Prince George and Princess Charlotte joined the rest of the Royal Family for church on Christmas Day at Sandringham.
George was guided by Prince William and Charlotte tutored by mum, the
Duchess of Cambridge. The little royals had a practice in the days
beforehand by William so they knew what to expect.
The
large royal family group made the walk from Sandringham House to St
Mary Magdalene Church which is where Charlotte was baptised. George was
dressed in a navy jumper and jacket while Charlotte was wearing a warm
green coat. The children waved to the crowds of well wishers waiting to
see the royals- George was his usual reserved self although his sister
smiled and more outgoing.
As the Queen drove away after the service, Charlotte performed a lovely curtsey to Her Majesty.
On the walk to church Charlotte had spotted a lady in the crowd holding a pink inflatable flamingo and could be seen looking back at it as she entered the church. The flamingo was named Felicity by it's owner.
From the Daily Mail website:
"Afterwards, the little princess made a bee-line for Felicity and her
proud owner; wheelchair-bound Gemma Clark, 39, who from 15 months of age
has suffered from cerebral palsy.
'Felicity was a 39th birthday present from
my older sister, Fran, and she goes everywhere with me. She's like my
lucky mascot,' says Gemma.
'But
Charlotte kept looking at Felicity and I thought: "I wonder if the
Princess would like her?" So when she came over with Prince George and
their parents after the service, I asked her: "Would you like Felicity?"
Her face lit up and she said: "Yes
please." I told Charlotte: "You don't have to call her Felicity if you
don't want to; you can call her whatever you want."'
'Then
both she and George gave me a hug and I was on cloud nine. They were so
sweet and it is a moment I will remember for ever as being special. The
atmosphere was just awesome.' "
