Prince Andrew could discover his holidays a bit much less tense if he opts to skip Christmas at Sandringham this yr, as a substitute selecting to spend the festive season together with his shut household at Royal Lodge.
This suggestion comes amid the continued royal feud between the Duke of York and his brother, King Charles, over Andrew’s dwelling preparations.
King Charles has reportedly tried to evict his youthful brother by chopping his £1 million allowance, which Andrew had been counting on since stepping again from royal duties in 2019.
According to former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond, it is likely to be time for the York household to contemplate internet hosting Christmas at their 30-room residence, Royal Lodge, to keep away from additional stress.
With the Yorks now together with two sons-in-law and 4 grandchildren, the normal royal vacation gatherings have gotten more and more tough to handle — particularly when factoring in Camilla’s aspect of the household as effectively.
Andrew, who at the moment resides in Royal Lodge together with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, has a rising household to contemplate.
Their daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, have three kids between them, with Beatrice anticipating her second baby.
Eugenie, who married Jack Brooksbank in 2018, has two sons, August and Ernest.
Meanwhile, Beatrice is anticipating a second baby together with her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and the couple already has a daughter, Sienna, born in 2021.
Despite the controversies swirling round his royal duties, Bond means that the Duke of York nonetheless holds on to the custom of spending Christmas with the Royal Family, although the complexities of household life could make this yr’s vacation celebrations more difficult than ever.
