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Queen Elizabeth II filmed her annual Christmas speech next to a table full of photos of the royal family — but disgraced Prince Andrew, along with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, were noticeably missing.

A preview of the Queen’s pre-recorded message to the nation shows her addressing the “quite bumpy” year for the famous family while seated at a desk with prominently displayed family photographs.

Royal watchers quickly noted the absence of scandal-scarred Andrew, 59, whose disastrous attempts to justify his close ties to pedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein saw him dumped in disgrace from royal duties.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex — also mired in scandals, including reports of a feud with Harry’s brother, William — were also missing, despite Meghan giving birth to a new royal, baby Archie, this year. The couple released their Christmas card online.

Last year, the Queen displayed two photos of them — an official wedding portrait and a family picture of them celebrating heir to the throne Prince Charles’ 70th birthday, The Sun noted. She was also accused of removing their photo from her audience room in Buckingham Palace earlier this year.

The rest of the senior royals — including William and his family, along with the princes’ father, Prince Charles — were there proudly on display.

“It is a very clear omission,” former Buckingham Palace press secretary Dickie Arbiter told The Sun. “Their son Archie was born this year. You would have thought there might be a picture.”

While “surprised,” Arbiter stressed, “Whether there is a clear message being sent out, I don’t know.”

Other royal commentators believe this year’s photos in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle may have been chosen to represent the direct line of succession, The Sun noted.

They included the Queen’s husband, 98-year-old Prince Philip — who was discharged from the hospital early Tuesday — as well as a black and white image of the queen’s father, King George VI.

The 93-year-old monarch will use her speech, which will air in full on Christmas Day, to address the royal family’s tough year.

“The path, of course, is not always smooth, and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a difference,” she says, according to the Times of London.

She also seems to refer to the bruising Brexit battle, while noting how on the 75th anniversary of D-Day, “sworn enemies” could come together in commemoration.

“For the 75th anniversary of that decisive battle, in a true spirit of reconciliation, those who had formerly been sworn enemies came together in friendly commemorations either side of the Channel, putting past differences behind them,” she says. “By being willing to put past differences behind us and move forward together, we honor the freedom and democracy once won for us at so great a cost.”

Buckingham Palace declined to comment.

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