In Saint Mark's Church in the hometown of the Duchess of Cambridge in Englefield, Berkshire, Kate Middleton, and Prince William's entire family joined the Middleton in attending Christmas mass. The world-famous royal pair had brought along three-year-old Prince George and 19-months-old Princess Charlotte. Each wore their Sunday's best and emerged after the mass eating candy.
According to Express.co.uk, Kate Middleton emerged from their car carrying the young Princess Charlotte who wore maroon under her navy coat while Prince William held three-year-old Prince George by the hand. The boy wore a coat over his shorts and long blue socks. Kate's sister and brother Pippa and James Middleton met them at the church.
The Reverend Nick Wynne-Jones had presided over the mass. After an hour, Prince George and Princess Charlotte emerged from the church with candy canes in hand and inside their mouths. Soon after, the entire Middleton family exited the church to start their Christmas celebrations.
According to Independent.ie -- citing an interview from Closer magazine -- Kate Middleton and Prince William have been "slowly making a couple of changes each year" towards the goal of Kate to "make Christmas more of a close family occasion and less of a formal one." Some noted the family's favor of Christmas Traditions with Princess Charlotte wearing read cable knit tights while Prince George whore a peacoat and navy blue knee socks -- making them appear as the genuine image of Christmas children. It was also said that the Middleton family's Christmas celebrations are a "riotous affair" because of its informality, "silly presents," and "great food and games."
The news website cited the Buckingham Palace's official statement that Queen Elizabeth had missed her annual Christmas Day church at Sandringham with her family due to a heavy cold. The statement added that the Queen "will stay indoors to assist with her recovery" and will possibly "participate in the royal family Christmas celebrations during the day.
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