It's rare to get a glimpse behind the Christmas curtain at Buckingham Palace, but Prince Philip's 1969 documentary about the royal family gave us this splendid photo of the queen gazing at her Christmas tree.Bettmann/Bettmann/Getty Images
Princess Diana and Prince Charles celebrated baby's first Christmas with Prince William at Kensington Palace in 1982.Anwar Hussein/Getty Images News/Getty Images
Prince Harry joined his classmates in the school Christmas play as an adorable shepherd in 1988.Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix/Getty Images
Even little princes get star-struck around Santa Claus, like William and Harry when they met him in Norfolk in 1990.Martin Keene - PA Images/PA Images/Getty Images
Princess Diana looked like she was having the time of her life at Sandringham Estate for Christmas with her sons in 1991. Also that hat.Anwar Hussein/Getty Images News/Getty Images
Prince Charles carries on the tradition of going to church on Christmas day with his sons at Sandringham in 1998.Fiona Hanson - PA Images/PA Images/Getty Images
Kate Middleton steps up the holiday style during a Christmas party with military members in 2018.Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images
Prince William once again came face-to-face with Santa Claus in Finland in 2017, but this time he came prepared with a letter from his son Prince George.HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA/AFP/Getty Images
In 2017, both Prince William and Prince William were on hand at the royal family church services at St. Mary Magdalene in Sandringham, only this time Prince Harry came with his new fiancee, Meghan Markle.Chris Jackson/Chris Jackson Collection/Getty Images
The arrival of Prince George and Princess Charlotte meant adorable pea coats on display on their way to Christmas church services in Bucklebury with the Middletons, 2017.Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images
Meghan Markle was expecting her baby boy Archie in 2018 when she enjoyed her second Christmas with the royal family.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press/Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth's Christmas tree at Buckingham Palace in 2012 was seriously grand.WPA Pool/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images
Prince George enjoyed a candy cane on Christmas church in 2016. In a pea coat, of course. Danny Martindale/WireImage/Getty Images
Prince William and Kate Middleton kicked off the 2020 holiday season with a special Christmas pantomime performance with their kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.AARON CHOWN/AFP/Getty Images
Finally, Prince Harry in the ultimate Christmas elf costume on his way to a preschool play in 1987. Tim Graham/Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images
