Many of Kate Middleton’s Christmas Day walkabout conversations at Sandringham centered around being diagnosed with cancer, as the Princess of Wales was earlier in 2024.

Even royals can experience decision fatigue when shopping for Christmas gifts for their loved ones. Prince William is no exception, and revealed that while he and wife Kate Middleton were in the early stages of dating, he landed on an odd gift that he later understood to be a weird choice.

King Charles III and Kate Middleton both announced this year they have cancer. Middleton revealed in September that she completed chemotherapy treatment.

As she continues her return to public life, Kate Middleton joked “I seem to have lost my family!” after she fell behind Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis on the royal family’s traditional Christmas Day walkabout.

While Middleton's outfit embodied the holiday spirit, it also sent a secret message about her cancer recovery —according to body language expert Judie James. “Kate's outfit looked significant in terms of her recovery,

The Princess of Wales wore an Alexander McQueen coat and her family wore varying shades of green and blue, weaving in a plaid pattern, for the holiday appearance.

George, 11, Charlotte, 9, and Louis, 6, walked alongside their parents Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, as members of Britain's royal family made their way into St. Mary Magdalene Church for their traditional Christmas Day service.

Kate Middleton delighted onlookers, joining other members of the British Royal Family for the annual Christmas morning walk to and from their church service at Sandringham, in Norfolk. Kate was accompanied by her husband Prince William and their three children, George, Charlotte and Louis, as they joined King Charles and Queen Camilla.

The royal family gathered at Sandringham to celebrate the holiday, even as Prince Harry and Prince Andrew sat out the festivities.