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The royal Christmas tradition I really miss and why I think King Charles has to bring it back

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16th December 2025
It’s getting to that time of year when a royal Christmas tradition I loved used to suddenly appear from nowhere. There was something familiar and happy and relaxed about it that seemed to underline that the festive season was about to begin. And I really think it’s time King Charles brought it back. In fact, reviving this very simple royal moment might do the family the world of…
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A very Windsor Christmas

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14th December 2023
Nearly 25 years after her grandfather George V became the first to deliver a Christmas broadcast, Queen Elizabeth II would carry on the tradition and create history in her own way. Christmas 1957, The Queen’s Christmas broadcast was televised for the first time. During…
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A Christmas feast fit for a Royal Family

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9th December 2023
Every year, the Royal Family gathers at Sandringham in Norfolk to spend the holidays. Between church, a gift exchange, and Christmas dinner, one could say they celebrate just like any other family. In this case, their holiday meals might be a bit more fancy than others. Chef Darren McGrady, who cooked for the Royal Family from 1982 to 1998, gave some insight to Marie Claire UK about the holiday…
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History

A Royal Christmas: Celebrating in the Middle Ages

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3rd December 2023
Every Christmas, we expect the Royal Family to go to Sandringham for their annual Christmas Day church service and later, hear a speech from the Monarch. While that is the tradition in the 21st century, the days of the Royal Family celebrating Christmas in a big way date back centuries. [getty src=”517475910″ width=”380″ height=”594&#8243…
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PHOTO GALLERY: The Royal Family's Christmas Day 2019

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26th December 2019
The Royal Family is marking the season at Sandringham and while most of their Christmas celebrations are behind closed doors, there were plenty of regal faces to spot on the morning of the big day itself. The Queen led her family as they attended church at St. Mary Magdalene, Sandringham. Crowds of wellwishers turned out to see the Windsors at the end of what Her Majesty described a…
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