{"id":654189,"date":"2025-12-25T14:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T14:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/654189\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T14:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T14:09:29","slug":"king-charles-hosts-royal-family-for-christmas-in-sandringham-while-andrew-stays-out-in-the-cold-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/654189\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles hosts Royal Family for Christmas in Sandringham while Andrew stays out in the cold: Live updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans lined up to catch a glimpse of the royals as they headed to church this morning at the Sandringham Estate. <\/p>\n

First in the queue outside Sandringham’s War Memorial gates this morning was Royal superfan John Loughrey – who arrived at 9pm last night.<\/p>\n

Mr Loughrey, 70, from Wandsworth, south west London,\u00a0spent the night sat on a fold up chair outside the gates and said: \u2018It was cold but I had heat pads inside my jumper and hand warmers.<\/p>\n

\u2018There\u2019s something special about sharing Christmas Day with the royals at Sandringham.\u2019<\/p>\n

Mr Loughrey came armed with a portrait of himself painted in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 2012, which he hoped to pass on to Prince William.<\/p>\n

‘I have met him since times before, Mr Loughrey said.<\/p>\n

‘I last saw William at the Centrepoint homeless charity a few weeks ago and I told him I would bring a special gift for him to Sandringham.’<\/p>\n

A few people behind Mr Loughrey in the queue were American husband and with Margie and Jeff Brooks, their daughter Elizabeth Brooks, 29, and her husband Caleb Brewer, 30.<\/p>\n

‘Mrs Brooks, 62, from Fort Worth, Texas, said: ‘This is the centrepiece of hour week-long holiday.<\/p>\n

‘We came up from London yesterday and go back there this afternoon.<\/p>\n

‘We all like the Royals, especially Elizabeth.’<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old was dressed under layers and in a bobble hat as she struggled to keep warm but said: ‘Apparently its 80 degrees (Fahrenheit – 26.6C) back home but I wouldn’t miss this.’<\/p>\n

Mr Brooks, 63, said: ‘I went to London for Charles and Diana’s wedding in 1981 because I was studying in Oxford at the time.’<\/p>\n

Also in the queue were royal watchers from Israel and also Canada.<\/p>\n

Noele Fowler, 65, and husband David, 66, treating daughter Jackie, 35, to a trip to Sandringham for her Christmas present.<\/p>\n

The family, from Toronto, Ontario, are spending a week in the UK and have combined 48 hours in Norfolk with visiting relatives in Guildford, Surrey.<\/p>\n

Jackie said: ‘I’ve always been interested in royal history, starting with the Tudors. This is such a treat to be here.’<\/p>\n

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