Prince William & Kate Middleton shares new Christmas card

Prince William and Kate Middleton are keen on celebrating Christmas with their family at Sandringham. This is because they want to give their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, a yearly family tradition – not only because it’s fun, but because the couple wants to give their kids as “normal” a life as possible.

The fact that they want to give them a normal childhood appears still to be the goal for William and Kate every Christmas.

Just days ago, the Prince and Princess of Wales shared this year’s Christmas card with their family. The photo of William, Kate, George, Charlotte, and Louis was black and white and had no festive background or ornate settings.

“Our family Christmas card for 2023,” the caption read.

The full-color fancy Christmas card was left to King Charles and Queen Camilla this year.

But William and Kate chose the simple black-and-white picture without any decorations in the background. According to a palace insider, this is a clear message about how they want to give their children some normality.

“Those children look pretty happy with life,” the palace insider told People Magazine earlier this year. “A lot of it is the stabilizing normality Kate brings — and that’s how she grew up. William absolutely loves it.”

“Coming from a different background, she appreciates the importance of having family time,” a source close to the royal household added. “She wasn’t brought up in that aristocratic setting where you see the children for a short time each day.”

Fans react o Prince Louis Christmas card picture – is he missing a finger?

This year, photographer Josh Shinner got the enviable task of capturing the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children for their annual Christmas card.

The theme of normality was something he also noticed, as he described in a post on his Instagram page.

“It was such a pleasure to photograph The Prince and Princess of Wales and their family for the Christmas portrait this year,” Shinner shared on his Instagram page. “Without doubt one of the most relaxed and enjoyable sittings I’ve ever had, and I now have a whole new set of jokes that are right on my level thanks to the children…”

He shared that he didn’t want to disclose what jokes the children made. But we can only imagine they have great humor, just like their parents.

The Christmas picture was a success. But now, some royal fans have noticed a strange thing in the picture. Five-year-old Louis, who has charmed fans worldwide and most likely will continue to do so, seems to miss his middle finger as his hand rests on his sister Princess Charlotte’s chair