Royals LIVE: Crowds gather in Sandringham for glimpse of King Charles, Prince William and Princess Kate ahead of Christmas Day service

We can now bring you more pictures of the crowds gathering today in Sandringham where the royals are attending the traditional Christmas Day church service.

The Princess of Wales has returned to screens to host her annual Together At Christmas carol concert after her toughest year yet.

The service, which was filmed at Westminster Abbey earlier this month, is Kate’s fourth annual Christmas Eve concert and was attended by members of the royal family including Prince William and their children George, Charlotte and Louis.

Kate bravely hosted crowds with a beaming smile on her face after an incredibly difficult year in which she has completed preventative chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

At the start of her annual carol concert, Kate called for people to ‘slow down and reflect on the deeper things that connect us all’ and turn to ‘love, not fear’.

The broadcast of Kate’s service featured a special festive message from the royal, 42, in which she spoke about the importance of love and empathy.

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Sarah Ferguson has shared a Christmas message thanking everyone for their kindness and support this year as she walked the late Queen’s corgis.

The Duchess of York, wearing a black jacket and skirt, shared the video of her and the two dogs on her Instagram page on Christmas Eve.

In the video, the Duchess said the season was a time of reflection and offered ‘a huge embrace of goodness’ to all her supporters.

Her husband, Prince Andrew was gifted two of her late Majesty’s dogs on her death, yet the prince won’t walk any of them as he is too ‘demoralised’ by life.

It comes after the prince pulled out of joining the Royal Family for Christmas.

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Prince William revealed last week he will spend Christmas with 45 members of his family ‘all in one room’.

Those invited to Sandringham can look forward to a mixture of the traditional and some festive fun of the Royal Family’s own making.

Members of The Firm open their presents on Christmas Eve in a nod to the family’s German origins.

They lay out their gifts on trestle tables and exchange them at teatime – and are known to enjoy giving each other novelty presents, typically buying things that are cheap and will make people laugh rather than spending a lot on big, lavish gifts.

The following day, the Royals attend the service at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate, where they are greeted by well-wishers, before returning for a traditional lunch of roast turkey and all the trimmings.

They sit down ready to eat at 1.15pm sharp, according to Queen Elizabeth II’s former chef Darren McGrady, who catered for Christmas at Sandringham frequently in the 1980s and 1990s.

On Christmas night, they are said to play parlour games including charades and bingo.

Hello and welcome to MailOnline’s live coverage of the Royal Family on Christmas Day as crowds gather in Sandringham to catch a glimpse of King Charles.

Royal fans have been amassing in Norfolk since the early hours to see the family head to the traditional church service this morning.

The King and Queen will head to St Mary Magdalene Church accompanied by members of the Royal Family at 11am before Charles’ speech is broadcast to the nation this afternoon.

We will bring you the latest updates from the royals from throughout the day plus the best pictures and videos.