Prince William and Kate Middleton share touching Christmas card

The release of the card followed news that the family would not be attending the pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace, but would instead celebrate at Sandringham.

Prince William also described the past year as “brutal” due to family health issues, especially Kate Middleton’s battle with cancer.

The Prince and Princess of Wales recently shared their Christmas card on social media, with a touching photo.

The photo shows the couple with their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, in Norfolk, a place that has special meaning for the family.

The image, taken from a video posted by Kate in September, also pays tribute to Anmer Hall, the family’s private residence, which became a sanctuary for the princess while she recovered from the treatment she received earlier this year.

The inside message of the card offered warm wishes: “Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and New Year.”

The caption of the social media post read: “Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas.”

William and Kate’s card presentation came hours after it was revealed that the family would not be attending the traditional pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace.

Instead, William and Kate will celebrate the holiday with other members of the Royal Family at the Sandringham estate, continuing a long tradition.

Kate, who has been returning to public life after announcing in September that she had completed cancer treatment, was last seen with her family at Westminster Abbey on December 6 for their “Together at Christmas” carol service. “.

A few days later, during a visit to Picton Barracks in Wiltshire, William shared that he was looking forward to the holidays but was “not ready” for Christmas yet.

According to the daily mailHe mentioned that the family would celebrate at Sandringham with 45 relatives, all gathered in one room instead of the usual arrangements.

In a candid interview during his trip to South Africa last month, William reflected on his family’s challenging year, describing it as “brutal”.

When asked how the year had been, William admitted: “Honestly, it’s been terrible. It’s probably been the hardest year of my life. So trying to get through everything else and keep everything together has been really difficult.”

He added: “But I’m very proud of my wife, I’m proud of my father, for handling the things that they’ve done. But from a personal and family standpoint, it’s been, yeah, it’s been brutal.”

In September, Kate shared a deeply personal video with her family to announce her return to public duties after completing a course of chemotherapy.

The video featured touching scenes of the Welsh people and their children enjoying the outdoors while Kate reflected on her cancer journey. She shared that her current focus is “doing what I can to stay cancer-free.”

Recalling the past nine months, marked by her health problems, Kate described the experience as “incredibly hard for us as a family.”

She acknowledged the complexity, fear and unpredictability of the cancer journey and explained how it has given her a “new perspective on everything.”

According to royal expert Grant Harrold, Kate could reach out to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this holiday season, possibly even having a FaceTime call with them.

He continued: “I think Catherine will reach out to Harry and Meghan and wish them a Merry Christmas and I think Harry and Meghan themselves will possibly reach out.”

“The thing about Christmas is that it’s about goodwill toward others, letting bygones be bygones, forgetting the past and entering the New Year,” Harrold added, according to GB News. “So if there’s any time of year that families are going to communicate or get in touch, it’s going to be during Christmas – there’s something magical about Christmas that brings families back together.”

He concluded, “I’d like to think that everyone will communicate, whether it’s through text calls or FaceTime; I’d like to think about FaceTime, but that’s something we’ll never know.”