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The adorable family photo chosen is from when Kate and William took a vacation to Jordan in October with their three children: Prince George, eight, Princess Charlotte, six, and Prince Louis, three. Kate lived in Jordan when she was very young, due to her father Michael working with British Airways, hence the family’s destination. Royal fans were delighted to see the young royals grow up more than ever, especially Louis, who has been seen less and less due to his early years with the coronavirus.

However, Pod Save the Queen host Zoe Forsy noted that the photo, which shows the Cambridges in a summer T-shirt, shorts and dress, wasn’t the most festive to put up a Christmas card. ,

She added: “It wasn’t the most festive of clichés, was it in terms of cute and summery, and like you say, shorts and a T-shirt.”

Royal Daily Mirror editor Russell Myers reported that shots of the Cambridges in 2018 and 2020 were too ‘fall’, taken at Anmer Hall with boots and dirty knees, so it was “good to change a little”.

The family’s 2019 Christmas card featured the family sitting on a motorbike and sidecar, also wearing a short-sleeved dress that must have been a very hot day.

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Prince William and Kate at Christmas (Image: GETTY)

On the new snap, Mr Myers said: ‘You know what shocked me? This is how Louis looks old.

“I mean, he’s really growing up every time you see him.

“When I was first shocked at his size when they were cheering for the NHS and then he just got older and bigger.”

Ms Forsy said: “That’s definitely something where we’ve seen less of it, obviously we haven’t done Trooping the Color this year…”

The Cambridge children a year ago (Image: GETTY)

The photo, said to have been taken in Petra, Jordan, shows Cambridge children wearing potentially pocket clothing.

Louie’s dark blue sneakers with white soles are surprisingly similar to those worn by other kids.

Additionally, it has been suggested that Louie’s top may have been a cover-up, as seen in a similar pattern to George previously.

Meanwhile, George’s camouflage top looked the same as the one he wore in his birthday photos, but, again, it has not been confirmed whether it was the same shirt.

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Kate sits with Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte (Image: GETTY)

Charlotte’s dress, on the other hand, was a £26 purchase from Mango, with Kate once again showing her support for the big brands.

The children are seated in “traditional chairs” while William has been seated next to a sheepskin rug in what has been described as a “perfectly quaint golden ball”.

It is understood that Jordan was the destination of the family vacation as the Middleton family lived there between 1984 and 1986, when Kate was two to four years old.

Her father Michael was a director of British Airways and Kate spoke “very lovingly” of her time there.

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So perhaps it was very special for her to be able to bring her children to Jordan where they spent this “very happy time”.

Meanwhile in Jerash there is a well-known picture of Michael with Kate and her sister Pippa.

In 2018, William visited the site where the photo was taken and was shown the photo on an easel.

Mr. Myers said: “Good picture, it’s good to change it up a little bit.”

He continued: “I think it was nice to be able to change that, because there’s a story behind the image.

“And sometimes you can tell everyone’s story and experience life outside in Anmer, but I thought it was cool because like a lot of people they didn’t have a lot of opportunities. These specials with family Moments to experience and I’m sure that was one of them, being able to go on vacation.

Ms Forsey said the Cambridges have once again given royal fans a very normal image of their family, without any of the harsh elements of traditional royal photographs.

She said: “As their Christmas photos do most of the year, you can see it was a real family and personal photo.

They didn’t formally stand next to each other, Kate and William put their hands on each other’s knees, Kate placed her hand around George, it’s very, very relaxed, personal.

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