Spanish Princess Cristina (top R) and her husband Inaki Urdangarin pose for a picture with their children (L-R) Pablo, Miguel, Irene and Juan which was sent as Christmas greeting card. The picture was released by Spanish Royal House on December 22, 2005.Reuters
Spanish Princess Cristina (top R) and her husband Inaki Urdangarin pose for a picture with their children (L-R) Pablo, Miguel, Irene and Juan which was sent as Christmas greeting card. The picture was released by Spanish Royal House on December 22, 2005.ReutersSpanish King Juan Carlos (top L) and Queen Sofia, holding their newborn grandchild Leonor, pose for a picture with all their grandchildren which was sent as a Christmas greeting card. Felipe Juan Froilan, Victoria Eugenia, Miguel, Juan who holds his sister Irene and Pablo (L-R) are seen.ReutersThe picture chosen for the annual royal Christmas cardthegloss.comSpanish Princess Elena (L) and her husband Jaime de Marichalar pose for a picture with their children Victoria Eugenia and Felipe Juan Froilan (R), which was sent as Christmas greeting card. The picture was released by Spanish Royal House on December 22, 2005.ReutersSpain's Crown Prince Felipe (R) and Princess Letizia (L) pose with their daughters Sofia (2ndR) and Leonor in a Christmas greeting card distributed by the Spanish Royal House December 16, 2011.ReutersSpanish Infanta Cristina (top C) and her husband Inaki Urdangarin (top L) pose for a picture with their children Juan (top R), Pablo (bottom L), Miguel (bottom C) and Irene in a Christmas greeting card distributed by the Spanish Royal House on December 16, 2011.ReutersPresident Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia, left, and Sasha, right, sit for a family portrait in the Oval Office, Dec. 11, 2011.The White House/Pete SouzaSpain's King Juan Carlos (top) and Queen Sofia (C) pose for a picture with all their grandchildren in a Christmas greeting card distributed by the Spanish Royal House on December 14, 2007. Their grandchildren are: (top row L-R) Juan, Leonor, Sofia, Victoria Eugenia, Felipe Juan Froilan, (bottom row L-R) Miguel, Irene and Pablo.ReutersSpain's Crown Prince Felipe (L) and Princess Letizia (2nd R) pose with their daughters Sofia (R) and Leonor in a Christmas greeting card distributed by the Spanish Royal House on December 18, 2009.ReutersThe Official Portrait of U.S. President's First Family.The White House/Annie LeibovitA Christmas card portrait of Princess Diana and Prince Charles with newborn Prince Williams.pressblog/handout
Christmas is the time of the year when royals and diplomats, just like everyone else, tries to embrace the general mood of goodwill and festivity of the season.
As per tradition, every year they release official Christmas cards with a portrait of their family to adorn the cards.
From Prince Charles of England to Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and the First Family of the United States, these pictures depict the true mood of the season with a personal touch.
For the current year, Prince Charles selected an image from the Royal Wedding album of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The picture shows the Prince holding the three-year-old granddaughter of his wife Eliza Lopes on the balcony at Buckingham Palace where they stood with other members of the Royal Family following the wedding.
Eliza was of one of the bridesmaids at the wedding and is the daughter of Laura Parker Bowles and Harry Lopes.
In the picture, the Duchess of Cornwall is seen wearing an Anna Valentine outfit with Philip Treacy hat while the Prince is clad in the complete Royal Navy Number One ceremonial uniform.
On the other hand, the official portrait released by the White House shows the Obama family sitting hand-in-hand in the Oval office. This image was taken by Pete Souza on December 11 after the family returned to the White House after church services.
From Princess Diana to Spanish princess Elena, take a look at the top most memorable official Christmas card family portraits of royals and diplomats in the slideshow given:
