Christmas in royal fashion. Every year, the Windsors work for everyone preparations for the end of year celebrations. Thursday, December 7, the Prince, Princess of Wales and their two oldest children were also seen in Windsor Great Park… for choose a Christmas tree. And if this family outing brings back some memories for Couronne aficionados, it’s quite simply because this tradition comes from a particular person. This is evidenced by the statements of an anonymous source from Hello ! magazine in the same day.
“It’s no surprise that Prince William and his family picked their tree from Windsor Great Park”, explained the source. Before giving further details: “The late queen always obtained the Christmas trees from Windsor Castle, and King Charles did it last year too. He sticks to family tradition.”
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Twelve years of royal practices
If now, Kate Middleton is ready for the end of year protocols, It has not always been the case. And for good reason, during his first Christmas celebrations with the royal family in 2011, the one that the British nickname “perfect kate” was “nervous”, when she had to choose a somewhat unusual gift for the late Queen Elizabeth II. During the production of a documentary to celebrate the sovereign’s 90th birthday in 2016, the Princess of Wales gave her first impressions: “I remember being at Sandringham, for the first time, at Christmas. And I was wondering what to give the Queen as a Christmas present.“
Her gift in hand, Prince William’s wife still hesitated to give her present to Her Majesty the Queen, as reported by Daily Express on November 26: “I thought : ‘My God, what should I give him?’ I thought about what I would give my own grandparents. And I thought, ‘I’m going to do something to him,’ which could have gone wrong. But I decided to make my grandmother’s chutney recipe.’“
Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.
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