--- title: The Royal Family's Amazing Christmas Cards description: From 1952 to 2013 canonical: https://time.com/4151737/royal-christmas-cards/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-17T16:53:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:00:44.365Z article:section: History og:title: See The Royal Family's Amazing Christmas Cards og:description: See the young princes, William and Harry, with Lady Diana og:url: https://time.com/4151737/royal-christmas-cards/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3b1d069e84fe270/698875a00a4a2219a99c7876/royal-christmas-cards-photos-2013-009.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4170 og:image:height: 2346 og:image:alt: Royal Xmas card og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See The Royal Family's Amazing Christmas Cards twitter:description: See the young princes, William and Harry, with Lady Diana twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3b1d069e84fe270/698875a00a4a2219a99c7876/royal-christmas-cards-photos-2013-009.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See The Royal Family's Amazing Christmas Cards > Sponsored content. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Dec 17, 2015 4:53 PM UTC  1984 Royal Christmas Card. Prince Charles and Princess Diana with their children Harry and William. 1984 Royal Christmas Card. Prince Charles and Princess Diana with their children Harry and William. Dave Thompson—PA Wire/AP by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Dec 17, 2015 4:53 PM UTC Royal family Christmas cards have captured Britain’s ruling family over the years. Here’s a look at how three generations of royals—Queen Elizabeth II and her descendants, from a young Prince Charles to baby Prince Harry—have said “Happy Holidays” over the years.  1952 Royal Christmas Card. Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Dave Thompson—PA Wire/AP  1957 Royal Christmas Card. Queen Elizabeth II and the Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Dave Thompson—PA Wire/AP  1965 Royal Christmas Card. Queen Elizabeth II and the Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with their children Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Prince Charles and Prince Andrew. Dave Thompson—PA Wire/AP  1969 Royal Christmas Card. Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh with their children Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Prince Charles, and Prince Andrew. Dave Thompson—PA Wire/AP  1979 Royal Christmas Card. Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with their children, from left to right, Prince Edward, Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew. Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips, can be seen on the left, behind Prince Edward. Dave Thompson—PA Wire/AP  1984 Royal Christmas Card. Prince Charles and Princess Diana with their children Harry and William. Dave Thompson—PA Wire/AP  1989 Royal Christmas Card. Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh during a trip to Sark, Guernsey. Dave Thompson—PA Wire/AP  1989 Royal Christmas Card. Prince Charles and Princess Diana with their children William and Harry. Dave Thompson—PA Wire/AP  1991 Royal Christmas Card. Prince Charles and Princess Diana with their children William and Harry. Dave Thompson—PA Wire/AP  1993 Royal Christmas Card. Prince Charles with his children Harry and William. Dave Thompson—PA Wire/AP  1997 Royal Christmas Card. Prince Charles with his children William and Harry. The photograph was taken just days before the death of Princess Diana. Dave Thompson—PA Wire/AP  2013 Royal Christmas Card. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on the second day of Royal Ascot on June 19, 2013. John Stillwell—PA Wire/AP  The royal family's holiday card, taken in late October 2015 at Kensington Palace in London. 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