While you’re unwrapping Christmas presents and filling up on turkey and pudding, the royals are getting in on the festive season too.
From Denmark to Monaco to Buckingham Palace, royal families are always steeped heavily in tradition – and never is this more true than during the Christmas season.
While you’re unwrapping Christmas presents and filling up on turkey and pudding, the royals are getting in on the festive spirit too.
Click through the gallery to see what the royals get up to celebrate the silly season.
Prince Harry visited Lesotho for his charity Sentebale’s.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana celebrate baby Prince Williams’ first Christmas together as a family at Kensington Palace in 1982.
The royal family step walk through Sandringham estate on a cold Christmas morning to attend the traditional annual Christmas Services at church.
The Royal family including Prince Harry (sporting a beard!) Prince William, Zara Phillips and husband Mike Tindall and Princess Eugenie leaving Christmas Mass at Sandringham in 2013.
Princess Diana looking stunning as she attends Christmas Mass with a young Prince William in 1990.
The Danish royal family watch a school Christmas play together in 2013.
As is tradition, the Queen made her annual Christmas voyage via train from London’s Kings Cross station to King’s Lynn Sandringham for the family Christmas.
Queen Elizabeth gives a rare smile during one of her traditional Christmas addresses in 2007.
Catherine chats with the Queen outside the traditional church service at Sandringham.
Prince Harry donned a Santa hat in the lead up to Christmas in 2012 while on his tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Prince Harry was away from home on his tour of duty in Afghanistan with the British services.
Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco emerge from the royal palace into the winter snow to distribute Christmas gifts in 2013.
Princess Charlene and Prince Albert of Monaco greet the waiting crowds of children in their santa hats in 2013
Kate Middleton and her mother Carole were spotted doing a spot of Christmas shopping – back before Kate became an official royal.
The Norwegian royal family get in on the spirit, posing for an official royal Christmas photo in 2013.
During his gap year in 2003, Prince Harry spent the lead up to Christmas in the hot Aussie climate down under as he worked as a jackaroo on a property in Queensland.
An adorable young Prince Harry dressed as a shepherd for the Christmas play at school.
Princess Diana lets the children out of the gate on the way to Mass in 1987 with a very young and cute Prince William leading the way. Following close behind him is Lord Frederick Windsor, Zara Phillips and Peter Phillips.
In 1994 Prince William and Harry greet the well-wishers waiting to see them outside the church in Sandringham with their mother Princess Diana.
After tragically losing their mother, Prince William and Prince Harry attend the traditional royal church service with their father Prince Charles in 1998.
Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and Prince Edward look on as Queen Elizabeth receives flowers from children after the Royal family Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in 2012.
Princess Diana takes a very young and cute Prince William and Harry to their school Christmas concert in London in 1989.
Princess Mary presents the annual official Danish national Christmas stamp in 2014.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall decorates a Christmas Tree in 2013 with a youngster in a wheelchair at Clarence House as part of her work with the charity Helen and Douglas House.
Duchess Camilla poses with a London cab dresses up as a reindeer outside Clarence House in 2012.
Prince William, Prince Charles, Duchess Catherine, Duchess Camilla and Prince Harry attend St Mary Magdalene Church on the royal estate in 2011. Catherine looked particularly regal and glamorous at her first official Christmas as a royal
Countess Sophie, her daughter Lady Louise and Prince Edward arrive at the 2013 Christmas Day service at Sandringham
Sarah Ferguson, who was Duchess of York at the time, with her daughters Princess Beatrice and Eugenie attending a Christmas pantomime as mum carries advent calendars in 1995.
Prince Charles meets with Santa Claus as he and Duchess Camilla switch on the Christmas lights on in the English town of Tetbury in 2012.
Princess Mary of Denmark, her husband Prince Frederik and their children attend a school Christmas concert in 2013.
Her majesty Queen Elizabeth seen leaving the 2013 Christmas services.
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