10:42 AM PST, December 27, 2011
Prince Philip on his way home from his hospital stay.
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Prince Philip
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Prince Philip on his way home from his hospital stay.
Prince Harry and Princess Eugenie
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Prince Harry drives his cousins Beatrice and Eugenie (pictured) to visit their grandfather.
Prince William and Zara Phillips
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Prince William drives his cousin Zara to visit their grandfather in the hospital.
Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall
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Prince William's cousin Zara Phillips (the daughter of Princess Anne) with her husband, rugby player Mike Tindall.
Prince Harry and Mike Tindall
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Prince Harry chats with his rugby player cousin-in-law Mike Tindall.
Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge
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The Duchess of Cambridge greets well-wishers outside the church.
Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge
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Kate wears elegant earrings -- $3,000 green-amethyst-and-diamond sparklers designed by Kiki McDonough and rumored to be a holiday gift from Prince William, according to People.com.
Queen Elizabeth
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The Queen poses outside the church.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
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Kate and William on their first Christmas as a married couple.
Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge
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Kate dons a sophisticated-but-not-flashy burgundy hat and coat ensemble for her first Christmas as a royal.
William and Kate's Royal Holiday Weekend
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Despite family patriarch Prince Philip's Christmas stay in a hospital after undergoing heart surgery, the rest of the UK royals carried on with their holiday plans, making a traditional trip to Sandringham Church for Christmas Day services. Later that day, the royal grandchildren were photographed visiting Prince Philip, with Prince William driving with his cousin Zara Phillips in the backseat, and Prince Harry driving his cousins Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Luckily, Prince Philip's hospital stay was a short one, and he was photographed on his way home on December 27.