King Charles and Queen Camilla pose casually in the gardens of Buckingham Palace for their annual Christmas card - a stark contrast to last year's coronation snap
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Buckingham Palace has released King Charles' third Christmas card as monarch, featuring a sweet photograph of the royal with his wife Queen Camilla. The image was taken by Millie Pilkington in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, captured in April when the foliage behind the royal couple was blooming with pink and purple flowers.
![[The image was taken by Millie Pilkington in the Garden at Buckingham Palace in April 2024]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/07/14/92903763-14166195-image-m-57_1733581011450.jpg)
In the photograph, Camilla, 77, is seen wearing a blue wool crepe dress by Fiona Clare, with her arm around her husband. Charles, 76, is in a light grey suit and patterned blue tie, smiling with his hand in his pocket. The card is a stark departure from the formal image their Majesties chose last year - an official Coronation photo taken by Hugo Burnand in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace.
![[It marks somewhat of a departure from the more formal image their Majesties opted for last year - an official Coronation photo taken by Hugo Burnand in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/07/14/92903761-14166195-image-a-58_1733581027445.jpg)
That year, the photo showed the King wearing the Imperial State while Camilla wore Queen Mary's Crown. Both were dressed in the Robes of Estate. An inscription inside last year's missive read: 'Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year.'. Speaking about his experience as the coronation photographer, Hugo Burnand - who also snapped Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding - described the atmosphere in the throne room as 'cosy' during the photoshoot.
![[The King and Queen's Christmas card for 2023 shows Charles and Camilla inside Buckingham Palace shortly after the coronation in May]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/07/14/78775135-14166195-The_King_and_Queen_s_Christmas_card_is_an_altogether_more_formal-a-66_1733581325876.jpg)
He added that there was a 'lovely buzz' while he set up and took the coronation images. Buckingham Palace has released King Charles' third Christmas card as monarch, featuring a sweet photograph of the royal with his wife Queen Camilla. The image was taken by Millie Pilkington in the Garden at Buckingham Palace in April 2024.
![[The photograph was one of several taken of the King and Queen in full royal regalia on the day of the coronation (pictured: another of the series of pictures)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/07/14/78775597-14166195-image-a-67_1733581328658.jpg)
