作者：中國日報雙語新聞
聖誕將至，最近英王室公布了一組2018年聖誕賀卡照。
威廉王子一家溫馨、接地氣，七個月大的路易小王子萌萌亮相，夏洛特小公主和喬治小王子活潑可愛。
The youngest of the family, Louis, who is seven months old, adorably stole the show as he bounced up and down in his mum’s arms. Charlotte, three, was sandwiched between her parents while big brother George energetically climbed onto William’s shoulders. What a sweet portrait!
最小家庭成員，七個月大的路易小王子被媽媽抱在懷裡，萌萌的樣子惹人關注。三歲的夏洛特小公主夾在父母和哥哥喬治中間，充滿活力地靠在爸爸肩上。多麼甜蜜的照片！
而哈里王子夫妻倆走的是浪漫路線，和大家分享新婚的甜蜜。
Prince Harry and Meghan chose to share a never-before-seen photo from their royal wedding reception in Windsor. The black-and-white shot showed the couple watching the fireworks at Frogmore House, with Meghan’s stunning halter-neck evening gown on display.
哈里王子和梅根選擇分享一張在溫莎拍攝的從沒公開過的婚宴照片。黑白照片中小兩口在浮若閣摩爾宮看煙花，梅根露背晚宴裙十分驚艷。
查爾斯王子和卡米拉則分享了坐在花園木椅上的照片。
除了每年發佈聖誕賀卡照，英王室還有一些不同於普通民眾的過聖誕方式。
比如，他們不會等到聖誕節當天早上才拆禮物，而是在聖誕前夜就拆了，這是什麼緣故呢？
According to their official website, the royal family holds their gift-giving festivities on December 24 by laying their gifts out on trestle tables and opening them over teatime. This typically takes place in Sandringham Estate, the queen’s private home in Norfolk, UK.
據王室官網稱，英國王室成員在12月24日互送禮物，他們把禮物放在擱板桌上，喝着下午茶就把禮物拆了。送禮物環節通常在女王位於英國諾福克郡的私宅桑德林漢姆莊園進行。
禮物會擺在寫有王室成員名字標牌的桌子上，等待認領。
According to the Mirror, the white, linen-covered tables are in the estate’s red drawing room and feature name tags designating each member of the family’s pile.
據《鏡報》報道，禮物會擺在莊園內紅色客廳中的一張張蓋着亞麻桌布的白色桌子上，每張桌子上擺着寫有指定禮物歸屬的王室成員名字標牌。
據前王室工作人員透露，這一傳統是為了致敬王室的德國血統。
The royal family’s former chef Darren McGrady told Express that the tradition is a nod to their German heritage.
英國王室的前御廚達倫·麥格雷迪告訴《每日快報》說，這一傳統是向王室的德國血統致敬。
“The royals are of German descent so they weave in German traditions to their celebrations,” he said according to Express. “After afternoon tea, they open gifts on Christmas Eve, as is the German tradition.”
《每日快報》援引他的話說：「英國王室是德國人的後代，所以他們在聖誕慶祝活動中會加入一些德國傳統。在喝完下午茶後，他們會遵循德國傳統，在聖誕前夜拆開禮物。」
聖誕當天王室一家人會去教堂參加聖誕禮拜。
Exchanging gifts on Christmas Eve frees up the family’s Christmas morning to attend the annual church service at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Sandringham Estate.
在聖誕前夜互換了禮物，這樣聖誕節早上一家人就有時間去桑德林漢姆莊園的聖馬利亞·瑪德琳教堂參加一年一度的聖誕禮拜。
當地時間2017年12月25日，英國金斯林，英國王室在聖馬利亞·瑪德琳教堂（St. Mary Magdalene Church）參加聖誕禮拜活動。
McGrady told Cosmopolitan that the service is followed by a big lunch consisting of roast chicken, salads, and traditional sides such as parsnips and Brussels sprouts. They then regroup later for afternoon tea and fruitcake, followed by a buffet-style dinner later in the evening.
麥格雷迪告訴《大都市》雜誌說，做完聖誕禮拜後，王室成員們會享用一頓豐盛的午餐，有烤雞、沙拉，還有防風草、球芽甘藍這種傳統配菜。稍後他們又會聚到一起喝下午茶、吃水果蛋糕，晚上他們還會舉行一場自助餐式的晚宴。
為了讓身邊的每個人都感受到節日氣氛，女王還有幾個自己的特別傳統。
Each year she personally hands out gifts to members of the royal household in Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. She also purchases about 1,500 Christmas puddings for staff throughout the palaces, which she pairs with a greeting card from herself and Prince Philip.
每年她都會親自把禮物分發給白金漢宮和溫莎堡的每一位王室家族成員。她還會購買約1500個聖誕布丁分給王宮上下的所有員工，送上每一份布丁的同時還會附上來自她自己和菲利普親王的一張賀卡。
