The Royal Family up close Christmas Eve celebrations have been laid bare by a royal expert.
King Charles and other members spend the festivities in Sandringham with special traditions that have lived in family the for years.
Speaking about the activities the night before. Talk TV editor Sarah Hewson says: “The little royals – George, Charlotte and Louis and Camilla’s grandchildren – will help finish decorating the tree.
“Then, the royal family and all their guests will place their gifts on a trestle table in the red drawing room and they will open them at tea time, a German tradition introduced by Prince Albert.
Hewson adds: “And contrary to what we might expect when you think about a royal Christmas, there are no diamonds under the tree.
“They actually give joke gifts – Kate once, when he was single, gave Harry a Grow Your Own girlfriend kit, and apparently Meghan’s present to the Queen on her first Christmas at Sandringham with a singing hamster,” she notes.
