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Inside The Royal Family Christmas Celebrations—Which Kate Middleton’s Parents Aren’t Invited To!

TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended family Eucharist and Christmas Carols at St Marks Church, Englefield, Berkshire
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Jan. 28 2015, Updated 2:03 p.m. ET

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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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TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended family Eucharist and Christmas Carols at St Marks Church, Englefield, Berkshire
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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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Carole and Michael Middleton arrive at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships
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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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Kate Middleton arrives back to her hotel in NYC
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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 Queen and members of the Royal Family attend the Christmas Day service at Sandringham
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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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The Queen and members of the Royal Family attend Christmas day service at Sandringham
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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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Christmas Day Service at Sandringham
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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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Christmas Day Service at Sandringham
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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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Prince Harry attended the inaugural Sentebale Christmas Carol Service on December 11, 2014 at St Mary, The Boltons, London
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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!

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