Celebrating at Sandringham House
The family surprisingly does not celebrate at Buckingham palace, but instead they travel to Sandringham house, a country manor on a measly 20,000 acres for some fresh air and privacy.
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Annual Soccer Game between Prince Harry and Prince William
Every year Prince Harry and Prince William compete against each other in a soccer match to support local charities. They each wear a pair of socks from their favorite professional soccer teams for good luck.
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Sending out Christmas Cards (Early) (And to Everyone)
The Queen and her husband Prince Phillip send out close to 1,000 Christmas cards every year. They wisely get a head start signing them the summer before the holiday season to ensure they are ready and received on time.
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Church Service on Christmas Morning
The royal family attends church every year at St. Mary Magdalene church. Prince Charles leads the family as they walk to the service, where they are joined by the Queen, who is driven.
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Turkey for Christmas Lunch
Leaving Christmas Decorations Up Past the New Year
Watching the Queen’s Christmas Message Together
At precisely 3:00 p.m. The Queen’s Christmas Message is broadcast across the United Kingdom. Everyone in the family, including the queen, sits down together to listen to her well wishes for the new year.
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Giving Gag Gifts
Every year the family exchanges gifts on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas day. They don’t go for opulence, but instead exchange silly gag gifts. Supposed gifts include a leather toilet seat from Princess Anne to Prince Charles, and a shower cap that had a rather funny saying from Prince Harry to his grandmother the Queen.
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Charades & Maybe a Puzzle or Two
Movie Night
Visiting Santa
Prince William and Kate seem to be starting their own tradition with a visit to Father Christmas each year to let Prince George (and soon Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis) drop off his letter to the North Pole in person.
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Weighing In
Giving Gifts on Christmas Eve
Making Specialty Cocktails
Cramped Sleeping Arrangements
Although the estate may be large, as the christmas seasons gets into the full swing Sandringham house can get quite crowded. At its busiest some family members have had to sleep in the staff quarters.
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Bringing Homegrown Produce
The Royal Shoot
French Menus and Special China
The plates and menus themselves are just as nice as the food being served on top of them. The official Christmas dinner menu is always in French, and Copeland China in blue and white is used for main courses.
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