Prince William and Duchess Kate
Royal couple hope for "better 2021"
Prince William and Duchess Kate performing in London
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"Wishing a Merry Christmas doesn't feel right this year": William and Kate shared an emotional message.
There is no happy Christmas message from Duchess Kate (38) and Prince William (38) in the year of the corona pandemic. Instead, the royals are hoping for a "better 2021," recalling grieving families and the people on the front lines fighting the virus.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge shared a series of pictures on Instagram showing helpers in the Corona crisis. They shared an emotional message: "This Christmas, our thoughts are with those of you who are spending this day alone, those of you who are grieving for a loved one, and those on the front lines who somehow find the energy, you to put our own lives aside and take care of the rest of us despite the danger. " It goes on to say: "Wishing you a Merry Christmas doesn't feel right this year. Instead, we wish for a better year in 2021."
Royals celebrate separately
There is also a Christmas message on the official Instagram account of the Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth II (94) and her relatives "wish all our followers a Merry Christmas". The post also features a performance of the choir in St George's Chapel in Windsor, with a performance of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas".
Prince Charles (72) and Duchess Camilla (73) show their Christmas greetings on Instagram a photo of themselves holding sticks in their hands … The royal family is celebrating Christmas separately this year. Charles and Camilla are believed to be at Highgrove, their Gloucestershire estate, after the Queen canceled the annual Royals' celebrations in Sandringham. The 94-year-old monarch and her 99-year-old husband Prince Philip are spending Christmas without their loved ones at Windsor Castle. William, Kate and their three children – Prince George, 7, Princess Charlotte (5) and Prince Louis (2) – are reportedly in their homesteadument Hall in Norfolk, while Prince Harry, 36, and Duchess Meghan, 39, are in theirs celebrating new home in California.