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British Royals

King Charles to spend Christmas at Sandringham

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24th November 2022

King Charles and Queen Camilla will spend Christmas Day at Sandringham, the favourite festive retreat of Queen Elizabeth II.

Her Late Majesty often gathered her family around her at her Norfolk home.

Now, Buckingham Palace has confirmed that His Majesty will celebrate his first Christmas as Monarch at Sandringham.

It’s not yet been confirmed which members of the Royal Family will be joining him.

It became a Christmas tradition for Queen Elizabeth II to greet crowds outside the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, on the estate, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. However, her last two Christmas Days were spent at Windsor because of the coronavirus pandemic. Her Late Majesty had made the ancient castle her main residence during her later years and pandemic restrictions meant she was unable to travel to Norfolk in either 2020 or 2021.

King Charles will also deliver the traditional Christmas Day speech to the nation, broadcast across the UK at 3pm.

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Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.