Everything the Royal Grandkids Are Doing to Celebrate Christmas
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Christmas for the Royal Grandchildren will actually involve three different celebrations.
They will attend Mass and a Christmas lunch with their parental grandparents and then spend time with the Middletons later in the day.
They're also afforded some time on Christmas morning with just their parents before the larger festivities begin.
Now that we're in the thick of December, everybody is gearing up for the holiday season. Whether you're the type who likes to string up tons of lights outside or prefers a simple tree in the living room, we all have our little traditions that help create a seasonal spirit around the home.
That's true for the Royal Family, too. And it turns out Prince George, Princess Charlotte & Prince Louis celebrate their December holiday just like you, assuming your grandfather also gives a speech to an entire nation on Christmas. Look, we don't know what your grandpa does. We don't want to assume.
A report in the U.S. Sun reveals that the children of Prince William and Princess Kate actually have a trio of traditional Christmas celebrations.
The Sun notes that while, yes, the children "will be joining their grandfather [King Charles] and the rest of the family for a traditional royal Christmas at Sandringham this year, which includes a church service and opening presents on Christmas Eve," they'll also get to spend some time with the Middletons, as well as have some simple Christmas morning time with just their parents.
"They will be celebrating with the rest of the royal family this year, but the beauty for Kate and William and their children is that they stay at Anmer Hall, so they can be there together before they go and join the formalities at Sandringham," Sarah Hewson, the royal editor at Talk TV, explains, highlighting the children's ability to have a bit of mother and father face time before the bigger festivities.
The children will have actually opened their presents the day before, on Christmas Eve, having gathered for dinner and tree decorating with The Queen’s children, Laura Lopes and Tom Parker-Bowles, Laura’s husband Harry, their children and Camilla’s sister, Annabel Elliot, according to Hewson.
As it turns out, the royals have a tradition of exchanging gag gifts with one another instead of valuables. Meghan Markle, for example, once gifted the Queen a singing hamster toy.
After some time with their parents on Christmas morning, "...they will come together again at the main house and walk to St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham estate for a church service." After a lavish lunch, it will be off to the Middletons, whose guest list also promises to be substantial: it will include Pippa and her husband James Matthews; their three children Arthur, 5, Grace, 2, and Rose, 1; as well as younger brother James and his wife Alizée Thevenet, as well as their son, Indigo.
The children's grandfather, King Charles, occupies the same place in their Christmas celebrations as he does in the Christmas celebrations of families across the U.K., Hewson notes. "And believe it or not, they then all sit and watch the King’s speech together, just like any other family on Christmas day."
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