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Taking a peek at the collective 2018 royal Christmas greetings

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24th December 2018
As it is Christmas Eve, let us take a look at the royal Christmas greetings sent out by the royals this year. In Britain, Clarence House released this year’s Christmas card featuring a summer picture taken by Hugo Burnand in the garden of Clarence House. Embed from Getty Images Kensington Palace also released the photos that will be on the Christmas cards of the Cambridge family and the…
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Queen Victoria's Winter Sledge

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24th December 2018
Queen Victoria’s winter sledge became synonymous with the Windsor Christmas, at least during the lifetime of Prince Albert, who is rightly credited with popularising Christmas traditions in England, including that of the Christmas tree. The royal trees were decorated with…
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Buckingham Palace reveals Gingerbread recipe

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21st December 2018
If you were worried your Christmas treats just weren’t regal enough, you can worry no longer as the Royal Pastry Chefs have revealed the Gingerbread recipe used in Buckingham Palace. The Royal Pastry Chefs create thousands of canapés and sweet treats for events held…
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Give the gift of True Royalty this Christmas

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12th December 2018
True Royalty TV, the Netflix for Royal watchers, is now offering a gifting service Not sure what to give your friends and family this Christmas? Why not give them a taste of the regal life with True Royalty TV, which has launched its annual subscription gifting service just in time for the festive period. Now you can buy your loved ones a year’s subscription to True Royalty for $59.99 USD…
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Royal Snow and Snowmen

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5th December 2018
The onset of winter provides another opportunity to look again at the links between the many fascinating outdoor pastimes and pursuits enjoyed by royalty, which I touched on in my article of December 2017, Snow and Royalty. Whilst the German Christmas was much popularised by…
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Round-up of the 2017 European royal Christmas greetings

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24th December 2017
The royal families all across Europe have released Christmas photos, messages and their Christmas cards to the public throughout December. From Belgium to the United Kingdom, they are all listed below: Belgium: The Belgian Royal Family sent their Christmas wishes on their yearly Christmas card in four different languages: German, Dutch, French and English. They said, “Merry Christmas and…
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A Royal Regency Christmas at Windsor Castle

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3rd December 2015
Are you curious to see how the Royal Family would have celebrated Christmas centuries ago? Windsor Castle has created a beautiful display to show just that in the opulent State Apartments. The Christmas Display is set up to mimic a Regency era Christmas, between 1811 and 1820. The State Dining Room will be decorated as if a festive Christmas feast, with the table prepared as if a delicious meal…
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