Before they married, Prince William and Kate would spend Christmas with their respective families and come together for New Year - but one year changed everything

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.

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.

Kate Middleton attended the royal family's Christmas walk months after announcing she is cancer-free, but Prince William still managed to safeguard his wife while she met with civilians. "She looked across at William and they exchanged a glance that came with an ignited smile,

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In the early days of their courtship, Prince William once gave girlfriend Kate Middleton a gift so ‘awful’ that she’s ‘never let me forget that.’

So, what’s really going on between them behind closed doors? That’s what a lot of royal fans and critics can’t help but wonder when it comes to Prince William and Kate Middleton and their marriage. Luckily,

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, the British royal family gave us an abundance of holiday cards (Meghan Markle's was particularly noteworthy), a caroling concert hosted by Kate Middleton and the reveal of the hardest working royal of 2024.

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