{"id":484159,"date":"2025-10-08T23:24:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/484159\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T23:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:24:22","slug":"charles-expected-to-shake-up-royal-familys-christmas-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/484159\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles expected to shake up royal family&#8217;s Christmas plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>King Charles III<\/strong> is changing up his Christmas plans this year.<br \/>Keep reading for the details\u2026<br \/>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/channel\/source\/Wonderwall\/sr-vid-kwt2e0544658wubk9hsb0rpvnfkttmu3tuj7uq3i4wuywgbakeva\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"MEGA TheMegaAgency.com\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"614\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/d086b3009d4f4076d2c93a1179e48fe8.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MEGA TheMegaAgency.com<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">King Charles III&#8217;s former butler <strong>Grant Harrold<\/strong> revealed how the festive season will look different this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;After the fire at Windsor Castle, the royal family was forced to relocate their Christmas holidays from Windsor to Sandringham,&#8221; Harrold told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olbg.com\/casino-sites\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:OLBG;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">OLBG<\/a>. &#8220;The trip to Norfolk has been a part of their annual diary ever since, but I think the King may make another change and bring Christmas back to Windsor Castle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6f9ad0fba5c081ce96dbbc346099f6fc.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If not this year, in the near future. I think this could be another big change that the King brings in,&#8221; Grant Harrold continued. &#8220;The King has already made big changes to the summer holiday plans, showing he&#8217;s not afraid to adapt things to make it work better for how the family runs in 2025.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/d1bc20d3e712ad8e3b4681bef8a30206.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The royal family has been celebrating Christmas in Norfolk for several years, but returning to Windsor could be another opportunity to honor <strong>Queen Elizabeth II <\/strong>and past royals. &#8220;It&#8217;s a lot easier for them to have Christmas at Windsor; it&#8217;s much closer for all of them. It&#8217;s where the King&#8217;s parents and grandparents are laid to rest, so it&#8217;s very special to him,&#8221; Grant Harrold explained. &#8220;However, the King does like Sandringham. If he doesn&#8217;t go at Christmas, he won&#8217;t be back there for several months. So only time will tell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6d664c9defad0d22e0cb4f7f18d95abb.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Queen Elizabeth spent a lot of time at Windsor, where <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a><\/strong>and<strong> Kate Middleton<\/strong> currently live with their three kids, before her passing. &#8220;I think Windsor will become their full base going forward,&#8221; Grant Harrold predicted. &#8220;The late Queen Elizabeth II made Windsor Castle her official residence after the COVID pandemic.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;Partly because she&#8217;d spent a lot of time there, but also because of the renovation works at Buckingham Palace,&#8221; Harrold added.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/92dbdcb53603ae5beceb3113026b5ab2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">King Charles III now resides at Clarence House after leaving Buckingham Palace behind. &#8220;The King is hardly using Buckingham Palace at all now. While Buckingham Palace is under renovation, I think there&#8217;s more to it than that. Being a traditionalist, the King loves Windsor,&#8221; Grant Harold said.<br \/>&#8220;He&#8217;s been doing a lot at Windsor for years, especially in the gardens. Windsor is becoming more of an &#8216;official&#8217; residence of the King,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It&#8217;s where all the big events are taking place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"617\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1686e174dcb7bf3a4a26f5e0b8090a77.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kate Middleton and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a> are also shaking things up, as they&#8217;re relocating to Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park. &#8220;The Prince and Princess of Wales moving in very nearby adds to this theory, especially as it&#8217;s said to be their &#8216;forever home,'&#8221; Grant Harrold said. &#8220;I think William will use Windsor as his official base as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fde4c5dd42eaa197001adb97767f5b4f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They will, of course, still use London for certain events, but I think it will become like Palaces elsewhere in Europe, where it&#8217;s more of a visitor and historical place,&#8221; Grant Harrold continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"_ King Charles III is changing up his Christmas plans this year.Keep reading for the details\u2026MORE: Follow Wonderwall&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484160,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,2633,7730,7731,35745,13482,97246,1760,518,7710,519,17203],"class_list":{"0":"post-484159","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-buckingham-palace","10":"tag-charles","11":"tag-charles-iii","12":"tag-christmas","13":"tag-grant-harrold","14":"tag-james-whatling","15":"tag-king-charles","16":"tag-king-charles-iii","17":"tag-royal-families","18":"tag-royal-family","19":"tag-windsor-castle"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115341130142287274","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}