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…
”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…
