A Royal family album

As another challenging year draws to a close, the British Royals have many reasons to be thankful as they look forward to 2026.

- GENEVIEVE GANNON

Last Christmas Eve, as the Prince and Princess of Wales stood in Westminster Abbey with their three children, George, Charlotte and Louis, the carols they sang in celebration of those who had shown “love, empathy and kindness” would have soared to the vaulted ceiling with particular poignancy.

The Royal couple were perhaps reflecting on the love and kindness that helped them endure the most “scary and unpredictable” year of their marriage as Catherine fought cancer. “It brings you face-to-face with your own vulnerabilities in a way you never considered before,” she had revealed. “And with that, a new perspective on everything.”