Kensington Palace released the royal Christmas cards and we'll be staring at them all day

Baby Louis is straight CHILLIN.
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Nicole Gallucci
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The holiday season has arrived, which means we get another tiny glimpse into the lives of our favorite royal families.

On Friday, Kensington Palace's social media accounts released the photo for The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's 2018 family Christmas card, and if you guessed it'd be STUNNING you are, of course, correct.

In a lovely autumn setting that looks like a straight up GAP ad, William, Kate, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and baby Louis are seen gathered on a tree trunk near their Anmer Hall home.

Just look at them, all casual, fashionable, and fun! Baby Louis is repping a seasonal tights under shorts look, and Charlotte is wearing one of George's old sweaters, which is basically as precious as it gets.

The photograph, taken by Matt Porteous, shook Twitter to its core on Friday morning, along with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Christmas card, a previously unseen wedding photograph.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall also shared their touching Christmas card photo, in which they're seen sitting together on a bench on the grounds of Clarence House.

IDK about you but it certainly feels like Christmas came early to me.

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Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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