It’s almost Christmas and as tradition dictates, the British royal family revealed their greeting card for the year 2023! It will be about first Christmas of King Charles III since his coronationthus and very naturally, this year’s official Christmas card presents a photograph of the King and Queen taken by Hugo Burnand in the throne room of Buckingham Palace on coronation day. A very “royal” photo, ultimately… To the left of the photo, the royal couple wrote: “We wish you a very Merry Christmas and New Year.”
The portrait of Charles III and Camilla presents them in all their splendor : the king wears the imperial cape – The Imperial Mantle – made for the coronation of George IV in 1821, whilehe is wearing the magnificent imperial state crown. For her part, Queen Camilla wears her ceremonial dress made by Ede & Ravenscroft and designed and hand embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework, accompanied by her coronation dress created by Bruce Oldfield. She also sports Queen Mary’s crown, originally designed for the coronation of her husband’s great-grandmother in 1911. For Charles’ coronation, modifications were made, adding diamonds that belonged to Elizabeth II.
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A 21st century royal family
The family of the couple from Wales also revealed this Saturday, December 9 his greeting card 2023, in perfect synchronization with Charles III and Camilla. If the map of monarchs leaves no doubt as to their royal lineage, that of William and Kate definitely adopts a modern touch. Indeed, this black and white photography presents Kate, William, George and Louis, all dressed in plain shirtsstanding around a Princess Charlotte smilingcomfortably seated on a chair. Everyone is wearing jeanswhile Louis and Charlotte put on sneakers. With one hand in my pocket, George displays a relaxed lookwhile Louis stands in front of his father, the latter delicately placing his hand on his shoulder.
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