Kate Middleton and Prince William missed King Charles’ annual Christmas lunch

In spite of Prince William And Kate Middleton was absent King Charles IIIThursday’s annual Christmas lunch, the couple released their annual holiday card on the day their social media accounts. the card is a snowy animation featuring family photos of the couple and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, And Prince Louis.

The card read: “Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.” The photo was taken at Anmer Hall, the family’s country house Sandringham Estatealong with the footage featured in an emotional video where Kate announced that she had completed her cancer treatment.

According to Everybody, The Prince and Princess of Wales missed the annual lunch at Buckingham Palace because they went to Anmer Hall, about 100 miles from London. The guest list at Thursday’s lunch included the king and Queen Camilla plus several extended family members were photographed entering the palace grounds, incl Prince Edward And Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank.

Earlier this week, Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson Have decided not to attend the royal family’s Christmas celebration at Sandringham next week, reportedly to avoid distractions following recent news about his social relationship with an alleged Chinese spy. the Daily mail news of the scandal also caused Andrew and Sarah to also decide to skip lunch in the palace.

As of 2022, George, Charlotte and Louis are students at Lambrook School, where The holiday season begins on December 13. During the school year, the Welsh family lived at Adelaide Cottage, a four-bedroom house near Windsor Castle, but they often took breaks from school at the country house, which was a wedding gift from Queen Elizabeth II. Next Kate’s cancer diagnosis was earlier this yearshe and her husband booked their main focus about supporting their children.

A royal source said: “Life-threatening illnesses cause us to reconsider our priorities.” Everybody earlier this month. “She and William have always made it clear that family is the most important thing.”