Kate Middleton and Prince William Star in New Christmas Card Photo with George, Charlotte and Louis

Merry Christmas from the Prince and Princess of Wales!

Kate Middleton and Prince William with their three children for their annual Christmas card photo.Credit : 

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Kate Middleton and Prince William have released their 2025 Christmas card photo
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis appeared alongside their parents in the snap
The Prince and Princess of Wales traditionally share their holiday card each December

Kate Middleton and Prince William are continuing a holiday season tradition with the reveal of their family Christmas card photo.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, both 43, starred in their annual Christmas card with Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7.

The photo, which was taken in April 2025 by Josh Shinner, was unveiled on Thursday, Dec. 18, on the royal couple’s social media accounts.

In the image, the family can be seen sitting in a field filled with daffodils as they cozy up for the camera. William and Louis match in dark green sweaters and blue jeans, while Charlotte, who rests her head on her father’s shoulder, also wears a green Fair Isle sweater and scarf.

The snap appears to be from the same shoot the family shared to wish William a Happy Father’s Day earlier this year and for portraits to mark Louis’ 7th birthday in April and George’s 12th birthday in July. Princess Kate did not appear in any of the photos shared by the family for those occasions.

Photographer Shinner has previously photographed Kate.

Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte and Kate Middleton on Dec. 5, 2025.Chris Jackson / POOL / AFP via Getty

While Princess Kate and Prince William often release a new family portrait as their holiday card photo, last year, they opted to release a still from a video that had been released a few months prior. The video, showing the family spending time outdoors, announced that Kate had completed chemotherapy after announcing in March that she was undergoing treatment for cancer. She shared in early 2025 that she was in remission.

The Prince and Princess of Wales’ family was last seen together at Kate’s fifth annual “Together at Christmas” carol service on Friday, Dec. 5. George, Charlotte and Louis attended with their parents, as they have in recent years, to support their mom’s holiday event.

Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William on Christmas 2024.OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty They will likely step out again with the royal family on Christmas Day, keeping with their annual tradition of walking to church for the holiday mass. Afterward, they greet well-wishers gathered outside, with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis often going home with small presents.

After their church outing, the British royals head back to Sandringham House for a Christmas lunch of turkey, potatoes, stuffing and more. At 3 p.m. local time, they gather to watch King Charles’ Christmas speech broadcast on television, followed by afternoon tea (and desserts!).

As for exchanging gifts, the royals traditionally present each other with “jokey and inexpensive” gifts on Christmas Eve.