Is it crazy to use family snapshots on Christmas cards like the royal family? Debate arises over GMB as writer claims it is ‘narcissistic and vain’
Good Morning Britain sparked debate today when a journalist and entrepreneur clashed over family Christmas cards.
Ellie Phillips said she thinks it’s ‘narcissistic and vain’ to put a photo of your family on a festive card, while entrepreneur and father-of-four Tru Powell thinks it’s ‘a wonderful thing to do’.
The debate comes after the Prince and Princess of Wales included an intimate family portrait featuring their three children in matching white shirts on the front of their Christmas card this year.
Ellie said: ‘I think it’s a bit narcissistic, it’s embarrassing, I think it’s vain to send a photo of yourself and your family under the guise of wishing people a Merry Christmas.
‘I would rather spend the money, time and effort buying a charity Christmas card, knowing it’s going to a good cause and enjoying it that way.’
Good Morning Britain sparked debate today when journalist Ellie Phillips (pictured) and entrepreneur clashed over Christmas cards for families
Tru disagreed, saying that taking a family Christmas card photo “brings the family together.”
He said: ‘It’s a beautiful thing to do, to bring the family together, to take pictures with the family and to share the love of your family with another family.
“You share the joy and the love and it’s a wonderful thing to do.”
Tru claimed that Christmas cards usually feature other families, so why not have a family that “you know and like and have a relationship with.”
Ellie said: ‘The only people who will really enjoy seeing you on a card are probably grandparents or maybe godparents. If you send these cards to colleagues or a customer, that’s strange.’
Tru said he only sends his family’s Christmas cards to people who are close to his children.
Ellie added: “The other problem I have with it is that I think it’s a bit ignorant of other people’s circumstances because someone may have lost a loved one in that year and is struggling to have a child.” get it, you don’t know what it is. Sometimes it’s rubbing salt in the wound and saying: look, we’re a picture.’
Viewers took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to leave their own mixed opinions on the subject.
Dad-of-four Tru Powell said it’s a ‘great thing to do’ and he makes a family Christmas card every year
The debate comes after the Prince and Princess of Wales placed an intimate family portrait with their three children in matching white shirts on the front of their Christmas card this year
Tru claimed that Christmas cards usually feature other families, so why not have a family that “you know and like and have a relationship with.”
Viewers took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to leave their own mixed opinions on the subject
One person wrote: ‘No, we have lots of family and friends, some live close by, some don’t. Family Christmas cards are a way for them to see our boys grow, even if they don’t see them regularly.”
Another said: ‘Only psychopaths send Christmas cards with family photos. Why on earth do I want to have a picture of your family in my house? Bizarre and creepy. Straight into the trash.’
Someone else wrote: ‘I didn’t even know this existed here in the UK, I’ve never known anyone to do it… I’ve only seen it in the US…’
A fourth wrote: “Ellie’s right, sending a photo of you and your family together on a Christmas card is cringe-worthy.”