The Christmas Carol service organised by the Princess of Wales is a royal regular now, celebrating those who help others in a special festive event at Westminster Abbey. It’s now in its third year. However, the first time it was held it was the Princess herself who ensured it captured headlines with a surprise piano performance that wowed TV audiences.
The unexpected star turn was seen…
Prince George’s first Christmas was in 2013 when he was just five months old.
Christmas for the Cambridge family was in Norfolk at the Royal Family’s Sandringham Estate.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as William and Catherine were then known, left baby…
Inside Sandringham, the favourite royal home where King Charles will spend Christmas
7th December 2023
King Charles III is gathering the Royal Family around him at Sandringham for Christmas celebrations. It’s been the setting for many royal festive seasons. Learn more about the main house on His Majesty’s estate in Norfolk.
Where is it located?
Sandringham…
Many choose to send holiday greetings to the royal families around Christmas. In response, most get a Christmas reply, expressing the royals’ thanks and well wishes for the year ahead.
So, what address should you send your Christmas letters to? We have a breakdown for you below:
King Charles, Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and Princess Alexandra:
Buckingham PalaceLondon SW1A…
Why a king had to wait for a shepherd before beginning one of the most famous Christmas traditions of all
5th December 2023
Every Christmas, families across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth gather around their TVs to hear the monarch give their annual Christmas message. The tradition began with a radio broadcast in 1932 by King George V via the British Broadcasting Corporation’s…
The main residence of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima is now ready for the festive season.
Huis ten Bosch Palace is now home to a huge Christmas tree that’s been decked with lights, ready for the holidays.
The nine metre tall tree was put up on the…
How Queen Elizabeth II made history with a landmark Christmas message
2nd December 2023
”Twenty-five years ago my grandfather broadcast the first of these Christmas messages. Today is another landmark because television has made it possible for many of you to see me in your homes on Christmas Day.”
Queen Elizabeth II uttered those words on Christmas Day 1957 during her first televised Christmas Message, broadcast live from the Long Library at the Sandringham Estate in…
