King Charles is making ready to welcome the Royal Family to Sandringham House as soon as once more this Christmas, persevering with a practice that has spanned over 160 years on the Norfolk property.
The festive gathering is all the time a big occasion, sometimes attended by prolonged members of the family, together with Prince Andrew, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, and their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
However, in keeping with former BBC Royal correspondent Jennie Bond, Prince Andrew could have the “excellent excuse” to skip this yr’s celebrations. Speaking to OK!, she famous that with each Eugenie and Beatrice now married and moms, the home may really feel overcrowded.
“As households increase, life will get extra sophisticated. And the Yorks now have two sons-in-law and 4 grandchildren to think about. So it’s starting to turn out to be untenable to have the entire prolonged royal household beneath one roof at Sandringham…particularly with Camilla’s household to think about as properly,” she defined.
Jennie confirmed that Andrew will certainly obtain an invitation, as standard. She stated: “However, evidently Andrew stays eager on the normal royal Christmas and, even after all of the controversy over Royal Lodge, he and Sarah will nearly definitely be invited to share the King and Queen’s celebrations. They do not, nevertheless, often keep in the principle home however at Wood Farm close by, the place they’ll do their very own household factor if they need.
“Charles isn’t a vindictive man…removed from it…and no matter has gone on between the brothers, I feel he’ll all the time prolong an invite for Andrew and his household to share huge household events.”
Jennie additionally speculated that issues can be simpler if Andrew and Sarah do their very own celebrations. “But Andrew’s personal rising household will give him and Sarah the right purpose to keep away from Sandringham and encompass themselves with their daughters and baby. Beatrice and Eugenie are very protecting of each their mother and father”.
