When did we decide to send pictures of ourselves as Christmas cards? It was the royals who started the official Christmas card tradition - Queen Victoria in the 1840s. The rest of us... much later.
The news has announced that Buckingham Palace has released an image of the Christmas card that King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be sending out this year. It was taken in the Throne Room following the coronation on May 6th. It is strikingly impressive. Not like the family in the Christmas pyjamas or the Buffalo plaid shirts.
Isn't red an excellent colour for Royals and for Christmas. Here's the link to see the Royals' Christmas cards through the years. Somehow Monaco's royal family slips into the series of images through the years. How interesting it is to see what settings they choose for their photos. Some boring and some delightful. Some expressions truly charming and some unpleasantly strained.
And what about the most popular Christmas card ever? We'll it is actually a greeting card - Hallmark's Pansy Card, 1939.
The 1977 Three Little Angels card is the top-selling Hallmark Christmas card. Ruth Morehead was the artist - one of Hallmark's legendary contributors.
What about this card from 2020? Millie the puppy and master of the house Baxter.
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