Do they know it's Christmas? Charles and Camilla send their greetings with a distinctly unseasonal photo
It could hardly look less like a Christmas card.
In fact, some might get the impression that Charles and Camilla want to pretend December 25 is just like any other day of the year.
Certainly any glimpse of snow or reindeers would be out of place, as the photograph was taken in June while the couple listened to a Welsh male voice choir.
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Christmas comes early: The Prince and Duchess's official festive portrait was taken in June
Apart from a seasonal greeting inside, the couple's 2007 official card appears to have no connection with Christmas.
But, as our mock-up below shows, with just a couple of simple Santa hats and some time on their home PC, the Prince and Duchess could easily have got into the festive spirit.
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That's more like it: Our version of the royal card
A Clarence House spokesman said: "The Prince and the Duchess have never gone in for cards with robins or Christmas trees.
"Their cards have traditionally been portraits of them or their children at family occasions.
"Nothing has changed."
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