Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, walk to a Christmas Day morning service at the church on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, eastern England, December 25, 2013.
Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, walk to a Christmas Day morning service at the church on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, eastern England, December 25, 2013. Reuters

Joined by Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Prince Harry and the rest of the Royal family, Kate Middleton and Prince William arrived hand-in-hand at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham for the Royal's annual Christmas service. Breaking a Christmas tradition, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge did not spend the Christmas lunch with the royals but with the Middletons.

The royal couple made some headlines with their decision as they were expected to join the Queen and Prince Philip at Sandringham for lunch. Instead, the Cambridges went back to their Norfolk home and shared a meal with the Middletons, with Kate's brother James Middleton and sister, Pippa Middleton.

Kate was photographed wearing a Moloh tweed coat and pillbox hat by Lock and Company, and capped her look with brown heels and gloves with Catherine Zoraida earrings as she greeted a crowd of spectators to catch a glimpse with the royal family. The "3,000 -strong crowd" waited in cold for hours outside the church with flowers and gifts for the royal family.

While greeting the well-wishers, the Duke of Cambridge told the crowd why Prince George is not with them during the service. Even Kate apologize of not bringing her 17-month-old son and explain that her toddler was too noisy and feared that the weather might have been too cold for him.

"He said Prince George was really, really well and said that they've left him at the nursery because it's a little bit cold, but they were looking forward to going back to see what destruction he'd caused," Kim Dawson, 43, a resident from Downham Market told Daily Mail during an interview. "He wished us a happy Christmas and asked if we were warm enough and he said he was very grateful for all the flowers. He said his grandmother would be very happy with them. He was very, very sweet and asked if we'd had a nice day."

Meanwhile, Kate has been planning to have a big family dinner in their new home in Norfolk just like a family gathering she enjoyed as a girl, according to Daily Mail's source. The couple's decision to break the royal's tradition is another indication where the British monarch is heading in the future.