Best Moments of the Royals in 2017

The year 2017 has been a remarkable one for the British royal family.

From pregnancy to proposal, Prince Philip leaving full-time royal duties, Prince William taking them on, and forum trips and state visits galore, it has been a busy year for the royals.

They are usually in the public eye, shaking hands, smiling, and keeping it all together to make sure they get things done.

But every now and then, we get to see them acting like normal folk.

Here are the best moments from 2017.

In January, Prince William made a solo venture to Centrepoint, a homelessness charity in London.

He played a game with a young woman being helped by the charity.

He had to guess the name on the note, which said David Beckham.

In February, all three royals made a run for it at a sports event in East London.

Prince William had more fun and games trying to put up a tent blindfolded in Abergevenny, Wales, while launching a children's awards scheme.

The Duchess of Cambridge got to meet some major dignitaries, including this St Patrick's Day appearance where she gave a shamrock to Dungill, an Irish wolfhound and the regimental mascot of the British Army's Irish Guards.

The next day, she and William were in Paris, and enjoyed a quiet moment looking out over Paris from behind the clock face of the city's Musée d'Orsay.

There were sad times too.

Here the royal trio bowed their heads outside a remembrance service held a few days after the terror attack on Westminster Bridge at the end of March.

But life goes on, and William and Kate were soon enjoying themselves again with bullhorns at the London Marathon in late April.

Summer brings with it garden party season.

Here Prince Harry eggs on a young-looking Spider-Man to get stuck into a slice of cake at a Buckingham Palace party for children whose parents were killed while in the UK armed forces.

Not long after, Kate's sister Pippa Middleton got married.

Here's Kate looking after bridesmaid Princess Charlotte along with other children at the ceremony.

There was a cute father-son moment from Prince William, who made a face at Prince George while the family was gathered for the annual Trooping the Colour military parade.

There were more sombre scenes in the summer as the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's death drew near.

Here Harry and William looked over old family photos in a documentary aired by ITV.

Not long after, William and Kate took a trip to Germany, and got the giggles trying to make pretzels in the town of Heidelberg.

The princes have long been fans of advanced technology, especially helicopters, which both men flew for work.

Here William looked very interested in helping to assemble a McLaren at a factory in Woking, Surrey.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry made a trip to Toronto to see the Invictus Games for injured servicemen and women, where he met Barack Obama.

But his most entertaining ringside moment was with two-year-old Emily Hinson, who managed to steal most of Harry's popcorn before he noticed.

Harry also took a moment to enjoy a spin in a tiny Land Rover, driven by five-year-old Daisy Gommers, during the games.

Later, he took time to hang out with this little guy behind the scenes of one Invictus event, and he went from babies to bears, getting to meet a larger-than-life Paddington Bear at London's Paddington Station in October.

Kate was also there, and went one better, joining him in a dance.

But William and Kate were not the couple of 2017.

Here's Harry and new fiancée Meghan Markle sharing a candid moment while filming their engagement interview with the BBC.

But perhaps the most surreal royal moment of the year came at the end, at the European premiere of Star Wars, The Last Jedi, when the BB-8 robot stopped in front of William and Harry on the red carpet and gave a bemused pair a bow.

It was a great year for the royals, with plenty of memorable moments.

We look forward to seeing what 2018 holds for them.