The Queen can finally celebrate Christmas with her loved ones again.
Although Camilla has been a member of the royal family for quite some time now, she has not always had a say when it comes to the holidays in recent years. During Christmas, her family was not welcome within the palace walls, but fortunately for the queen, that will change this year.
Not welcome
The holidays are used every year by the British royals as an opportunity to have a good time together. At least, all of us: in recent years, quite a distinction was made between who was and was not welcome at the royal Christmas celebration. For example, Camilla’s children and grandchildren were missing from the guest list every year.
Christmas tradition
Part of the Christmas tradition for British royals is always to walk together to St. Mary Magdalene Church for a service on Christmas Day. They will then have lunch at Sandringham House. This tradition has been going on for decades now, and was always organized by the late Queen Elizabeth. This year, however, things look very different: Camilla seems to have passed on the baton from her mother-in-law. And she reportedly immediately takes advantage of that fact to overhaul the guest list.
“The guest list for the festive lunch at Sandringham House is undergoing a radical change and will include many members of Queen Camilla’s family,” a source told The New York Post. Quite a few guests have been added to the list: her children Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes are on it for the first time, and grandchildren Lola, Eliza, Freddy, Louis and Gus are also welcome at the lunch.
Taken over
This seems to fulfill the expectations of royalty watcher Ingrid Seward. She recently predicted that Camilla could play a major role in the organization of the royal Christmas activities after Elizabeth’s death. “Camilla will be a real presence and Charles will not be organizing his first Christmas alone,” she told People at the time.
Well, Camilla is in control this Christmas, and the fact that she can finally celebrate the holidays with her loved ones again must be an incredibly nice feeling. We are already looking forward to the appearance of the Christmas card!
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