles and Camilla helmed the walk after Queen Elizabeth II died that September.
The walk was on hiatus in 2019 and 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The royal family traditionally exchanges gifts on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day.
“The whole family gathered to open gifts on Christmas Eve, as always, a German tradition that survived the anglicizing of the family surname from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor,”
Prince Harry, 39, revealed in “Spare.”
The red-headed royal and his wife, Meghan Markle, who stepped down as working members of the royal family in 2020 and moved to California, did not make the trek across the pond for Christmas.
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In better times, the Duke and Duchess of Essex joined Prince William and Kate Middleton in the church walk back in 2018, which made for iconic photos.
But this year, Harry and the former “Suits” star reportedly spent nearly a week in Costa Rica with their kids Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2, ahead of the holidays.
Meanwhile. the Duke and Duchess of Wales suffered an embarrassing Photoshop fail in this year’s Christmas card as eagle-eyed fans noticed Prince Louis, 5, is missing a middle finger.
After the royal family is done with church, they will return home where a giant Christmas Day spread — including turkey, parsnips, carrots, Brussels sprouts, Christmas pudding and brandy — will be waiting for them around 12:45 p.m.
The royal family is also known to indulge in a game of charades when they’re done eating.
The day seems pretty traditional by the royal family’s standards, except, as a royal insider previously claimed, Charles has apparently broken tradition and has written the script for his Christmas Day address himself.
