William and Kate Middleton, the Christmas card with George, Charlotte and Louis after the most difficult year ever

For the princes of Wales the year that is about to end – marked by the struggle of Kate Middleton against cancer – it was the hardest ever. But the long-awaited Christmas card from the royals arrived, via social media, on time as always. You can see them in the image William and Kate in Norfolk with their three children: George, 11, Charlotte, 9 and Louis, 6. The photo, in front of which snowflakes fall, has a sparkling decorated tree behind it: “We wish everyone a happy Christmas”, write the princes of Wales. But what is most striking is the fact that the image chosen for the new Christmas card is a still image taken from the video with which Kate, last September, announced that she had finished chemotherapy. As if the postcard distributed via social media wanted to underline the “rebirth” of the princess after the darkest moments.

In fact, after the end of the chemo, Kate gradually began to regain control of her life. Public commitments included. Most recently, on December 6th, we saw her at Westminster Abbey, with her husband William and his three sons, for the concert Together at Christmas. This year, the princes and their children instead skipped for the first time the royal family’s traditional pre-Christmas lunch which took place on 19 December at Buckingham Palace with the participation of various royals, starting from Carlo III (event organizer) with the Queen Camilla. Reason for the flat rate? A source close to the royal family explained that the princes of Wales, who are already in their beloved estate of Amner All, in Norfolk, after particularly difficult months wanted spend time with your children in complete tranquility.

On the other hand, Kate, as she explained in recent days to People a source close to the royal family, «she has not fully recovered. But there is light at the end of the tunnel». After cancer and chemotherapy, the insider added, the princess has a new awareness of herself and life: «You can’t go through something like that and come out unchanged. He is a different person now. Right now, she is rightly focused on herself and her family». According to several royal observers, however, the Princes of Wales and their children they will spend Christmas Day at Sandringham with the rest of the royal family. And in all likelihood we will see them parade as per tradition with their august relatives, on the morning of December 25th, towards the church of St. Mary Magdalene.