{"id":636481,"date":"2025-12-16T18:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/636481\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T18:11:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T18:11:13","slug":"king-charles-makes-surprising-dress-code-change-for-christmas-at-sandringham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/636481\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles Makes Surprising Dress Code Change for Christmas at Sandringham"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>King Charles is shaking up the royal family\u2019s annual Christmas celebrations at Sandringham.<\/li>\n<li>Specifically regarding the dress code, the King is making some changes to make it less of a \u201cnightmare,\u201d in the words of one source.<\/li>\n<li>Instead of up to six outfit changes a day (!), the dress code will now be more \u201crelaxed.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> While the royal family\u2019s annual Christmas celebrations are deeply based around tradition, sometimes those traditions need to be updated\u2014and <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/king-charles-rugby-team-hug-8711449\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles<\/a> is the man for the job.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> This year\u2019s annual celebration at Sandringham in Norfolk\u2014where the royal family has long trekked to as they celebrate the December 25 holiday\u2014will notably include a fashion shakeup, a source speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/king-charles-christmas-at-sandringham\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanity Fair<\/a> revealed.\n<\/p>\n<p> Members of the royal family at Christmas at Sandringham in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cIt used to be a nightmare going to Sandringham because there used to be so many outfit changes, sometimes up to six a day,\u201d the insider shared. \u201cBut the King has relaxed that. There won\u2019t be so many changes, but everyone will wear black tie at Christmas dinner.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> While King Charles and <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/queen-camilla-spice-girl-geri-halliwell-buckingham-palace-8751148\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen Camilla<\/a> will be there\u2014after all, they are the hosts\u2014as well as <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/prince-william-diana-award-kate-middleton-8609611\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a>, <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-prince-william-romantic-moment-2024-trooping-the-colour-8663993\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a>, and their three kids, there will be some noticeable absences. <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/meghan-markle-moved-on-royal-drama-prince-harry-not-8658344\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> and <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/meghan-markle-power-suit-time-100-summit-nyc-appearance-11717859\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan Markle<\/a> haven\u2019t spent a Christmas at Sandringham since 2018; though <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/royal-family-significant-step-distance-prince-andrew-11842305\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a> and <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/sarah-ferguson-changes-social-media-handle-drops-title-11833951\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Ferguson<\/a> have spent some recent Christmases there, they were not invited this year amid continued scandal surrounding them. It remains to be seen if their daughters <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/princess-beatrice-edoardo-mapelli-mozzi-three-kids-euro-2025-parade-11780961\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Beatrice<\/a> and <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/princess-beatrice-princess-eugenie-both-leave-uk-amid-prince-andrew-scandal-11839490\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Eugenie<\/a> will stop by Sandringham with their families or not.\n<\/p>\n<p> Sandringham House.<br \/>\nIndigo\/Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cInvitations went out months ago, and we do know the King loves a big family Christmas,\u201d royal biographer Ingrid Seward said, adding that \u201cSandringham is smaller than the other palaces and so it\u2019s always a bit of a squash, but it\u2019s always fun and very Christmas-y, and very family focused.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cThe King loves bringing everyone together, and it\u2019s a proper family Christmas,\u201d Seward added, noting that she expected the Wales family of five to attend the annual Christmas walk to St. Mary Magdalene Church alongside the rest of the royal family as \u201can important show of togetherness\u201d before retreating back to their country home, Anmer Hall, on the Sandringham estate to have lunch with Kate\u2019s birth family, the Middletons. \u201cThey get two Christmases,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n<p> The Wales family of five on Christmas Day 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Other traditions that will remain are the royal family\u2019s Christmas Eve dinner\u2014turkey with all the trimmings\u2014and presents laid out on trestle tables with name badges to identify who they belong to. Gag gifts will also still be exchanged, and, while \u201cPresents are always very practical,\u201d a source said, \u201cIt\u2019s probably a bit more lavish these days.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cCharles is very extravagant, rather like his late grandmother, the Queen Mother,\u201d the insider said. \u201cThe Queen [Elizabeth] was pretty frugal.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Other traditions that will remain is giving staff members a Christmas pudding, watching the King\u2019s Speech around the television at 3 p.m. U.K. time on Christmas Day, and a December 26 Boxing Day shoot in honor of Sandringham, which was originally built as a shooting estate.\n<\/p>\n<p> King Charles at Sandringham on December 22, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> After the 26th, the King and Queen are off to Scotland\u2014a new tradition for the royal couple. \u201cThey have done this the past couple of years, and it\u2019s become one of their traditions now,\u201d Seward told Vanity Fair. \u201cThey love to see the New Year in in Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"King Charles is shaking up the royal family\u2019s annual Christmas celebrations at Sandringham. 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