Rishi Sunak’s ‘questionable’ family Christmas card raises eyebrows online
Rishi Sunak’s low-key black-and-white Christmas card has raised eyebrows online.
The Prime Minister’s official card features a snap of him with his arm around youngest daughter Anoushka, ten, while wife Akshata Murthy, 43, walks alongside eldest daughter Krishna, 12.
To add a touch of seasonal cheer to the photograph, a Santa hat has been drawn on Mr Sunak’s head while a Christmas tree can be seen on his wife’s. A yellow star has also been doodled on the photograph.
Meanwhile, reindeer antlers, a red nose and a carrot have been drawn on the family dog, Nova, who is seen running off the lead ahead of the four of them.
Its unusual design sparked a tepid response form onlookers on social media today.
The Prime Minister’s official card features a snap of him with his arm around youngest daughter Anoushka, ten, while wife Akshata Murthy, 43, walks alongside eldest daughter Krishna, 12
One wrote: ‘That’s not real surely?’, to which a reply of ‘I thought it was a spoof too’ followed.
Another joked: ‘I am wondering if the women in Sunak’s family have joined the ‘we hate drainpipe trousers’ action group’.
A third ribbed the PM over his vast wealth, posting: ‘Daddy where did you park the helicopter?’
Another asked: ‘Can they only afford two hats?’
It is not known when or where this year’s Christmas photograph is taken.
Last year the Sunak family’s Christmas card showed the quartet laughing while baking in a Downing Street kitchen.
The 2023 offering is the latest in a series of festive releases by No10 in recent years, which are then sent to world leaders, embassies and other influential groups.
The Sunak family’s card last year showed the quarter laughing while baking in a Downing Street kitchen.
2022: Rishi Sunak, his wife and two daughters are seen laughing as they make Christmas cookies together
2021: Boris Johnson’s card featured a photo of his dog Dilyn, while the reverse side included artwork by a student at a school in Mr Johnson’s West London constituency
2020: Boris Johnson’s dog Dilyn was pictured outside No10’s famous black door donning green tinsel around his neck as he gazed into the distance
2016: Theresa May released several different cards in 2016, including this one illustrated by Sophie Brazil
2008: David and Samantha Cameron’s Christmas card, showing their children Nancy, Arthur and Ivan, who tragically died
2006: Gordon Brown’s Christmas Card designed by Axel Schleffer, best known for his illustrations of The Gruffalo
1998: Tony and Cherie Blair’s card, including their children Euan (left), 14, Nicky (right), 13, and Kathryn (front), 10
Both daughters are seeing adding ingredients into the bowl while he whisks the mixture together to make Christmas cookies.
Back in 2021, Boris and Carrie Johnson’s official Christmas card featured a photo of their Jack Russell cross Dilyn playing in the snow in the Downing Street garden.
The reverse side of the card featured an artwork by a student at a school in Mr Johnson’s West London constituency.
Similarly, the year before, it was just Dilyn, rather than Mr Johnson, the then Miss Symonds or their newborn son Wilfred who featured on the card.
The dog was pictured outside No10’s famous black door donning green tinsel around his neck as he gazed into the distance.
Twitter wags couldn’t resist noting one comparison to his owner, with several joking that they ‘must share the same hair stylist’.
In memorable examples before that, the Camerons’ card in 2008 featured David and Samantha with their children Nancy, four, Arthur, two, and six-year-old Ivan, who tragically died the following year.
In 1998, Tony and Cherie Blair’s card featured Euan, 14, Nicky, 13, and Katherine, 10.
Theresa and Philip May do not have children, and instead opted for illustrations by youngsters in Maidenhead, her constituency, when they were in No10.
Gordon Brown has three children but chose to feature drawings by artists instead, including The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Schleffer in 2006.
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