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Rare photo of the Swedish royals released for New Year's and more 2016 royal holiday cards

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Swedish RoyalsA rare photo of all thirteen members of the royal Swedish family was released in honor of 2017. The photo was posted on the Kungahuset Facebook page with the caption, "Happy New Year!"King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia sat in front, while the rest of the family stood behind them.Pictured from the top left is: Princess Madeleine holding her daughter Leonore, Madeleine's husband Christopher O'Neill holding their son Nicholas, Crown Princess Victoria holding her baby son Oscar, Victoria's husband Prince Daniel holding Princess Estelle, Sofia holding the youngest Swedish royal Prince Alexander, and Prince Carl Phillip.Photo: Facebook/Anna-Lena Ahlström/Kungahuset
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Spanish RoyalsKing 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 along with the four royals’ handwritten signatures signed below.Photo: House of HM the King
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Jordanian RoyalsKing Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan were joined by their four children - Princess Iman, Prince Hashem, Princess Salma and Crown Prince Hussein - for their 2016-2017 New Year card, which showed the royals dressed down in everyday wear for the sweet family portrait taken on the steps of the palace of Amman.Photo: Royal Hashemite Court
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Greek RoyalsCrown Princess Marie-Chantal took to Twitter to share her family's 2016 Christmas card that stars her five children: Princess Olympia and Princes Aristidis-Stavros, Achileas-Andreas, Odysseas-Kimon and Constantine. The proud mom tweeted, "Christmas card picture!"Photo: Twitter/@MarieChantalUK
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British RoyalsPrince Charles and Camilla shared their holiday card that includes a photo of them from their official visit to the Western Balkans. "Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and New Year," a message inside the card read.Photo: Chris Jackson
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Monaco RoyalsPrincess Charlene and Prince Albert exuded glamour in their annual Christmas card, which included the couple's adorable twins: Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella. A portrait of Princess Grace added a sentimental touch to the family-of-four's card, which stated, "May the joy and peace of the holiday season be with you in this New Year 2017.”Photo: Vanessa Von Zitzewitz / Palais Princier

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