Monaco’s royal family’s Christmas card photo is strikingly different from last year’s

The Royal Family of Monaco has released their annual Christmas card!

Prince Albert, Princess Charlene and their twins Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella have led the way, becoming the first royals to release their holiday cards this festive season. The photo shows the four wearing neutral colors and posing in a living room scene, complete with a Christmas tree, garland, candles and a fireplace.

The photo was posted on the royal family of Monaco’s official Instagram page on December 2 and was captioned “The Princes Palace is pleased to share with you the image of greeting cards from the Princier family.”

Princess Charlene, 46, is wearing a Ralph Lauren knit sweater and jeans, according to Tatlerand the photo was taken by trusted family photographer Eric Mathon, who also took last year’s Christmas photo for the Grimaldis. In contrast to this year’s more relaxed, domestic image, last year’s shot was a completely different vibe, with Prince Albert, 66, matching his 9-year-old son Prince Jacques in a tuxedo, with Princess Gabriella, also 9, dressed in a burgundy velvet dress and Princess Charlene dazzling in an off-the-shoulder dress.

The Christmas card release comes as the family is getting into the Christmas spirit. Earlier this week, the family gathered outside the Prince’s Palace to switch on Monaco’s famous Christmas lights, which this year featured an LED reindeer among glowing fir trees. On Saturday 30 November the family visited the Place du Casino where they admired the Christmas display there, Hello! reported. While there, the family saw an 18 meter tall tree and five giant animated Christmas balls.

In addition to the upcoming holidays, twins Jacques and Gabriella have a big week this week – on December 10th, they turn 10! Charlene recently opened up to the French magazine Gala about her twins and says that her son and daughter are both “curious”.

“Gabriella is very curious,” Charlene said. “She is very fascinated by the world and life in general. She asks a lot of questions and demands a lot of attention.”

“As for Jacques, he is curious and observant,” she added. “More reserved, he is naturally very calm.”

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Although both Jacques and Gabriella share a common curiosity, “The conversations I have with Jacques and the ones with Gabriella are so different, as well as the time spent with them,” the princess shared.