A pregnant Princess Beatrice made a last-minute appearance with the royals at Church on Christmas Day today.

The 36-year-old, who is expecting her second child, made the late decision to join the family at Sandringham after initially planning to spend the festive season with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and his family. It came after it emerged that her father Prince Andrew would not be at Sandringham after deciding to stay away amid the controversy surrounding his links to an alleged Chinese spy. However, Beatrice received medical advice and had been guided not to travel long distances.

Therefore she decided to make the trip to Sandringham with husband Edo and their daughter Sienna, aged three. For church today, Beatrice wore a camel coat and walked with husband Edo and his son Wolfie, whom her shares with former partner Dara Huang.

Beatrice is pregnant with her second child
Beatrice is pregnant with her second child ( 
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King Charles led the royals to church
King Charles led the royals to church ( 
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Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)
They were led by King Charles, 76, and Queen Camilla, 77, as they walked the short distance from Sandringham House to St Mary Magdalene Church, past a crowd of well-wishers. They were joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six. William walked hand in hand with Charlotte, and Kate who wore a green coat and hat, smiled at the crowds. Also in the walking party was the Princess Royal and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

Beatrice is pregnant with her second child
Beatrice is pregnant with her second child ( 
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PA)

King Charles led the royals to church
King Charles led the royals to church ( 
Image:
Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)
They were led by King Charles, 76, and Queen Camilla, 77, as they walked the short distance from Sandringham House to St Mary Magdalene Church, past a crowd of well-wishers. They were joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six. William walked hand in hand with Charlotte, and Kate who wore a green coat and hat, smiled at the crowds. Also in the walking party was the Princess Royal and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.Kate with the rest of the royals at Sandringham today

Members of the royal family who walked to the service were greeted at the foot of the steps to the church by the Reverend Canon Dr Paul Rhys Williams. They then headed inside and the national anthem was sung before the first hymn, O Come, All Ye Faithful. Earlier this year, William described the past year, in which his wife and father were treated for cancer, as ‘brutal’. He said that 2024 has “probably been the hardest year in my life” and a ‘dreadful’ experience.