Christmas is a family celebration for royals too. And that’s exactly why the British nobles canceled all appointments until Christmas – because of Queen Elizabeth.
This blue-blooded family would like to come together for the festival of love: Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla, Prince William and Duchess Kate, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and his wife Countess Sophie. You have all decided to cancel all appointments before Christmas in order to get along with Queen Elizabeth II. To be able to celebrate.
As the British newspaper “Mirror” reports, the Royals have agreed to cut all contacts that are not absolutely necessary before the big family festival. The reason for this is the daily increase in the number of Omicron infections in Great Britain.
Queen leads by example
The Queen herself had already canceled her annual pre-Christmas family dinner on Thursday because of the corona numbers. The decision to cancel the traditional event for up to 50 people at Windsor Castle is also said to have been made in view of the family’s Christmas party in Sandringham. Whether this can take place, however, is still in the stars: According to the report, corresponding plans should “continue to be examined” and a decision will be made next week.
Dickie Arbiter, the Queen’s former press secretary, expects she will stay in Windsor. “Lunch is very important to the Queen because it is the only occasion of the year when the whole extended family gets together. After she canceled it, I would be very surprised if she went to Sandringham with her family,” he said quoted. Windsor has been since the beginning of the pandemic been a safe bubble. “At this very contagious time, it is better to be on the safe side,” said Arbiter.
This holiday season could be a very emotional one for the Queen of England: It will be the Queen’s first Christmas in 73 years without her husband, who died in April at the age of 99, Prince Philip.