2020: Prince Louis' grin steals the show
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, alongside their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, featured in their 2020 holiday card, and it's safe to say the three youngsters stole the show. Two-year-old Louis can be seen adorably laughing while Charlotte and George show off their charming grins.
2019: Charles & Camilla in Cuba
The Prince of Wales and wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall's, 2019 card featured the pair in one of their classic cars, which they drove in during their historic trip to Cuba.
2019: Archie Harrison's first Christmas card
An official account known as the Queen's Commonwealth Trust posted the animated card on Twitter, showing off an adorable Archie moving toward the camera. "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year," the card read. "From our family to yours."
2019: The Cambridges at Norfolk
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge released their official 2019 portrait on Christmas Day. The black-and-white image showed Prince William kissing their youngest child, Prince Louis, while Princess Charlotte stands behind, and Prince George sits in a chair alongside.
Kate does not feature in the picture, but she was the one behind the lens, which was captured at their Norfolk home.
2018: Harry & Meghan's first year as newlyweds
For their 2018 Christmas card, Harry and Meghan shared a never-before-seen photo from their royal wedding. The couple is backlit, looking up a the sky while fireworks explode above their heads.
While it's a beautiful shot, the card received criticism from royal fans who claimed the photo was an example of the pair "turning their backs" on their royal duties.
2018: Prince Louis' first Christmas card
This backyard Christmas card was the first since Prince Louis' birth, which was also the Cambridges first formal photograph as a family of five.
2017: Matching in royal blue
In 2017, Kate and Wills released their first-holiday portrait as a family of four, all coordinating in a regal blue.
2015: Charles & Camilla on holiday
A sweet photograph of the Prince of Wales and Camilla captured during a holiday in Scotland graced the couple's festive Christmas card in 2015.
1991 & 1997: Princess Diana
Taken six years apart, the top photo is one of the last family portraits Diana ever posed for, and the bottom was taken just days before Diana's death.
1988: Prince William & Harry in matching outfits
Nothing says a festive family portrait quite like matching outfits, which is exactly what Prince William and Prince Harry wore alongside their parents for their 1988 Christmas card.
1987:
Amidst rumors of marital strife, Charles, Diana, Harry and William still sat down for their annual Christmas portrait.
1981: Charles & Diana as newlyweds
Newlyweds Prince Charles and Princess Diana marked their first holiday together with a card that featured a photo from their July 29 nuptials.
1969: On board the Royal Yacht Britannia
Queen Elizabeth II, the Prince of Wales, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and the Duke of Edinburgh on board the Royal Yacht Britannia during a visit to Norway. It was the photograph used on the Queen's personal Christmas card in 1969.
1965: Prince Edward is welcomed into the royal tradition
1957: Prince Philip, Queen Elizebeth, Prince Charles & Princess Anne
Offering an intimate look into their home life, the family of four took a coloured photograph with their beloved corgis.
1942: A young Princess Elizabeth
A then-Princess Elizabeth celebrated the festive season with a holiday card to the Grenadier Guards regiment of the British Army.
