王子乔治，公主夏洛特王子呢路易斯(号外乐团成员)在去教堂做礼拜的路上传播圣诞快乐圣诞节早上好。
11岁的乔治、9岁的夏洛特和6岁的路易斯走在他们的双亲王子威廉和凯特威尔士王妃作为英国皇室成员走进圣玛丽·抹大拉教堂进行传统的圣诞节仪式。
国王查尔斯三世女王呢卡米拉也是参加英格兰诺福克郡国王庄园桑德灵厄姆教堂礼拜的皇室成员之一。
凯特穿着一件深绿色的长外套，搭配一顶帽子，脖子上围着一条绿色和蓝色的格子围巾，而夏洛特则穿着一件藏青色的中长款大衣。乔治、路易斯和威廉王子都穿着正式的海军夹克，孩子们打着绿色领带，而他们的父亲则打着蓝色领带。
查尔斯国王穿着棕色夹克，打着一把伞来到教堂，而卡米拉女王也打着一把伞，和凯特的绿色外套很搭。
对于忍受了两次癌症的王室来说，圣诞节早上的庆祝活动似乎是一个受欢迎的喘息机会诊断今年。
今年2月，白金汉宫宣布，76岁的查尔斯被诊断患有癌症。王室没有透露查尔斯所患癌症的类型以及他所接受的治疗。
仅仅一个月后，在三月，42岁的凯特，宣布的她也被诊断出患有癌症。
和查尔斯一样，凯特也没有公开自己被诊断出患有何种癌症。她共享的9月，她完成了化疗，专注于保持“无癌状态”，并逐渐重返工作岗位。
12月初，王妃主持了她最珍视的年度活动之一，在威斯敏斯特教堂的圣诞颂歌服务。
虽然王室在周三前往教堂的路上表现出统一战线，但一些熟悉的面孔却缺席了。
查尔斯的哥哥安德鲁·阿尔伯特·克里斯琴，安德鲁的女儿碧翠丝公主和欧也妮公主，以及他们的母亲莎拉·弗格森约克公爵夫人于去年与皇室成员一起参加了桑德灵厄姆婚礼，但她周三没有出席。
安德鲁不再是在职的王室成员，但从那以后，他一直在桑德灵汉姆庆祝圣诞节失去他的军事头衔和2022年的皇家资助。
他缺席今年的庆祝活动正值一名据称与安德鲁有联系的中国商人因国家安全问题被禁止进入英国，根据美联社。安德鲁说他只通过官方渠道见过这个人，从来没有和他讨论过任何敏感话题。
白金汉宫没有对该案件或该商人与安德鲁的所谓联系发表评论。
其他缺席今年桑德灵厄姆圣诞节的王室成员包括查尔斯的小儿子哈里王子和他的妻子梅根，苏塞克斯公爵夫人，以及他们两个儿童阿奇和莉莉贝特。苏塞克斯夫妇现在住在加利福尼亚，从那以后他们就没有和王室成员一起过圣诞节了走开他们在2020年的高级皇家角色。
哈里最后一次被公开看到和他的皇室成员在一起是在查尔斯和卡米拉家加冕礼2023年。
英国王室如何庆祝圣诞节
今年的圣诞节标志着查尔斯和卡米拉加冕后王室第二次共度假日，也是他们第三次没有圣诞伊丽莎白女王二世，谁死亡2022年9月，享年96岁。
女王去世后，伊丽莎白的长子查尔斯成为了国王，现在他正带领皇室在桑德灵厄姆参加为期多天的圣诞庆祝活动。
皇室成员传统上在平安夜交换礼物，遵循德国的传统，他们经常交换有趣的或自制的礼物。
圣诞节那天，参加完教堂礼拜后，全家人在桑德灵厄姆享用午餐，然后观看国王发表年度电视圣诞致辞。
编辑推荐
晚上，家庭成员再次聚在一起吃圣诞自助晚餐。
圣诞节后的第二天，在英国被称为节礼日，王室成员传统上会在桑德灵厄姆的场地上参加野鸡狩猎活动。
Kate Middleton, Prince William and kids walk to church on Christmas
PrinceGeorge, PrincessCharlotteand PrinceLouisspread Christmas cheer on their way to a church service onChristmasmorning.
George, 11, Charlotte, 9, and Louis, 6, walked alongside theirparentsPrinceWilliamandKate, the Princess of Wales, as members of Britain's royal family made their way into St. Mary Magdalene Church for their traditional Christmas Day service.
KingCharles IIIand QueenCamillawere also among the royal family members attending church in Sandringham, the king's estate in Norfolk, England.
Kate wore a long, dark green coat with a matching hat and a green and blue plaid scarf wrapped around her neck, while Charlotte donned a navy mid-length peacoat. George, Louis and Prince William all wore formal navy jackets, the children sporting green ties while their father wore a blue one.
King Charles arrived to church in a tan jacket and carrying an umbrella, while Queen Camilla, also carrying an umbrella, matched Kate's green coat.
The Christmas morning celebration appeared to be a welcome respite for the royal family, who have endured two cancerdiagnosesthis year.
In February, Buckingham Palace announced that Charles, 76, had been diagnosed with cancer. The palace has not disclosed the type of cancer nor the type of treatment Charles has undergone.
Just one month later, in March, Kate, 42,announcedthat she too had been diagnosed with cancer.
Like Charles, Kate has not shared publicly what type of cancer she was diagnosed with. Shesharedin September that she had completed chemotherapy and was focused on staying "cancer free" and gradually returning to work.
Earlier in December, the princess hosted one of her most cherished annual events, a Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey.
While the royal family put on a united front on the walk to church Wednesday, a few familiar faces were absent.
Charles' brother Prince Andrew, Andrew's daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and their motherSarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, who all joined royal family members at Sandringham last year, were not present Wednesday.
Andrew is no longer a working royal but has celebrated Christmas at Sandringham sincelosinghis military titles and royal patronages in 2022.
His absence from this year's celebration comes as a Chinese businessman to whom Andrew allegedly had links has been banned from the United Kingdom amid national security concerns,according toThe Associated Press. Andrew has said he only met the man through official channels and never discussed any sensitive topics with him.
Buckingham Palace has not commented on the case or the businessman's alleged connection to Andrew.
Other royal family members absent from this year's Christmas at Sandringham included Charles' youngest sonPrince Harryand his wifeMeghan, the Duchess of Sussex, as well as their twochildren, Archie and Lilibet. The Sussexes, who now live in California, have not spent Christmas with the royal family sincestepping awayfrom their senior royal roles in 2020.
The last time Harry was seen publicly with his royal family members was at Charles and Camilla'scoronationin 2023.
How Britain's royal family celebrates Christmas
This Christmas marks the royal family's second holiday season together since Charles and Camilla's coronation and their third Christmas withoutQueen Elizabeth II, whodiedin September 2022 at the age of 96.
Following the queen's death, Charles, Elizabeth's eldest child, became king and now leads the royal family in their multiday Christmas celebration at Sandringham.
Members of the royal family traditionally hold their gift exchange on Christmas Eve, following the German tradition, where they often swap funny or homemade gifts.
On Christmas Day, after attending church, the family enjoys lunch at Sandringham before watching the king deliver his annual, televised Christmas message.
Editor’s Picks
In the evening, the family members gather again for a Christmas buffet dinner.
On the day after Christmas, known as Boxing Day in the U.K., the royals traditionally partake in a pheasant shoot on the grounds of Sandringham.
