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The British royal family are for Sticklers Protocol, and at Christmas, they have a lot of immemorial traditions that govern the day. From a black tie dine Christmas Eve at a firing party the next day Christmas,the Royal family can have more formal holidays and filled with activities that most people, but in the end, it's still a family business forQueen Elizabeth. After a few years where His Majesty saw his loved onesjostle so many royal rulesHe is a sure bet that she will want to cling to all this Christmas at least the royal holiday customs her favorite, those that can be kept safe. To find out what is happening in most of the royal holidays of all, here are 15 amazing Royal Christmas Traditions The honors of the monarchy every year. And for the customs that made their way Stateside, consult18 "American" Christmas traditions we are stole from other countries.

For the upper members of the royal family, their December schedules are crowded withholidays. But these are not Champagne-Swilling's business; They are part of the work of being a royal boss of a charity. During the holiday season, the royal family likePrince Charles,Prince William, andKate Middleton Organize Christmas holidays to celebrate with the beneficiaries of their charities. In 2018, William and Kateorganized a partyComplete with shiny snow for military and their families. For the holiday traditions that have fallen in disgrace, here's15 Bizarre, forgotten Christmas Traditions Nobody Does Anymore.

Long before the age of Instagram, the royal family has established the tradition of sending theirChristmas Annual Cards with a family photo. According toOfficial website of the royal family, The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh send 750 sympathizing cards around the world, signed "Elizabeth R" and "Philip". The DUC sent an additional 200 cards to different regiments and philanthropic organizations it affiliated.

In recent years, the respective royal households have been dissected by the royal observers of the clues about what is really going on behind the walls of the palace. In 1993, after the implosion of his marriageprincess dianaPrince Charlessent his own cards With a picture of himself relaxing with his sons. Diana approached the step in 1995.

Prince William and Kate Middleton usually opt for an occasional photo of their offspring and more and more in 2019,their adorable card Featured the family sitting on a motorcycle and scooter.

Prince Harry andMeghan Markle of First vacation card like a married couple in 2018presented a black and white image never seen before of their marriage. Tiring from behind, the photo shows the newlyweds to look at the fireworks at their reception on the basis of Frogmore House.

According to the official website of the royal family, some members of the royal family receive Queen's Christmas gifts. Some lucky staff at the Buckingham Palace and the Windsor Castle receive their donations handed over to them personally from Her Majesty. The Queen would no longer have his shopping at Harrods after hours.

In accordance with the tradition started by his father,King George VIThe Queen also gives Christmas puddings to all staff. About 1500 puddings paid by the private scholarship (funded by taxpayers) are distributed in the palaces, as well as the staff of the office of the postal court and the palace police. Of course, each pudding is accompanied by a holiday card of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.

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Like every family obsessed Matriarch holidays, the queen chairs the Christmas festivities of her family. And for her, it implies being the first to arrive at the family country house. His Majesty goes to Sandringham, which is about 100 miles outside London, a week before Christmas in a train at Lynn King Public Station. (However, it does not rent to an entire car.) In recent years, it has been accompaniedPrince Philip and their staff.

For decades, participation in Sandringham to celebrate Christmas with the Queen is mandatory. Thelong-standing traditionFrom the whole royal family Christmas expenditure on the succession in Norfolk is one of the most expensive customs of Her Majesty. According to the official website of the royal family, in the 1960s, many Christmas were celebrated at the Castle of Windsor, where the Royals celebrate Easter again. But since 1988, Christmas was celebrated in Sandringham.

Many grandchildren of the queen do not have to travel too far to get there. After their wedding, Prince Prince William and Kate William and Kate Middleton are at home on the property, Anmer Hall. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also received their own love nest in Sandringham, York Cottage. But in 2019,The Sussex family spent Christmas elsewhere with their son,ARCHIE MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSORAnd the mother of Meghan,Doria Ragland. For more fascinating trivia on holidays, check55 Fun Christmas facts to get you into mind.

