Christmas with the royals! The members of the British royal household have several traditions for the holiday season.
In line with a royal supply, Prince William and Duchess Kate, who share sons Prince George and Prince Louis and daughter Princess Charlotte, prioritize household traditions, together with celebrating with Queen Elizabeth II on the monarch’s 20,000-acre property in Norfolk, England.
“It’s vital to them that their youngsters share childhood traditions like their faculty buddies,” the insider advised Us Weekly in December 2018. “They’re going all-out to make it extra special.”
Whereas 2017 marked the primary yr that Meghan Markle attended the festivities, she and Prince Harry opted to spend Christmas with her mother, Doria Ragland, in 2019. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex traveled to California for a prolonged trip with their son, Archie.
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are wanting ahead to prolonged household time in direction of the tip of this month. Having spent the final two Christmases at Sandringham, [the couple] will spend the vacation this yr, as a brand new household, with the duchess’ mom, Doria,” Buckingham Palace stated in a press release in November 2019. “This decision is in line with precedent set previously by other members of the royal family, and has the support of Her Majesty The Queen.”
In line with an insider, the twosome wished to make Archie’s first Christmas “tremendous particular.”
“The drama surrounding the couple has prompted an enormous quantity of stress,” the supply stated, referring to Harry and Meghan’s determination to take authorized motion towards the British media and the prince’s rift along with his brother, William. “They’re making their household their No. 1 precedence proper now.”
Harry and Meghan introduced their step back from the royal family in January 2020 and permanently relocated to the U.S. in March of that yr.
The royals confronted extra adjustments in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Amid the disaster, the queen selected to forego her usual Christmas celebrations at Sandringham Property and her annual vacation get together at Buckingham Palace.
“Having thought-about all the suitable recommendation, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have determined that this yr they are going to spend Christmas quietly in Windsor,” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson stated in December 2020 of the couple, who started isolating at Windsor Citadel in March 2020 as COVID-19 unfold all through the world.
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