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Why Kate and William arrived separately for Queen’s Christmas lunch

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  • 19 Dec 2019

The reason why Prince William and Kate Middleton arrived separately to the Queen's Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace has been revealed. 

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with their three children Prince George, 6, Princess Charlotte, 4, and one-year-old Prince Louis, were snapped arriving at the annual event. 

WATCH: Kate Middleton shrugs off Prince William's PDA 

Will was spotted travelling in one car with George, while Kate was spotted in another car with Charlotte and little Louis.

Royal fans have since been speculating as to why the royal couple arrived separately, and the real reason is rather simple. 

Because the Cambridge's travel with royal protection officers, they needed two cars. 

Prince William and Prince George

Prince William and Prince George arrive at the Queen's annual Christmas lunch.

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Also joining the Cambridge's were other members of the royal family including Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Princess Beatrice.

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and their 7-month-old son Archie were noticeably absent from the family affair and are reportedly travelling abroad. 

Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte

Wife Kate Middleton arrived separately with Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

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Kate Middleton

The Duchess of Cambridge was all smiles for the cameras.

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In other royal family news, the Duke and Duchess have sent out their official family Christmas card.

The adorable family photo shows Will and Kate smiling alongside their kids as they all pose on a motorcycle.

The Cambridge Christmas card

The Cambridge family Christmas card has been revealed.

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The card was posted on Twitter by Air Commodore Dawn McCafferty of the RAF Air Cadets - an organisation which thee Duchess is a patron.

"A Christmas card from our Royal Patron, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, which I share with all members of the @aircadets. We send HRH and her family all best wishes for Christmas and hope to see her again in 2020," Dawn captioned the snap.

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