Royal style: Deck the halls with crowns and corgis!

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Beatrice bringing Edoardo to Sandringham for Xmas
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I had one off those teddy bear muffs back in the 80s too!

I don’t know whether this is an official card or was leaked. But here is the Sussex Xmas card.
Love it!

Love that card!

I didn't realise that was a muff, that's fabulous!

Love the Archie card, how sweet

What a hilariously cute card! Very nice but surely not ‘official’?

Oh wow Archie is so cute he looks so like Harry & Granny Doria too.

I've had a very busy day so only just sat down to catch up with today's postings but I see @SunshineCake that you are after some book recommendations on Victoria.
Definitely the books suggested especially Theo Aronson.
I also recommend Christina Croft's books 'Queen Victoria's Granddaughters 1860 - 1918',
'Queen Victoria's Grandsons 1859 - 1918',
'Queen Victoria's Cousins'.

'The Shattered Crowns Trilogy' by CC is very good too but is actually a docu drama type book i.e. the events are real, the thoughts & ideas of the principal cast are taken from real documents, letters & diaries, but obviously there is dramatic license in the book because not everything then was filmed/recorded/dissected 24/7 unlike today. Yet even today we sometimes have to assume/presume certain things within the Royal Family based on past documentation/letters/diaries/leaked phone calls & conversations.

@AppleKatie

What a hilariously cute card! Very nice but surely not ‘official’

Why not? It feels something my Scottish friend sends me

If Charles and camilla can use a summer picture of themselves in a car, this seems really seasonal. I like it.

Archie is so cute. I think he looks like Meghan.

He looks like Meghan but has Harry’s eye shape

Archie manages to simultaneously look just like Meghan but also just like Harry!

That card is adorable - love the expressions on the adults' faces in the background.

Photo was taken by Janina Gavankar who wore that stunning vintage orange dress to Meghan’s wedding.

They’ve obviously just been hanging out & catching up with lots of old friends.

Think who ever said about us being reminded of the future monarchs and ignoring the others ( Andrew!!) may be right. This is the set up for HM speech this year.

Streamlined RF photos on HM’s desk.
I like her in the sapphire blue.
I also think the Queen has had her makeup professionally applied. ( it is a tiny bit orange) however HM looks like she has mascara on. Suits her.

Forgot to post pic

Doh.
Xpost.

That shade of blue Rémi DS me of this famous portrait by Norman Parkinson. ( I think it’s called Royal Blue)
They are definitely pushing the whole continuity thing.

“Get Royalty Done”

( to borrow a phrase)

There were also some other portraits from the series, I hadn’t seen before.

They’ve obviously just been hanging out & catching up with lots of old friends

Does Harry have many old friends in Canada do you think?

It’s a shame, I’d have though Eduardo would want to spend Christmas Day with his son. I can’t see the marriage lasting, to be honest.

*have thought

I think if Catherine were planning to do any studying, we would only be informed upon successful completion of the degree, rather than in advance @DuchessofWoke

Archie looks like the singer from the Fine Young Cannibals.

Such a cute photo of Archie

Came on to see what everyone here thought of the Cambridge card. I love it. Archie is really incredibly cute and they look really happy. I imagine it was an impromptu shot. Perhaps they won't do an official type card now. Its Xmas eve so too late really. I wonder if pp are right in the whole pare back to the main gang and this is part of it.