Prince George and Princess Charlotte have joined the Queen at the royal family’s traditional Christmas Day church service on her Sandringham estate in eastern England for the first time.
George, six, and four-year-old Charlotte walked the short distance from Sandringham House to St Mary Magdalene Church hand in hand with their parents, Prince William and Kate.
Prince Charles walked alongside them.
One-year-old Prince Louis stayed at the house.
The 93-year-old Queen, wearing a red coat and hat, arrived at the church in a maroon Bentley with Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
Prince Philip, 98, who was discharged from hospital on Christmas Eve, was at Sandringham but did not attend church.
The Queen’s husband had spent four nights at the King Edward VII Hospital in London to receive treatment for a “pre-existing condition”.
Philip, who retired from public duties in 2017, did not attend last year’s church service either despite being in good health at the time.
Prince Andrew, who has had a tumultuous end to the year after his disastrous BBC television interview, walked side by side with brother Charles to a private service at 9am but did not attend the 11am service.
Andrew remained at Sandringham House to spend time with Prince Philip, a source said, which was Andrew’s personal decision.
Prince Andrew’s attempt to explain his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein backfired and he was heavily criticised for showing a lack of empathy towards Epstein’s victims and remorse over his friendship with the disgraced financier.
Prince Harry and Meghan were also absent this year, instead opting to spend seven-month-old Archie’s first Christmas with Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland in Canada.
Others attending the main morning service included Princess Beatrice and her fiance Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Anne, and Prince Edward and his wife Sophie.
The Queen walked unaided down the church steps after the service and left in her chauffeured car with Sophie.
Kate, holding her daughter’s hand, curtseyed to the Queen from the steps as the car departed.
Back at the house, the family traditionally indulge in turkey, reared at Sandringham, before settling down to watch TV, including the Queen’s Christmas Speech.
The post Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s first Christmas Day service with the Queen appeared first on The New Daily.
**Business and Marketing support on best price; Hit the link now----> http://bit.ly/2HsQmSi