The Wales’ Christmas Card

[PrettyFlyforaMaiTai]

Released this afternoon

Boring and plain, but then I think all Christmas cards like this are. No need for them really

@PrettyFlyforaMaiTai honestly it isn''t. It's a clip from a closely curated professionally made video.

My favorite Christmas card is still that amazing Ralph Lauren advert from Charles and Di!!

@SirChenjins "See they've avoided the 'from the office of...'

To be fair, that's probably because it's a personal card, not a corporate one.

Ahh I understand. However, they would probably be criticised for thinking the plebs weren’t worth a private photo, just a generic card. Or worse it would lead to another “where’s Kate” debacle. I honestly think they are damned if they do, damned if they don’t.

I would love a more Christmassy photo but I just don’t know how they would navigate it in a way that wasn’t tacky or highlighted their privilege whilst still being personable.

The card is exactly what they are boring and plain.

Objectively speaking, these photos are lovely and Christmassy. I think they’re gorgeous. But imagine the backlash William
and co would recieve if they used such a photo. They’d be accused of flaunting their wealth and privilege, showing off priceless pieces of artwork in their palaces and manors whilst their subjects have to resort to food banks.

I think it’s safer for them to use a nice neutral family photo in nature.

The best 'public figure' Christmas card is Tony Blair about to start a pub fight. Nothing can top that. Makes me laugh every time I see it.

“Don’t Tony, he’s not worth it!” 🤣

And she's wearing Christmassy red. It's perfect.

I think it's a beautiful image of a young family fighting their way together through the grenade that cancer threw into their lives.

I bet you're exciting and gorgeous. What a mean comment.

I think it's fine. It's not controversial in any way. Just seems to be a tradition to send a photo of the family.

I reckon you'd have to be pretty hateful as a person to criticise it.

Let's all guess what your card should be then...

It’s a nice pic. I wonder if they’ll stop doing them, like the vast majority of us proles? 😂

@MrsLeonFarrell I'd forgotten the wonderful Blair one! Still think Diana playing ponies is funnier.....

Fwiw I don't like the H&M one either but at least that one is a classic corporate card, this one feels a bit last minute- "oh, we've forgotten to take a photo". I know the cards were probably designed long before Christmas, so a picture from last year's carol concert could have been nice

Have you got a copy of that? I don't think I remember it and I love an accidentally funny card.

I think it shows a great deal of love and affection and isn't that the best thing we can ask for in this life?

I’m not anti monarchy per se (although I would prefer a much much more streamlined circus) but I don’t think that the Wales understand public life like previous working royals did. They do the absolutely bare minimum + never look like they want to be there. There are a million other lives where they don’t have to be in the public eye - but they claim to have opted in. I don’t think they really have. I don’t dislike them, I’m not hugely invested in them - l’m just not very impressed!

What is it about the partridge in a pear tree, is it where they prefer to sit?
🌲🐦

@MrsLeonFarrell "
Have you got a copy of that? I don't think I remember it and I love an accidentally funny card"

I'll keep looking-it wasn't where I thought it was. But I've just found an amazing Pinterest page with some fabulous "for heavens sake try to look normal!" royal Christmas cards- I'll try and post a few later.

I think they have stopped in a certain sense that they didn't get together and have a new photo taken.

They'll still be sending oodles of cards - to the key people icw all their patronages and appointments; all their staff; other random bits of officialdom; foreign royals (at behest of FCDO, as soft diplomacy); everyone they've met this year etc

Yes Minister had an episode where Jim Hacker was faced with the official and semi-official Christmas card list, plus which staff could help with what.

Did you mean this one?

If so, that's a very naughty card, because that looks as if it was around the time of Diana's affair with her riding instructor

It is abit boring. It'd be nice if it was at least taken during the colder seasons, not summer. Nothing about it says "this is a Christmas card".