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Princess Charlotte was seen chatting with some other girls from her generation during the royal family’s Christmas walk
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Charlotte linked up with Mia and Lena Tindall, walking together as they exited their church service
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Prince William previously said that one of his favorite parts about the holidays is seeing Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis get together with “my cousins’ children”
Princess Charlotte may have brothers at home, but she caught up with some other girls from her generation of the royal family for the ultimate Christmas crew.
Members of the British royal family — including Kate Middleton, Prince William and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — stepped out for the Christmas Day service at Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Norfolk. The yearly tradition sees the royals head to church and greet members of the public afterward.
There, 10-year-old Charlotte was seen exiting the church alongside Mia Tindall, 11, and Lena Tindall, 7, the daughters of Prince William’s cousin Zara. The girls were seen smiling and talking before going to meet well-wishers gathered outside.
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Princess Charlotte and Mia Tindall on Christmas 2025
This isn’t the first time that Princess Charlotte’s close bond with her cousins was on display. In 2023, Charlotte and Mia similarly stayed close on Christmas — and when a member of the crowd offered flowers to Charlotte, she told Mia, “You take them.” Then Mia came over to accept the flowers with a smile.
The same year, Prince Louis, now 7, held hands with Mia as the family walked to church.
Prince William, 43, previously said that one of his favorite parts about the holidays is seeing George, Charlotte and Louis come together with “my cousins’ children.”
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Lena Tindall, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte and Mia Tindall on Christmas 2025
“For me, generally, bringing the family together at Christmastime is always lovely because we’re quite spread out doing our things a lot of time throughout the year. We get very few moments to actually come together,” he said. “When I see my children meet up with my cousins’ children, and they all have a wonderful time playing together, it’s very special. I look forward to that a lot.”
He added, “Obviously, Christmas is a new dynamic when you have children. Suddenly it’s a whole different ballgame of noise and excitement.”
Zara’s husband, Mike Tindall, also spoke about their children’s close bond during the 2021 appearance on Good Morning Britain.
“Our family growth has been quite intertwined with theirs,” the former professional rugby player said of the Prince and Princess of Wales’ family. “Our kids are very, very close, which is great for the kids that they’re always going to have some cousins and those cousins — are going to be the same age and can grow up with them.”
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Lena Tindall, Princess Charlotte and Mia Tindall on Christmas 2025
While only a few of the royal kids joined the Christmas church outing, there are likely more back at Sandringham House, where the royals headed after the service for lunch. Zara and Mike are also parents to a 4-year-old son, Lucas, who is likely still a little young to join them for church.
Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice also attended the royal family’s church outing. Beatrice, 37, was joined by her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. While his son from a previous relationship, 9-year-old Wolfie, has previously joined them on Christmas, he wasn’t part of the outing this year. Their two daughters — 4-year-old Sienna and 11-month-old Athena — likely didn’t join because of their young ages.
Similarly, Eugenie, 35, attended church with her husband, Jack Brooksbank, without their two young sons, 4-year-old August and 2-year-old Ernest.
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Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis on Christmas 2025
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Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis’ first cousins Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, the children of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, have never taken part in a Christmas walk with the royal family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who last spent the holiday at Sandringham in 2018 before Archie was born, are spending Christmas this year in California, where they relocated in 2020 after stepping back as working members of the royal family.
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