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Christmas with the royals is a challenge

The family might not be so happy to head to Sandringham this year - by Zoe Burrell
  • 19 Dec 2019

While Christmas can come with fun and laughs it can also be a stressful time for many, including the Royal Family!

Watch: What the royals give each other for Christmas

Believe it or not, Christmas time with the royals isn’t a carefree event, it comes with plenty of rules including when to turn up and there are multiple outfit changes over the day.

“There are so many processes and protocols in that family, [Christmas] doesn’t sound relaxing you can see why Harry and Meghan have decided to just do it themselves,” royal commentator Angela Mollard reveals on New Idea’s podcast Royals.

Indeed, she also reveals that Prince Andrew's ex-wife, Sarah ‘Fergie’ Ferguson admitted that Christmas day with the family can be a nightmare at times.

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The royals walking to church on Christmas morning.

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“[Fergie] said that you had to change like eight times a day and that she got, well she didn’t say she got fed up but that it was very tiring,” adds Angela.

“Christmas eve is full black tie and, and its the middle of winter black tie and cocktail dresses in the middle of winter, well I know the palaces are heated but who wants to do that, when you’ve got kids.

“I think it would be very challenging. I can see why people want to bunk off that occasion cause it’s a bit too proper.”

The Queen

The Queen has lots of annual traditions at Christmas.

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However, these proper traditions may not last forever.

“You never know, Charles when he becomes king he might change it or soften it,” says Angela.

“And certainly William will, I don’t think William would have the Christmas his grandmother has and that’s great there will be evolution, but at the moment it’s very strict and formal.”

To hear more about how the royals, spend their Christmas and the unusual traditions they follow, listen to this week’s podcast here…

Zoe Burrell
Zoe is a writer for New Idea.

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