It was the first time Queen Elizabeth II was joined by Prince George, 6, and Princess Charlotte, 4, at St. Mary Magdalene Church.
Queen Elizabeth II and her close family celebrated Christmas with a morning service at St Mary Magdalene Church near her rural retreat at Sandringham in eastern England.
The Queen arrived in a Bentley with Charles' wife, Camilla. Her elderly husband, Prince Philip, stayed at home.He was discharged from a hospital Tuesday after treatment for an undisclosed ailment. Philip, 98, has retired from public duties.Prince Andrew avoided the limelight on Christmas Day by skipping the royal family's traditional mid-morning walk to church and attending an earlier service.
Andrew did not join other members of the family walking along a road to the 11am service - one of the staples of the royal calendar.
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