ON TODAY'S AGENDA
- The Duchess of Edinburgh will visit Alderney to attend celebrations for the 80th Anniversary of Homecoming Day.
Royal reactions to the Sydney attack
Over the weekend, King Charles and Queen Camilla and Prince William And Kate released statements sharing their shock and sympathy for all those affected by the terrorist attack carried out at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday 14 December during a Hanukkah celebration.
The King said he was "appalled and saddened" by the "attack on Jewish people", while the Prince and Princess of Wales said their "thoughts are with every Australian".
Click here for the King's statement and here for Kate and William's statement.
© Getty ImagesBelgian Royal Family Christmas card revealed
The Christmas card for the Belgian Royal Family has been revealed! King Philippe and Queen Mathilde can be seen with their children Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eléonore posing in the luscious palace gardens.
© ©Royal Palace, Belgium / Vlad VDKTaking to Instagram, the official Belgian Royal Palace shared a video that revealed the Christmas card, with the caption: "Greeting cards have been sent out! What do you think of this years photo?"
Inside Princess Kate's Together at Christmas concert
For our latest issue, HELLO! has explored how Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis took centre stage at the Together at Christmas concert – and what it means for the modern monarchy.
The star-studded annual event has become something of a family tradition, with George and Charlotte attending for the fourth time and Louis, who looked enchanted by the candlelit scene inside the historic abbey, there for the third time.
Read the full story here.
© Getty ImagesSophie Winkleman takes a stand against 'pain and indignity' of homelessness
Lady Frederick Windsor, also known as the actress Sophie Winkleman, and her younger daughter, Isabella, nine, stepped out on a Sunday in early December to join vendors on the streets of London to sell copies of the Big Issue, which supports homeless people.
"Both my girls feel enraged that we live in a society where homelessness is accepted," Sophie told HELLO!. "How the hell is it okay to walk past someone sleeping in the street? No one should have to endure that pain and indignity – and the Big Issue is a family and a community for people who've fallen on seriously hard times."
Read the full story here.
© GettyGood morning!
Good morning, royal readers!
The Duchess of Edinburgh is out today, so keep your eyes peeled to see her visit to Alderney as well as all the other royals news on Monday morning…
