Zara Tindall<\/a>, gets her gift last.<\/p>\n\u201cWhile William’s mind is on much bigger changes than just the trestle table, it’s well known to be one of those antiquated traditions that he’s never really taken to.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can expect that to be one of the first things to go when he eventually hosts his first Sandringham Christmas,\u201d the insider told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n
\u2018Lower\u2019 royals confined to servants\u2019 quarters<\/strong><\/p>\nAnother Christmas tradition that William is said to dislike is that \u201clower\u201d royals are housed in the servants\u2019 quarters when they visit Sandringham for the festive season.<\/p>\n
“In the past, the bedroom policy, and to a lesser extent the gift-giving game, has raised eyebrows among newer or more distant relatives who don’t exactly relish the thought that their sleeping arrangements depend not on comfort but on their position in the family tree.<\/p>\n
“William’s reign will be a general vibe shift and little customs like the gift-giving ceremony will be undoubtedly swallowed up by that broader change,\u201d a source claimed.<\/p>\n
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Christmas lunch<\/strong><\/p>\nUnsurprisingly, the Royal Family are said to be served a decadent Christmas dinner complete with roast goose, turkey, and \u201call the trimmings\u201d.<\/p>\n
One food that strictly won\u2019t be on the menu is Foie Gras – duck liver made by force-feeding the animals.<\/p>\n
The controversial food was previously a favourite for the royals at Christmas. Former royal chef Darren McGrady even said Harrods gave them \u201can entire Foie Gras en croute\u201d one year.<\/p>\n
Charles backs many animal rights causes and believes the dish is cruel, therefore, it is completely banned from all royal residences.<\/p>\n
Kids eat elsewhere<\/strong><\/p>\nAccording to Mr McGrady, royal children have to eat in a separate room so they don\u2019t interrupt the adults enjoying their luxurious meal.<\/p>\n
“The children always ate in the nursery until they were old enough to conduct themselves properly at the dining table.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe children’s place was in the nursery and Nanny would take care of them. It’s your modern-day Downton Abbey,” the chef said.<\/p>\n
However, this won\u2019t be an issue for William, Kate, and their children this year because they are said to be having Christmas lunch on their own at home.<\/p>\n
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Black-tie dinner on Christmas Eve<\/strong><\/p>\nEvery year, the royals don their finery and attend a black-tie dinner in Sandringham. This includes tiaras, flowing gowns, and tuxedos.<\/p>\n
They sit down for a lavish meal of shrimps, lamb and tarte tatin, and complete the evening by pulling Christmas crackers.<\/p>\n
Meghan Markle mentioned the royal tradition during the Christmas episode of her Netflix series<\/a>, With Love, Meghan. The Duchess of Sussex said she has continued the tradition in her Montecito home, saying: \u201cIt feels really connected and sweet.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christmas for the Royal Family is a major event, often involving months of preparation and meticulous detail. Since…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":646812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[35745,1760,5105,160150,7710,519,448,8846],"class_list":{"0":"post-646811","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-christmas","9":"tag-king-charles","10":"tag-royal","11":"tag-royal-christmas","12":"tag-royal-families","13":"tag-royal-family","14":"tag-royals","15":"tag-sandringham"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115759115784565060","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646811","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=646811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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