Beaming King Charles and Queen Consort greet wellwishers as they attend service ... trends now

Beaming King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort, greeted wellwishers as they attended the New Year's Day service at Sandringham this morning.

Members of the Royal Family visited the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the estate for today's service, days before Harry's tell-all book is released.

The King, 74, was sporting a tweed, brown shoes and a patterned tie, while Camilla, 75, wore a dark coat decorated with a brooch as they greeted crowds outside.

The pair were reigniting the royal tradition of visiting the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the first day of the year.

It had fallen away following pandemic restrictions, and the decline in the late monarch's health.

Meanwhile, Zara, 41, and Mike Tindall, 44, were pictured at Cheltenham Racecourse for New Year's Day racing with their children Mia, eight, and Lena, four.

Last week, the Wales children captured the hearts of a nation on Sunday as they joined their parents and King Charles for his first Christmas walkabout as monarch.

Little Louis cheekily guided the Princess of Wales through the crowd and waved at the cameras, while his older siblings smiled politely and greeted the crowds which had gathered outside Sandringham church for a glimpse of the smallest royals.  

George, Charlotte and Louis spoke with well wishers and received gifts from members of the public alongside William and Kate after their traditional Christmas Day church service on the Norfolk estate.

Among the crowd was Gemma Clark, 42, who travelled with her 72-year-old father Paul Clark from Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, and gave toys to the children.

Ms Clark, who was in a wheelchair, said it was 'absolutely brilliant' to meet William and Kate and their three children on Christmas Day.

'I love them to bits, especially the children, the children are amazing,' she said. 

'Prince Louis - I love Louis. He's always cheeky, that Louis is, but I love him.'

She said she gave each of the three children a novelty toy called a gonk, which is like a festive gnome with a pointed hat. She also gave flowers to Kate.

And Louis seemed to enjoy the attention, getting so caught up in it he was at one stage forced to run to catch up with his big sister Charlotte.  

Today's visit to the church comes as the Royal Family braces itself for a fresh onslaught with Meghan Markle now set to release her own memoir, according to reports.

The Duchess of Sussex is said to be preparing a tell-all book, hot on the heels of Prince Harry's upcoming autobiography, Spare.

His book will reportedly see King Charles III escape severe criticism, but is so tough on Prince William that insiders fear the brothers won't be able to reconcile their relationship afterwards.

According to The Times, a source said: 'Generally, I think the book [will be] worse for them than the royal family is expecting.