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Meet the Queen's extended family who attended the Christmas lunch

The Queen's annual Christmas lunch is a chance to spend time with her extended family

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Emmy Griffiths
TV & Film Editor
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The Queen's annual pre-Christmas lunch took place at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. The dinner is a royal tradition, allowing the monarch to see members of the extended royal family who won't be spending Christmas at Sandringham with her immediate family. Members of the royal family arrived at the palace for the dinner, but do you recognise them all? Click through to find out all of the royals attending the pre-Christmas lunch.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

This will be the first time Prince Harry's fiancé, Meghan Markle, will meet the Queen's extended family. Her appearance at the palace comes a week after she attended the Kensington Palace annual staff Christmas party, and her invitation to the event is a testament to their commitment, particularly as partners aren't usually invited to official Christmas events.

The former Suits actress was snapped driving through the gates of Buckingham Palace with Prince Harry, who was dressed in a suit and tie, while Meghan wore a Self-Portrait midi dress, which she complemented with stunning diamond earrings.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Prince William and Kate were spotted driving into the grounds at Buckingham Palace with their two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, in the back seat. The couple's nanny, Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, was sat in between the two children in the back of the car, presumably to keep an eye on the little Prince and Princess during the annual dinner.

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Lady Amelia Windsor

Lady Amelia Windsor, who has been described as 'Britain's most beautiful royal', kept her look low key in a blue dress while keeping her long blonde hair down. The royal is 36th-in-line to the throne. 

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Prince Charles and Camilla 

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall waved and smiled at the crowds on their way to the dinner. Since the royal couple live in Clarence House, they didn't have to travel far to visit the palace! 

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Princess Eugenie 

Princess Eugenie wore a triangle pair of gold diamond earrings and looked happy and relaxed as she travelled into the palace to spend time with her family. 

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Princess Beatrice

Princess Beatrice arrived and smiled for the camera. With her brunette locks kept sleek and straight, the Princess looked ready for the festivities as a glimpse of a red dress could be spotted under her coat. 

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Autumn Phillips

Princess Anne's daughter-in-law, Autumn Phillips, was spotted with her two children, Savannah and Isla, in the backseat. She is married to Anne's only son, Peter. 

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Margarita Armstrong-Jones

Margarita, 15, is the Earl and Countess of Snowdon's youngest child, and the only granddaughter of the late Princess Margaret, the Queen's younger sister. 

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Sir Timothy Laurence

Princess Anne's husband, Sir Tim Laurence, strolled past well-wishers stood outside the gates of Buckingham Palace to attend the dinner. Although he is married to the Queen's only daughter, Timothy received no peerage after their wedding. However, he was knighted by his mother-in-law as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 2011. 

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Prince Michael of Kent and Gabriella of Windsor

Gabriella of Windsor looks glamorous in a red coat with a matching lipstick as she arrives at the lunch with her father, Prince Michael of Kent, the Queen's cousin.