--- title: Prince George, Princess Charlotte Enjoy Christmas Day Candy description: Prince George and Princess Charlotte were each given a little something to help them get through a Christmas Day church service: candy canes canonical: https://time.com/4618109/prince-george-princess-charlotte-christmas-candy/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-26T17:24:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:57:47.456Z og:title: Prince George and Princess Charlotte Had Something Sweet for Christmas og:description: The royal family attended a Christmas Day service without the Queen og:url: https://time.com/4618109/prince-george-princess-charlotte-christmas-candy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87cbd66d24e0c10c/6988b3fdfb4eac3e34890461/royal-family2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: The Middleton Family Attend Church On Christmas Day og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince George and Princess Charlotte Had Something Sweet for Christmas twitter:description: The royal family attended a Christmas Day service without the Queen twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87cbd66d24e0c10c/6988b3fdfb4eac3e34890461/royal-family2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince George and Princess Charlotte Had Something Sweet for Christmas > Sponsored content. 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The royal family attended a Christmas Day service at St. Mark’s Church in Englefield on Sunday without the Queen, who stayed home with a heavy cold, [CBS reports](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/prince-george-steals-the-show-as-royal-family-leaves-christmas-day-service/). 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