The Duke of Edinburgh and the Countess of Wessex were among the first members of the royal family to arrive for the Queen’s annual Christmas lunch.
Philip was pictured sat in the front passenger seat of a car while Sophie drove herself to the Buckingham Palace event with her daughter Lady Louise Windsor sat beside her.
Also spotted arriving at the palace gates was the Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Autumn Phillips, the wife of the Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips, and Mike and Zara Tindall.
Kate was also seen arriving for the festive royal lunch sat in the front seat of a car with William behind the wheel.
She waived to the crowds and sat behind her could be seen Prince George with his nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo.
