On December 25, the British Royal Family gathered at St Mary Magdalene Church near Sandringham for the traditional Christmas Day church service. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the late Queen’s health problems, the royal family hadn’t been able to attend this morning service in Sandringham for three years.
King Charles, Queen Consort, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor, James Viscount Severn, Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Prince Andrew, Mike, Zara and Lena Tindall, Peter, Isla and Savannah Phillips attended the morning service.
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Sophie is the best dressed here.
ReplyDeleteShe has a new favourite garment and it looks really good (the camel coloured coat) Frieda
DeleteHer coat was last seen on a certain duchess! Her daughter Louise looks amazing.
Deletej.
How can anyone overlook Prince Andrew?
DeleteHow cam anyone overlook all these lies about Harry?
When Diana was killed a lot of people had morals - what happened to you?
Overlook what about Prince Andrew - you do know the man has been found guilty of absolutely nothing apart from incredibly poor taste in friends and living beyond his means? He has lost all his public roles and had it made clear there is no way back to any public role. Christmas is a Christian festival - he attended Church with his family as he is entitled to do - and took no part in any interaction with members of the public.
DeleteWhat lies about Harry? The ones that Harry says have been told - we have only heard one side. And will only ever hear one side. Which he knows... The man who has no compunction about the usage of a clips from an interview that his mother was tricked into giving and deeply regretted doing afterwards.
What morals did we all have when Diana was killed? Different times without the wide-ranging social media we have nowadays - people haven't changed. Just more people are able to share their unformed opinions based on whichever version they have decided to believe.
And morals aren't needed to know that people who wear seat belts are more likely to survive car crashes caused by drunk drivers. Just ask the bodyguard.
Princess Catherine looks exceptionally beautiful .What a hat!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yes, absolutely. She looks beautiful. I've always loved that coat, and the hat is icing on a fantastic cake.
DeleteChel
Great gat, indeed! But so boringly perfect ! Pfff
Deletei like, it has an Argentine adventurous vibe.
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DeleteThe hat is beautiful and so the eyebrows.
DeleteThey all look very good. Charlotte will be a beauty!
ReplyDeleteCatherine: VERY chic.
ReplyDeletePauline
Very few hats around I like. Among the NO ones, Camilla's. Good that the Sandrigham Christmas tradition is maintained.
ReplyDeleteLovely: colors, stryles and smiles!
ReplyDeleteWishing you all a Merry Christmas and wonderful 2023
Luna
Quel choix de couleurs parmi ces dames. Kate est particulièrement élégante dans ce manteau kaki ; belle coordination de la couleur marron de ses gants, sa pochette jusqu'à ses magnifiques bottes ; style époustouflant de son chapeau mais j'allais oublier ses nouvelles boucles d'oreilles dont j'aimerais bien connaître leur créateur !
ReplyDeleteSes boucles sont de Sezane, bijoux mode à bas prix.
Deleteà Anonyme 26/12/22 03:18
DeleteMerci beaucoup d'avoir répondu à la question que je me suis posée ; cela viendra étoffer le petit fichier Word que j'ai créé !
I am so pleased the BRF was able to continue this tradition, and happy to see their smiling faces and Christmas apparel. I offer my best wishes to the family for a happier New Year.
ReplyDeletePrince Louis resembles his grandfather Middleton a lot !!
ReplyDeleteIt's been said before - an assessment that I agree with 100% - that Louis is a Middleton, Charlotte is a Windsor and George is a Spencer.
Delete- Anon 9:13
So True hé resembles grandfather M
DeleteNot a very festive green hue but elegant and classic as always. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThey all look wonderful. Love Kate's hat and would love to get a look at her earrings up close. MD
ReplyDeleteYes anonymous 13:16, Sophie is the best dressed and Louise is lovely as always. Kate’s dress is anonymous and a bad color, except for the hat. I don't understand why british woman never use a scarf or a nice foulard to make the look more colorful and complete. Irene
ReplyDeleteSweeping generalisation about British women.
DeleteWhen a coat is good it does not need a foulard.
DeleteMabel
Great to see the tradition return this year & the whole family is out and about. I think everybody looks good and appropriate for the occasion, with Catherine knocking it out of the park again. I also really love Zara's outfit. Not the biggest fan of Camilla's hat (I wish it had feathers instead of these woolly sling bits) and her brooch looks a bit like a name tag, but the colour she chose is perfect! And I wish they had given little Louis some proper trousers. I get it's traditional, but none of the other small boys wear shorts and it's awfully cold these days.
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I agree with your last sentence about the shorts for little boys. And then that coat in which Prince Louis looks like a little girl. I any other European country little boys are dressed like that. I remember my cousin once had a coat like that and I am 75 now. Since then little boys in my country don't wear shorts any more during winter.
DeleteSe ricordo bene è il protocollo reale britannico che obbliga i bambini ad indossare pantaloncini corti fino all'età di 6 anni.
DeleteSpero che re Carlo abolisca questa cosa.
