The surprising tradition of Christmas The Queen insists on the following royals

"She thought better of taking the pressure to find the perfect gift," said a royal initiate.


For several decades, participation in Sandringham for celebratingChristmas withQueen Elizabeth is mandatory for the royals. But thelong-standing tradition From the whole royal family does not spend Christmas at his Majesty of Norfolk, who is one of his most loved customs, she will not be able to take advantage of this year because of the pandemic. "Her Majesty's most precious gift every year depends on the holidays with his family," said a royal insiderBetter life.

This year, however, the Queen rejoices at the Windsor Castle withPrince Philip.Prince William andDuchess Kate Recently modified their projects to spend the holidays in Berkshire with the whole Middleton family due to governmental restrictions; They will rather be with their children,Prince George,Princess charlotte, andPrince Louis, at the house of their country, Anmer Hall. During this time,Prince Charles andCamilla, Cornwall Duchess Will sit on fire with their Jack Russell Terriers in Highgrove. And of course,Prince Harry andDuchess Megan arespend their first Christmas At their mansion in California with their son,ARCHIE MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR.

The Queen has kept calm and continues throughout the different locations of Great Britain this year, which needs to keep everyone safe, but there is an honored time of time that Her Majesty will really miss this year : The exchange of gag gifts on Christmas Eve.

The royal tradition began because the queen "thought it's better to take the pressure to find the perfect gift and make the exchange very much fun," said the initiate. In addition, "What can we get for the queen?" The added source.

Year after year, gag gifts are arranged on Trète tables with a card bearing the recipient's name in the red lounge after 4 m. tea time. Philippe always decides when everyone comes to open his gifts.

Although the Royal Gifting Tradition is waiting this year, keep reading to watch some of the annoying gifts that the Royals have ever traded at Christmas. And for more ways, the royals usually spend a holiday, check15 Christmas Royat traditions you need to know about.

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Prince Harry is the king of gag.

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Harry, who has always been considered the greatest Jokester of the family, gave his grandmother a lot of stupid gifts. In their new bookFind freedomAuthorsOmude scobie andCarolyn DurandReveal: "One year, Harry would have given the queen an enamelled shower cap of the sentence", is not a life in [explarative], "she loved." But that's not all. "Another time, he endowed his grandmother a big mouth Billy Bass toy singing proudly sitting in Balmoral, his Scottish retirement and provides the queen with great laughs." And for more regular Royals updates,Sign up for our daily newsletter.

Kate gave Harry once a "grow your own girlfriend" kit.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, attend the inauguration of Warner Bros. Studios in April 2013
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Kate and Harry had a very narrow relationship when he was single and living in Nottingham Cottage. According to a source of palate, he spent many evenings in William and Kate's Apartment at Kensington Palace, would have talked about his work to find the good woman so far.

His sister-in-law offered a cheeky solution to the problem when she would have given Harry a kit to "grow up his own friend" at one of his pre-meghan Christmas. And for more than this complex relationship, checkThe rumors of Meghan-Kate Feud hid the true truth, says the royal biographer.

Meghan's first gift for Queen left it in "hysteria".

Meghan Markle and Queen Elizabeth greet crowd
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One can only imagine the pressure of the ideal gift search for your future grandmother-la-law that happens to be the Queen of England. But theDaily star online reported that Meghan nailed when shegave a surprising gift to Her Majesty During his first Christmas in Sandringham, leaving the queen in "hysteria".

She impressed the monarch with his ability to adapt when shegave to the queen a singing toy hamster. According to the exit, when his Corgis tried to take the toy, "[Queen] ri and said," They can keep the company of my dogs! "" And for another update on Meghan, check3 Things Princess Diana and Meghan Markle changed the royals forever.

And she gave WILLIAM something he found "hilarious".

Prince William
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Find freedomreveals that Meghan also sowed the royals by entering the spirit of things at his first Christmas with the family with his gift for William: an enamelled spoon with the words "cereal killer". A royal source saidBetter life, "He found it absolutely hilarious."

The authors ofFind freedom Written on the selection of newly engaged and future dusty family gifts for the family that year, reporting: "Meghan's biggest challenge was to find the perfect novelty gifts to entertain his new expanded family. At least one of his gifts was a huge tablespoon. William who had "cereal killer" in relief on the end of the shallow cuvette of the utensil ". And for more information on the past of William and Kate, checkThis royal once encouraged Prince William to break with Kate Middleton.

Princess Anne gave Prince Charles once a toilet seat.

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According toThe sun, Prince Charles' "Preferred Gift-Never"Is a white leather toilet seat he has received from his sister,Princess Anne, as gag gift for Christmas. He would go with her on his overseas tours! And for softer memories of the future king, checkMost adorable moments of the grandfather Prince Charles.

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


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