Royal tots George and Charlotte attend church service on Christmas Day

British royals attended a traditional Christmas church service in Sandringham on Sunday, the first missed by Queen Elizabeth in decades after Buckingham Palace reported she had a heavy cold.

Even though the queen was not able to make it to the event, the other members of the royal family were there, including the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles and his wife Camilla.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their young children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, attended a church service with the Duchess' family the Middletons in Englefield.

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, his wife Kate, and their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive to attend the morning Christmas Day service at St Mark's Church in Englefield, near Bucklebury in southern England, Britain, December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Matthews/Pool

Princess Charlotte holds a sweet as she holds her mother, Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge's hand with the Duchess's father Michael Middleton (C) after attending the morning Christmas Day service at St Mark's Church in Englefield, near Bucklebury in southern England, Britain, December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Matthews/Pool

Britain's Prince George eats a sweet after attending a Christmas Day service at St Mark's Church in Englefield on December 25, 2016. Andrew Matthews/POOL/AFP

 — Reuters