Rossella🌲
It has nothing to with protocol. If they wanted to put him in trousers they could. It's a class thing - silly, chilly but definitely not obligatory. And actually Louis doesn't seem uncomfortable and no, he doesn't look like a girl.
DeleteI applaued them for walking to Church at Christmas time.
DeleteConsidering that Fergie wore her 'plum pudding' hat for this walk one Christmas (I loved that hat), I'm now sure that some royals use this opportunity to take the micky out of us on this occasion every year. Camilla and Beatrice have succeeded in that respect with me this year. The rest of them are all as predictable as ever.
ReplyDelete- Anon 9:13
Where is the Princess Royal?
ReplyDeleteMartha, in reply to your question, I read in an English paper that the Princess Royal had a cold and wasn't well enough to participate in the traditional event.
DeleteBut now I have a question?
Where is the Duchess of York (Fergy)? I thought she'd been invited by King Charles III ?
Martha, there is also no sign of Mia Tindall so I wondered if she was at home with her grandmother. Deadeggs, I believe Sarah, Duchess of Yoir was invited to Sandringham for lunch but probably wasn't there for this event> There's never been former partners before!
DeleteSorry, for wrong info. I saw photos on another site which were taken by people in the crowd and you can see Mia with Commander Lawrence. She looks very like her cousin Savannah in the photo I think. There were also photos of Lady Sarah Chatto and her two handsome sons.
DeletePrincess Beatrice looks stunning, I love her coat, beautiful. Her black boots look wonderful. The Princess of Wales looks fabulous in this repeat coat, the hat is fabulous, she wears this style perfectly. Countess of Wessex looks very pretty, love her hat and coat.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Is this the first time all the children have been included in the Christmas service? Didn’t the ban children at the service?
ReplyDeleteSe ricordo bene ci sono sempre stati, quest’anno c’è anche il figlio di Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Perché non dovrebbero essere inclusi? È la festa della famiglia.
DeleteRossella 🎄
So nice to see, the King had great support from his family. I think Kate and Beatrice were best dressed. Bea's hat was soso, but the coat stunning. All the Ladies tried to look their best. All of the children looked great. Q Camillas hat was a nice color, but the duster strip across is a definite no for me. It was even nice to see Andrew there with the family. This is the holy season, Goodwill toward all man and women. css
ReplyDeleteI agree with your last remark!
DeleteMabel
Lovely to see the BRF back out for church at Sandringham again! Everyone looks wonderful. Catherine, Sophie, and Beatrice look fabuouls--their hats and coats are terrific. Love that Edo's son was included this year. Louise looks lovely--would like to see more of her hat and outfit. Queen Camilla is wearing a beautiful shade of blue and a very smart hat except I wish the plume had not attached across the hat--marvelous color for her. I could go on for each person but suffice it to say--everyone looked great in their Christmas Day best!
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Il cappotto scelto da Catherine non mi entusiasma, l’avrei vista meglio con quello bordeaux con cinta in vita, ma è comunque bella e radiosa. Sono tutte ben vestite, bello il blu di Camilla e l’unico appunto è per lady Louise perché calze chiare e scarpe aperte dietro per me sono un NO soprattutto in questo periodo.
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I am perplexed that everyone gushes over the POW's attire, warm boots, leather gloves, hat , long coat. Yet, she let's her youngest child go out in very cold weather without long pants and risk catching a cold. All for what ? Tradition? If Meghan had done that, the British press would have been up in arms and so would most of this site's readers. It's baffling! Actually I liked Sophie's attire best. And Beatrice has a chic style these days. And Wolfie looked so adorable and appropriately dressed.
ReplyDeletepersonally, think Prince Louis looked absolutely perfect. My sons' school, like many others in the UK, has small boys in shorts all year round. For some reason, it's recently become "fashionable" for older boys (early mid teens to wear shorts through the winter as well. If you caught cold from wearing shorts there'd be a lot of sick children around. :-)
DeleteThank you Virginia Dogwood
DeleteIn my experience with British people, they are far more resistent to low temperatures than the rest of Europe, f.i. sleep in very cold rooms and donot wear an overcoat when I would be freezing without one.
DeleteMabel
A cold is not caused by wearing shorts - it's a virus.
DeleteIt's so sad everyone believes all the press' lies about Harry and Megan. Only we can put a stop to it, by not accepting it as truth. They should be there with their family, but now the press and the public has taken that away. Without all the lies there wouldn't have been an Oprah interview, or a Netflix docuseries. Harry and Megan would have been walking along side their family. And now the press' first words are , "We think they might be splitting up." Holy crap people. Open your eyes to the Press' lies! I hope at least the royals see it. Edward and Sophie should understand. Heck we all should know what lies the Press can sell as truth. Speak up! Don't accept this.
ReplyDeleteThank you Anonymous 07:06
DeleteWell said, Anon 07:06
Delete- Anon 9:13
You cannot trust the press, okay anon 7:06.
DeleteBut to believe that therefore only the opposite is true is a bit to simple for me.
