--- title: British Royals Reveal Their Christmas Cards For 2018 description: Their royal highnesses shared casual photos take to celebrate the holidays canonical: https://time.com/5479787/royal-family-christmas-card/ author: Ciara Nugent article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-14T14:06:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:11.605Z og:title: The 2018 Royal Family Christmas Cards Are Here og:description: Harry and Meghan's is an unreleased photo from their reception og:url: https://time.com/5479787/royal-family-christmas-card/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13ca8bc5ab32b568/698941817cdbac627dd5eadb/GettyImages-1060279050.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4928 og:image:height: 2772 og:image:alt: The Queen Attends A Service At Westminster Abbey Marking The Centenary Of WW1 Armistice og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The 2018 Royal Family Christmas Cards Are Here twitter:description: Harry and Meghan's is an unreleased photo from their reception twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13ca8bc5ab32b568/698941817cdbac627dd5eadb/GettyImages-1060279050.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Joy to the World. 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Today’s the big day: the christening of Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge, son of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of Cambridge Prince William_  by [Ciara Nugent](https://time.com/author/ciara-nugent/)  ## Ciara Nugent Dec 14, 2018 2:06 PM UTC  Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend a service marking the centenary of WW1 armistice at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2018 in London, England. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend a service marking the centenary of WW1 armistice at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2018 in London, England.WPA Pool/Getty Images  by [Ciara Nugent](https://time.com/author/ciara-nugent/)  ## Ciara Nugent Dec 14, 2018 2:06 PM UTC The British royal family have shared their annual Christmas Cards, featuring idyllic photos of the monarchy’s most famous couples enjoying royal life. For their card, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/person-of-the-year-2018-meghan-markle-runner-up/), are shown from behind watching fireworks at their wedding reception, a previously unreleased shot [of the big May event](http://time.com/5285412/royal-wedding-official-photos/), according to Kensington Palace. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1073533161383100417) Harry’s older brother William, Duke of Cambridge, and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, chose an autumnal image of them and their children. It was taken in the grounds of Anmer Hall, a country house [gifted to the family by the Queen](https://www.theweek.co.uk/59880/anmer-hall-inside-prince-william-and-kate-middleton-s-norfolk-home), in eastern England, the palace said. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1073533100934733824) Princess Charlotte, 3, who stands between her parents in the photo, appears to be re-wearing a jumper once worn by her 5 year-old brother Prince George, according to the [MailOnline](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6495851/Princess-Charlotte-borrows-Prince-Georges-cardigan-family-Christmas-card.html). Prince Louis, the youngest royal, now 7 months-old, is seen sitting on his mother’s lap. Harry and William’s father, Prince Charles, is seen with his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in their Christmas card. The photo was taken this summer in the gardens of Clarence House, the couple’s household said as it shared an image of the card balanced on a Christmas tree. > [](https://twitter.com/ClarenceHouse/status/1073533611809406977) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5479787/royal-family-christmas-card/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5479787/royal-family-christmas-card/"},"headline":"Joy to the World. 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