Kate Middleton is expected to attend church at St. Mary Magdalene in Sandringham on Christmas Day with Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, and this year's appearance will be even more poignant than ever.

Last week, Prince William and Kate released their annual Christmas card, a snap of their family taken at their home in Norfolk over the summer. And while they missed King Charles's pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace, they will be in attendance at Sandringham on Christmas to attend services at St Mary Magdalene.

Kate Middleton had been dating Prince William for the better part of five years when she was invited to the royal family’s Christmas at Sandringham by Queen Elizabeth in a precedent-breaking move. (Typically,

Princess Beatrice had to make unexpected changes to her holiday plans.

After a tumultuous year for the princess known by many as Kate Middleton, the public waits with warm anticipation to see her stride up to the annual morning Church service at St Mary Magdalene Church,

The Royal Family has a number of Christmas traditions they follow each year - but back in 2016, the Wales family opted to spend the big day with the Middletons instead

The current Princess of Wales — then the Duchess of Cambridge — went the thoughtful, heartfelt route with her gift for her first married Christmas in 2011