The royal household is gearing up for his or her first vacation season because the dying of Queen Elizabeth II. For the household, Christmas has historically been a time the place all of them come collectively at their Sandringham nation property and royal watchers are questioning if King Charles III will keep true to the custom in his guardian’s absence.
“Christmas is at all times a very particular time for the royal household,” royal skilled Katie Nicholl informed ET. “They do historically come collectively and that has at all times been at Sandringham and my understanding is that King Charles III goes to comply with his mom’s custom and host a household Christmas at Sandringham this yr.”
Charles and Camila, Queen Consort, will almost certainly be joined by Prince William, Kate Middleton, their youngsters, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, in addition to different family members.
The King has additionally prolonged an invite to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their youngsters, Archie and Lilibet, Nicholl stated, however the Duke and Duchess of Sussex could select to spend the vacation in California.
“Harry and Meghan have been invited for Christmas,” Nicholl famous. “But it surely’s our understanding that they weren’t coming over to the U.Ok. They are going to be spending the vacation season in California.”
The final time the duke and duchess joined the royal household was in 2018. The pair joined Queen Elizabeth, a then Prince Charles, William and Kate for church at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham. Forward of the service, the youthful members of the royal household did a walkabout to greet visitors. The queen’s household additionally joined her for an annual vacation occasion and lunch — held earlier than the royal household Christmas — which she hosted yearly at Buckingham Palace as a thanks to employees.
In 2019, Harry and Meghan didn’t attend the service, as they introduced they could be taking “prolonged household time” off from royal duties from Thanksgiving and into the brand new yr. The couple and Archie spent Christmas with with Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland. The assertion on the time did verify that they addressed their plans with the Queen.
William and Kate have additionally skipped household time at Sandringham with a view to spend the vacation with the Middleton household on quite a few events — since their marriage in 2011.
The final time the household was seen collectively — in full — was throughout Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September. Following the providers, Harry and Meghan returned to California, whereas Charles, William and Kate remained house within the U.Ok. and commenced work of their respective new positions.
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