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From Her Majesty's inaugural Christmas address in 1952 to Meghan Markle's first holiday appearance.
28 Sweet Photos of the Royal Family Celebrating Christmas

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The House of Windsor sure knows how to celebrate the holidays. In addition to the
1943: Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret put on a royal production of 'Aladdin' at Windsor Castle for Christmas.
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1944: The following year, Elizabeth and Margaret starred in a Christmas production of 'Old Mother Red Riding Boots' at Windsor Castle.
1944: Elizabeth and Margaret pose with the full cast of 'Old Mother Red Riding Boots.'
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1952: Queen Elizabeth made her first Christmas radio broadcast to the U.K. from Sandringham House in 1952.
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1953: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Government House in Auckland, New Zealand on Christmas Day. A man dressed as Santa gives presents to the Governor General's daughters.
1957: As the technology changed, so did the Queen's Christmas addresses, and in 1957, her message was televised for the first time. The desk is decorated with portraits of Prince Charles and Princess Anne.
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1969: Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth inspect their Christmas tree during the filming of a TV special.
1971: A still from the Queen's Christmas Broadcast, showing her with her sons Prince Andrew (left) and Prince Edward (center).
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1978: The Queen with her daughter, Princess Anne, and grandson Peter Phillips, during the 1978 Christmas broadcast.
1982: Princess Diana and Prince Charles with a young Prince William at Kensington Palace around Christmastime.
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1988: Prince Harry dressed as a Shepherd for his school's Christmas play.
1988:Prince William tries on a fireman's helmet at the Sandringham Museum Of Royal Vehicles And Cars during the Christmas holidays.
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1990: Prince Harry and Prince William sit in a horse-drawn carriage with Santa.
1992: Princess Diana attends a lunch with author and politician, Lord Jeffrey Archer and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Denis Healey, both dressed as Santa Claus.
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1993: Princess Diana turns on the Christmas lights in Bond Street, Central London.
1995: Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie attend a Christmas performance of Cinderella.
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1997: Prince William attends the Christmas Day service at Sandringham Church.
1997: Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie at the annual Christmas Day service at Sandringham Church, carrying their presents.
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1999: The Duchess of York takes her daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, to meet Santa at the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children party.
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2001: Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie Countess of Wessex, attend a ballet adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
2004: Prince Charles hosts a Christmas party with children suffering from Leukemia. Here, the kids watch Sergeant Mark Bevan of the Queen's Dragoon put ornaments on the tree with his sword.
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2004: At Buckingham Palace, Prince Andrew poses with dancers from the English National Ballet.
2006: Prince Charles greets Santa and his helper at the 'Not Forgotten Association' reception at St James's Palace.
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2012: Prince Harry poses with a small tree and Christmas hat at Camp Bastion on December 12, 2012 in Afghanistan
2014: Kate Middleton helps wrap Christmas presents at the Northside Center for Child Development in New York City.
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2016: Prince William decorates a gingerbread house at a Christmas party for volunteers of the Mix youth service.
2017: Prince William gives Santa his son Prince George's Christmas list.
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2018: The royal family (with Meghan Markle for the first time!) attends traditional Christmas Day church service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham.
This story originally appeared on Townandcountrymag.com.
* Minor edits have been made by the Townandcountry.ph editors.
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