PHOTOS: How The Royal Family Spent Christmas (& What They Wore!)

by Julia Rubin | 10:50 am, December 26th, 2011

Yesterday the royal family celebrated Christmas with a visit to Sandringham Church. It was Kate Middleton‘s first Christmas at Sandringham as Duchess Catherine, and lots of hats were involved.

Kate turned up in a sleek maroon coat and a coordinating chapeau with a bow in the back, while Queen Elizabeth went for lavender tweed and pearls. Princess Beatrice chose an uncharacteristically subdued black ensemble, Princess Eugenie donned a hat with a big ol’ flower, and Zara Phillips‘s fascinator appeared to have striped chopsticks stuck through it.

Check out the photos below, and resolve to wear a fancy hat next Christmas. (Also, how cute does Prince Harry look in the picture above?!)