What are the Christmas traditions of the Royal Family? Even the royals have their own habits for the holidays, which are repeated the same year after year. Despite some activities, due to the pandemic, will be eliminated or postponed, let’s discover together the most curious of Buckingham Palace!
Also there Royal Family has some traditions which are respected every Christmas. While there will be some small program changes this year due to the pandemic that is once again putting the UK in crisis, there are some very curious habits that, in normal times, the Royals of England they never give up, let’s find out together what they are!
Traditionally the whole royal family spends the Christmas in countryside, and more precisely a Sandringham. This custom has been repeated since 1988, but this year he will miss, because the Queen has decided to avoid the trip and remain at Court. Among other things, Queen Elizabeth usually uses a train public, where there is a whole carriage reserved for her!
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Royal Family: the celebrations for Christmas
There Queen Elizabeth receives relatives and guests on the estate of Sandringham, where gifts are always exchanged on the afternoon of December 24th, during the tea ceremony which is set up in a large hall.
The 25th December, instead, after two harvest (a private one that takes place at 9 in the morning, and a public one scheduled for 11), is the day dedicated to the great lunch and even in this case there is a very curious custom. Each guest, in fact, must weigh yourself before eating and after finishing lunch, on one balance which belonged to Edward VII, the first to introduce this particular habit.
Every year, then, after having finished all the courses of the Christmas lunch, the invited from the Queen they are escorted to another large room on the country estate, usually used as a ballroom, but which has become exceptionally cinema hall for the holidays. Here everyone takes their seats and enjoys the vision of a movie.
Royal Family: greetings and gifts
Obviously, the congratulations sent by Queen to members of institutions, family members and friends. The Christmas card it is signed by hand by the sovereign and shows the classic family photo that is taken every year and which becomes the symbolic image of royal parties.
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For all the people who work at Buckingham Palace, then, there is a gift special: in addition to the check, the Queen also gives them the pudding, a Christmas cake for which he has a great passion!
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