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Hundreds of royals fans flocked to Sandringham this morning to watch King Charles and his family attend their annual Christmas day church service.

Major Eye Candy reported for Christmas duty. On Wednesday, King Charles's equerry Lieutenant Colonel Johnathan (Johnny) Thompson—who first went viral for his dashing good looks following the death of Queen Elizabeth in September 2022—made a rare public appearance in Sandringham with the rest of the royal family on Christmas Day.

The King and Queen are due to attend a Christmas Day church service in Sandringham alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales plus other royals. It was announced last week that the Duke of York would not attend the annual gathering after an alleged Chinese spy,

King Charles and Queen Camilla, who have made Christmas morning mass at Sandringham Church an annual tradition, were joined by Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly spent Christmas at their California home, absent from royal celebrations at Sandringham.

Kate Middleton showed off her sense of humor during the royal family's Christmas walk, as the Princess of Wales was caught joking with fans. "I seem to have lost my family," Kate quipped in a video after Prince William,

Kate Middleton’s return to greeting the public on Christmas Day was a poignant moment, not just for her, but for the many who had been eagerly awaiting her comeback after a difficult year.