Although a certain Meghan Markle may be missing, Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince Harry have revealed their highlights of 2016 on Instagram.

Kensington Palace posted a montage of images on the royal trio's Kensington Royal account along with the accompanying caption: "Some of our@instagram highlights from 2016.

"Thank you for an amazing year, and look forward to sharing more incredible moments with you in 2017! #2016bestnine"

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The images are part of Instagram's 'Best Nine' trend which allows users to create a montage of their most-liked photos on the social media site.

The young Royals's heartwarming pictures include Kate and William watching Trooping the Colour with their two young children at Buckingham Palace, and a cheeky Mia Tindall holding the Queen's handbag in the Royal monarch's portrait by Annie Leibovitz to mark her 90th birthday.

Prince Harry hugging Chewbacca on the set of Star Wars 8 at Pinewood studios, Prince George playing with the family's pet dog lupo, and Wills and Kate touching down for their Royal Canadian tour also feature.

Meanwhile, an adorable Princess Charlotte shot by keen photographer Kate, Harry and Rihanna taking HIV tests to mark World AIDS Day, and Harry hitting Florida to cheer on teams participating in the Invictus Games make up the montage in full.

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