Here's why the Cambridges' Christmas card 2019 looks familiar

(Image credit: 2019 Karwai Tang)
Penny Goldstone
By Penny Goldstone
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Yesterday, the Cambridges' Christmas card was leaked online, and we were naturally here for it.

The picture, which looks to have been taken in the summer, shows Kate, William, and their three children George, Charlotte and Louis posing on a vintage motorcycle and side car.

The Duchess looks radiant in a pale blue printed wrap dress by Boden, which is sadly sold out, while the Duke looks dapper in a blue shirt. The children are also all wearing shades of blue, from navy polo necks to checked blue dresses and dungarees.

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And this is where it all gets familiar, as for the past couple of years, the royals gave opted to wear blue for their Christmas cards, and you especially notice it in the 2017 Christmas card.

So there you have it, is this a conscious decision? Is it perhaps the family's favourite colour?

Prince Diana also loved wearing blue, so perhaps there is a link there. Either way, we love it.

Penny Goldstone
Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.

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