Inside The Royal Family Christmas Celebrations—Which Kate Middleton’s Parents Aren’t Invited To!
It’s going to be quite a celebration for the royal family this year for Christmas, with a traditional holiday hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at her Sandringham Estate. But not everyone is invited!
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It’s going to be quite a celebration for the royal family this year for Christmas, with a traditional holiday hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at her Sandringham Estate. But not everyone is invited!
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A source told OK! magazine that Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, aren’t invited, despite the fact that they’ll be staying on the grounds at Anmer Hall visiting their royal grandson.
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“It’s embarrassing for Kate,” the insider told OK!, “but that’s life with the clan.”
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The source added that the 88-year-old Queen has final say over the guest list. The Christmas Eve dinner, with a menu of roast turkey and plum pudding, is for the royal family only.
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But the British royals know how to have a laugh, too, especially when it comes to gifts. “They rule is that they’re to buy nothing expensive, and to keep it light-hearted,” royal expert Christopher Nelson told OK!
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For starters, last year, 93-year-old Prince Philip was gifted a whoopee cushion, which he proceeded to sit on!
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Jokester Prince Harry also gave a gag gift for his grandmother: a shower cap bearing a crown and the slogan “Ain’t Life A B--ch!”
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Harry has also “developed a fit of the giggles” during the Queen’s Christmas message to the nation one year. These royals sure do know how to have fun!