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Prince William, Kate, Prince George and Princess Charlotte attend Christmas Day services with her parents in Buckleberry.

Photo: Getty Images

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Belgium's royal family kicked off their holiday celebration at a Christmas concert at the palace.

Photo: Getty Images

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Norway's royal family (Crown Prince Haakon, Prince Sverre Magnus, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, King Harald, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Queen Sonja) gathered for a Christmas photo complete with mulled wine and gingerbread at the garden of the royal palace in Oslo.

Photo: PA

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Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece took to Twitter to share her family Christmas card, which features her five children.

Photo: Twitter/@MarieChantalUK

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Nothing beats being with your cousins at Christmas time! Princess Madeleine of Sweden shared a cute snap of her kids Princess Leonore and Prince Nicolas posing with her niece Princess Estelle. Attached to the photo, the Swedish royal wrote, "Cousins at Christmas Lunch at the Palace yesterday!"

Photo: Facebook/PrincessMadeleineOfSweden

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Suffice it to say Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is on the nice list! The Dutch monarch joined jolly old Saint Nicholas at a Christmas music gala in Amsterdam.Photo: © PA Images

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, invited children from the Helen & Douglas House charity, of which she is a patron, in addition to children supported by the Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's charity to decorate the Christmas tree at Clarence House and for a holiday lunch at the royal residence. Photo: © Getty Images

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Prince Christian, Princess Isabella and twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine of Denmark got into the holiday spirit decorating their Christmas tree at their winter home of Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen.Photo: © Instagram/@detdanskekongehus

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attended the premiere night of the ballet The Nutcracker at Copenhagen's Tivoli Concert Hall with their four children.Photo: © PA Images

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Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella paid a visit to Monaco’s Christmas Village with their parents – Princess Charlene and Prince Albert – where they watched street performers and rode on a merry-go-round.Photo: © Palais Princier

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Princess Anne hosted a Christmas tea party at St. James's Palace for one of her patronages, The Not Forgotten charity, which supports 10,000 serving and ex-service men and women.Photo: © Getty Images

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The Danish royal family sat front row at the Royal Danish Academy of Music Childrens Choir Christmas concert at Esajas church. Photo: © PA Images

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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia celebrated the holidays with a sweet family Christmas card featuring their two daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia. “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2017,” the greeting read in Spanish and English with the four royals’ handwritten signatures signed below.Photo: © House of HM the King

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Patron Sophie Wessex attended the Stoll charity's carol service, which supports veterans.Photo: © Twitter/@RoyalFamily

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Prince Charles and Camilla shared their holiday card that includes a photo of the British royals from their official visit to the Western Balkans.Photo: © Chris Jackson

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Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella made their debut at Monaco's annual children's Christmas ceremony, though the little princess left early after being scared by a white rabbit and Santa.Photo: © Getty Images

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Brother Jacques had no problem posing for a holiday photo with his royal parents at the Monaco royal palace.Photo: © Getty Images

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Princess Alexandra met with patients receiving palliative care and their families during her annual Christmas visit to St. Christopher's Hospice in the UK.Photo: © Instagram/@RoyalFamily

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Princess Estelle and her mother Crown Princess Victoria welcomed Christmas trees from students of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), to the royal palace in Stockholm.Photo: © Kungahuset.se

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Sophie Wessex looked elegant in a black lace ensemble for the Childline's Merry Little Christmas concert.Photo: © Twitter/@RoyalFamily

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Princess Madeleine and Princess Leonore along with Chris O'Neill stepped out for a holiday outing to watch a performance in honour of Saint Lucy, whose feast day is Dec. 13, during the Advent season. Sharing a photos on Facebook, Madeleine wrote, "Yesterday Chris and I took Leonore to the Swedish Residency in London to watch St Lucia appear, a bit early this year, but yet so beautiful and so very Swedish!” Photo: © Facebook/@PrincessMadeleineOfSweden

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