Mabel
It's so sad so many have believed absolutely everything said by Harry and Meghan. Was Meghan exposed to unacceptable levels of appalling racism and incredible pressure? Undoubtedly. Were they unhappy? Absolutely? But I don't believe everything they have said not least because several things are demonstrably and provably untrue. So no, I'm not going to just merrily accept "their truth" as the absolute version. They weren't forced to give interviews or write books, they don't dislike the press, they dislike not being able to control the narrative (which is understandable). So how about they get on with the life of service they want and let time heal a few wounds - on both sides.
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DeleteSpot on.
But I wish you good luck with your request/instructions.
I see the problem as “us”, the public.
We want to read this rubbish. We pay good money to read what the gutter press has cooked up for us. The Sussexes are big money earners for them.
As kids, my dear old mum always told us “don’t try to whitewash your own failings by talking about the failings of others.
I always try to put my failings into place before I start raving on about other people’s failings.
Happy festive season to my fellow bloggers and to Helen for her work, especially the photos.
Hope we get to see the Christmas card from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Sorry, Anon 7 06, I don’t think they had any wish to be there. I wonder which press stories do you regard as lies. The only lies that I know have come from Harry and Meghan, like they got married before the actual wedding ( Archbishop of Canterbury said nonsense). There are loads more but here is not the forum to list them all. I am totally in agreement with Anon 18 55. There were obvious problems but now let them get on with the lives they have chosen away from the eyes of the public.
DeleteTank you!♡
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Happy New Year to the Staff of this blog and the Posters. css
ReplyDeleteSome traditions are better left to the past. Not allowing little boys to wear proper pants in the dead of winter (when, as rightfully observed abode, the mother wears a wool coat, long boots and gloves) seems so out of sync with the times that it makes one wonder if them form and not the substance prevailed when the decision was made to dress a little child like that. Might have been what happened generations ago, but at that time a lot of other traditions and ‘norms’ existed that have long been abandoned (is anyone still using the same toilets like in Victoria’s time nowadays in the BRF?).
ReplyDeleteSartorially speaking, everyone fits the mild otherwise. I prefer Beatrice and Sophie over the others. Hat off to Beatrice for bringing her step son. He is part of the family.
I am sure they could have found better footwear for Louise. Unless she was flying directly from the church to Bahamas - her open back sandals seem as odd as Louis’ sorts and socks. Come to think of it, maybe the two of them were flying out.
Joke aside, good showing overall, if nothing truly spectacular. But that’s alright - it’s appropriate for the year that’s been. Truly a sad Christmas for everyone without her majesty.
CH
Princess Beatrice looks beautiful as always!
ReplyDeleteBritish Royals family being British … a show whatever they do. Everything but natural. The Brits stick to the fairies tales.
ReplyDeleteAK
Unpleasant prejudiced remark. Clearly you know nothing about British people.
Delete@AK
DeleteAgree.
Another prejudiced person who knows nothing about the British then @anon 12:53. Unless you are AK just agreeing with yourself.
DeleteYoung and old they all look happy and well dressed for the occasion. Nice to see the young children being part of the traditional walk. Very happy to see that the disgraced couple was not present.
ReplyDelete@Kteach. Agree on your fashion point. Everybody’s dressed up in their Sunday best to go to church. Good to see the tradition is being retained and that the children are included.
DeleteNice to read that the absence of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (I’m assuming that this is the disgraced couple you are referring to) helped to make you “happy” during this festive season.
Why not drop the Sussexes a note thanking them for their absence and for helping you with your ‘joy-of-the-festive-season’.
If you have time, please read the following article by a British journalist of the gutter press with his proposal of what should be done to King Charles’s daughter in law, that is, the wife of Prince Harry.
The article (19 Dec. 2022) should make a lot of people very happy……….
https://www.newsweek.com/meghan-markle-critic-slammed-vile-depraved-docuseries-column-jeremy-clarkson-1768022
In case you don’t have time available to read it, in brief, the journalist said that King Charles’s daughter in law “ should be paraded naked through the streets of Britain so that the crowds can chant, SHAME and throw excrement at her”.
Just how low can the gutter press go?
I’d change their title to the “sewage” press.
@deadeggs I had read the article way before I posted my opinion and I agree the article was vile . But while I don't wish anything bad for her, I still don't care for him or her, and I won't mention their names.
ReplyDeleteI have been reading the comments posted about Harry and Meghan. I have great sympathy for them especially for Meghan. It must have been super hard to receive the amount of racism that she had to endure. At first, I thought it could not have been that bad. Then I was sitting in a hairdresser one day overhearing how two woman talk about Meghan. So disgusting. One even making a comment that het little girl must have been adopted. Because she has blue eyes and a really light skin. When will people stop. I am sure Harry and Meghan made mistakes because they are human and young. But the fact that they are not on these photos are pretty sad and it shows that there are a bunch of really bad people out there.
ReplyDelete@Anon 31/12/22 12:16 If you are talking about "really bad people out there", the British gutter press would win the prize.
DeleteThere appears to be no limit they'll go to to make money.
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