If you thought Christmas with your in-law was stressful, consider that each arrival in Sandringham is choreographed at the minute. All those who are expected at the Queen's Christmas celebration receive a specific day and one hour for their arrival according to their status in the family. The "lesser" and most juniors appear first, with the oldest prince Charles, William and Kate and their brood being the last to arrive.

Queen CharlotteConsort ofGeorge IIIIt is believed to have introduced the Christmas tree to the royal family. But it was the great grandmother of the grand grandmother of Queen Elizabeth,Queen Victoria, and her husband,Prince Albert, who embraced the tradition and vulgua throughout the country in the middle of the 19th century. In 1848, an image representing the couple and their families gathered around a Christmas treeDecorated with candles and ornaments was published in theNews from London Illustrated, entitled "Christmas tree at Windsor CastleAnd soon, Christmas trees have resumed the English-speaking world.

Today, three fir trees are brought into the marble room at Buckingham Palace, where they are decorated by employees. Former Royal ChefDarren McGrady RecountGood Housekeeping There is also a large artificial silver tree in the dining room of Sandringham, while another real tree of the house is "with taste" decorated by the great-grandchildren of the queen on Christmas Eve .

The Queen also plays Christmas trees with Sandringham churches and schools as well as Westminster Abbey, St. Paul Cathedral, St. Giles Cathedral and Kirk Canongate in Edinburgh. For tips on how to take your holiday decoration at the next level, check20 Christmas tree decoration tips genius, according to experts.

A very royal Christmas Eve begins by tea at 4 m. In Sandringham's white lounge, where gifts are exchanged (rather than Christmas day with regard to the German heritage of Royals). Later that night, a black dinner is detained for adults, while children are treated in the royal nursery.

What do you get the Royal who has everything? How about a kit "cultivate your own girlfriend"? That's what Kate would have given Prince Harry at one of his pre-meghan Christmas. And sometimes, these gag gifts are really useful. According toThe sunThe "favorite gift" of Prince Charles is a white leather toilet seat he has received from his sister,Princess Anne. He would go with her on his overseas tours!

These invaluable treasures are not exposed under a Christmas tree, but rather on Trétle tables after tea by the staff of the red drawing room. Prince Philippe will decide when everyone comes to open his gifts. For holiday customs that must return, check out13 Christmas traditions in the old one that we should revive.

McGrady saidThe daily mailThis breakfast on Christmas morning is dominated by the masculine royals. The former chief revealed men in the family family downstairs for an "English frith", which consists of eggs, bacon, mushrooms and brushes, while women are served a light breakfast fruit, grilled bread and coffee in their rooms.

The royal family and their children attend Mass at the church of Saint-Marie Madeldalene in Norfolk every morning of Christmas. There is a private service where the queen receives communion first. Then, at 11 o'clock, the family makes the Traditional Promenade to the Church together. Only the queen arrives by car and is accompanied by a different royal every year.

McGrady saidThe daily mailafter the church on Christmas day, "the queen has a gin and dubonnet, while the Prince Philip has beer. Everyone will sip a glass of widow clicquot. "At Christmas dinner, he says, "The Queen likes to drink Gewurztraminer, an aromatic white wine."Congratulations to Her Majesty!

The Royals follow a popular Christmas tradition at U.K. and Open Christmas "Crakers", festive favors that, when they are drawn, pop and make a cracking sound before revealingsilly jokes and a crown of paper inside. According toExpressThe Queen would have insisted on reading the joke at Christmas - and yes, she even bears the crown.

Later, on Christmas day, the royal family gathers around the television to watch the TV's television Christmas message to the nation at 3 m. The tradition started in 1932 with his grandfather,George V. The king broadcast his Christmas address by Radio de Sandringham and the Queen, whoDelivered his first address in 1957, continues the tradition today.

After the traditional pheasant session and lunch on the estate, everyone goes in the afternoon on the day of boxing (the next day Christmas). Only the Queen and Prince Philippe remain in the event of the succession that even the royals can tire of too much relationship during the holidays. Her Majesty stays in Sandringham until early February (Decorations remain in place As long as she is there) in honor of her father father, who died on the estate on February 6, 1952.

Diane Clehane is a journalist and author of New YorkImagine Diana andDiana: the secrets of his style.