Top Royal Instagrams of December 2016

It's one of the most famous royal photos of 2016 and it was tsill getting lots of social media love in December just gone

(photo Kensington Royal Instagram)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....the festive season may be over for another year but the top Instagram rundown of December 2016 has turned into a seasonal special. Most of the official royal accounts see a Christmas photo top their list like for the month just gone but if this rundown of the most liked royal Instagrams of December 2016 proves one thing, it's that we love a royal portrait.  The figures show this time round that when it comes to royalty, a simple image of the regal stars of the show is what it's all about.

Three royal brides for January

Princess Astrid of Norway was a January royal bride

(photo kongehuset.no)

Royal brides don't heart January. Like December before it, it's got plenty of potential royal wedding issues attached to it. The weather's not the best for all those carriages rides/ balcony appearances that come with a set of royal nuptials, your long list of regal guests are probably finishing their seasonal holidays so the reception will look patchy at best and no one has got any spare cash to buy souvenirs after the Christmas splurge. The list of regal marriages for January is small and rather low key as a result but here are three royal brides who said 'I do' in the first month of the year.

A golden gala to start Denmark's royal new year

The Queen of Denmark at the New Year Gala in Copenhagen

January 1st 2017

(photo TV still)

The royal year is always guaranteed to get off to a sparkling start thanks to the ruling house of Denmark. Queen Margrethe and her family treat us to diamonds and dress uniform as every new year gets under way as they attend the traditional receptions that mark the start of another twelve months. And this year just about everything that glittered there was gold.

6 royal moments for 2017

Another royal record awaits the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in 2017

(photo Royal Family Twitter)

A whole year awaits, sparkling and new, ready for tales to be told and history to be made. We may not know many of the royal tales to be told yet, as 2017 gets under way, but we do know of some regal highlights already marked in diary of the year to come. Here are 6 royal stories waiting to make their mark on 2017.

The Queen to miss church on New Year's Day

The Queen is continuing to recover from a cold at Sandringham

(photo Wiki Commons)

The Queen is to miss the church service at Sandringham on New Year's Day as she continues to recover from a heavy cold. The announcement was made this morning in a brief statement.