The Queen had such a sweet Christmas tradition for her great-grandchildren
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It’s no secret that the Christmas period is a very special time for the royal family. With the big reveals of annual Christmas cards, the public family walk to church from Sandringham House, and the Princess of Wales’ annual carol service to name a few, it’s a busy time full of glorious traditions.
Christmas is expected to be quite different this year, being the first festive period since losing Queen Elizabeth II – who not only did the annual Christmas speech on TV, but also adored the festive season.
Now, looking back at past years, former butler Grant Harrold, who worked for King Charles between 2004 and 2011 at Highgrove, has revealed one gesture the Queen used to do for her great-grandchildren every year - and it’s utterly adorable.
Harrold told The Mirror: “I heard that at Sandringham, the Queen used to arrange for one of the trees in one of the rooms to be left bare for the kids to decorate it. It was a tradition that she started, and the grandkids would come in and they would all do a bit of decorating, which I thought was always quite a nice idea.”
Harrold also revealed that there is one Christmas decoration that you will never find in a Royal home. “Everybody gets the tinsel but if you go to a royal home, it is a lot more greenery, baubles and lights, not tinsel," he said.
Queen Elizabeth used to host the family at Sandringham every year. Now, King Charles has confirmed that he will continue the tradition of hosting the family at Sandringham with his wife, Queen Consort Camilla.
Expected to join the couple are Prince William, Princess Catherine, and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, along with a wider circle of extended family members, including Camilla's children Tom and Laura – the first time they've been invited to royal Christmas.
Harrold continued: “I think for them it will be very emotional this year and I've no doubt there are tears that will be shed on the day or the night before because they will be remembering her.
“But I'm sure as well it will be a fun time for the youngsters and it will also carry on how the Queen would have wanted it to."
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