The countdown is on until Christmas and members of the world’s royal families are getting into the festive spirit.
Each year, we get a glimpse of the royals’ Christmas cards either when they release them to the public or start sending them out to those lucky enough to receive one.
Now, the Governor of Queensland has shared an image of the 2025 Christmas card she received from the Princess Royal and her husband Sir Timothy Laurence.
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The card features a photo of the couple riding in a horse-drawn carriage in Sark, in the UK’s English Channel, earlier this year.
“With best wishes for a happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year,” was printed opposite the photo on the card, which was signed simply “From Anne and Tim”.
Dr Jeannette Young shared an image of the card on the Governor of Queensland Facebook page late yesterday.
“The arrival of a special Christmas card from The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence has set a festive tone at Government House,” the post said.
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”Her Excellency was honoured to recently host Her Royal Highness Princess Anne during her official visit for the Royal Australian Corps of Signals Centenary celebrations, when HRH also presided over a special Investiture Ceremony to present the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) to Senior Patrol Officer Stephen Canning RVM.”
The lack of titles and pretensions on Princess Anne’s card was praised overnight by the British press.
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Some royal experts also saw it as being in stark contrast to other royals, such as Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, who reportedly had a member of staff announce her as she walked into a room during an interview with Harper’s Bazaar recently.
In recent days, both King Charles and Queen Camilla and Monaco’s royal couple unveiled their holiday offerings.
King Charles and Queen Camilla’s card features a photograph taken earlier this year during the royal couple’s State Visit to Italy.
Buckingham Palace said the photo was taken in the grounds of Villa Wolkonsky, Rome, to mark The King and Queen’s 20th wedding anniversary in April.
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They are smiling with their arms linked in the image.
The Queen is wearing a white and beige coat dress by Anna Valentine which she paired with a Lily of the Valley brooch while the King looks dashing in a blue pin-striped suit and grey tie
“Wishing you a very happy Christmas and New Year,” the card says.
Meanwhile, Monaco’s royal family shared their Christmas card image, which showed Prince Albert II, his wife Princess Charlene and their twin children, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, seated in front of a Christmas tree inside the Prince’s Palace.
Their formal attire marked a departure from the previous year’s card, which saw them dressed more casually.
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