Christmas, for the royal family, is traditionally spent at Sandringham, Queen Elizabeth's sprawling Jacobean estate in Norfolk. It's a time full of parlor games, black-tie dinners, and presents (of the joke variety) exchanged at teatime on the 24th.
Each December, Queen Elizabeth gives each member of her 550-person staff a gift or book voucher, each loaded with a dollar amount that varies depending on how long they have worked in her service. She also gives them around 1,500 Christmas puddings to share between them, according to the official royal website.
The family would dine on "turkey, different stuffings – sage and onion, chestnut – and the traditional sides like roast potatoes, mash potatoes, parsnips and Brussels sprouts," added Darren, and then Christmas pudding for dessert.
As Christians and as members of the Church of England, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall regularly attend church. When in Scotland, Their Royal Highnesses attend the Church of Scotland and, when travelling abroad, Their Royal Highnesses attend Anglican churches.
But the grounds at Sandringham will be deserted on December 25 because the Queen has cancelled her festive family gathering. For the first time in three decades, the monarch and her extended family will not be spending Christmas on the Royal Estate.
The duke and duchess will likely still spend Christmas with the queen — over Zoom. Harry and Meghan haven't disclosed their holiday plans, though royal experts are certain they will interact with Harry's family in some capacity.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has been a senior working member of the Royal family for years as a result of her marriage to Prince Charles - but she will never become queen. She currently represents Queen Elizabeth II in an official capacity. Camilla was technically eligible to use another of Prince Charles' titles.
Like most of us, the Queen is up at the crack of dawn on Christmas Day, but not to rip open her presents. Every year Her Majesty is driven to St Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham - a country church visited by the Queen's great great grandmother, Queen Victoria - to receive Communion privately.
Originally Answered: Does the Queen of England attend Church weekly? She doesn't attend a regular service of worship every week. She has her own Honorary Chaplain to the Queen and chapels in her various palaces so she can have her own services of worship at home.
They organized Saturday night viewings for Her Majesty. "Edward and Sophie love The Crown,” a senior royal source said. "The queen realizes that many who watch The Crown take it as an accurate portrayal of the royal family and she cannot change that," a senior courtier said.
The Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace 1843-4The Chapel was created by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1844 in what had been designed by John Nash as a conservatory. The light blue and gold decorative scheme in the new chapel was introduced under Prince Albert's direction.
In 2017, the monarch's former chef Darren McGrady spoke out on reports that the Queen drank four cocktails a day. He told CNN: "She'd be pickled if she drank that much. All I said was she likes a gin and Dubonnet. That's her favourite drink." And the chef clarified that Her Majesty doesn't drink every day.
