News about the British royals in the GALA ticker: Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla surprise with their Christmas card this year +++ Prince Andrew will not take part in the Christmas service +++ Duchess Camilla is her radio soap sacred.
News about the royals in the GALA ticker
December 11, 2021
Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla publish their Christmas card
Nobody could have expected this selection of photos by the Royals: Prince Charles, 73, and his wife Duchess Camilla, 74, presented their Christmas card this year on the Clarence House’s official Instagram account and surprised them with an amusing picture. Instead of a staged family portrait, as Prince William, 39, chose for his family, Charles and Camilla opted for a special snapshot.
It shows the two royals at Royal Ascot, the famous horse race in England. Prince Charles, who is standing by his wife’s side in a top hat and a festive suit, helps the 74-year-old to put her mask on properly. It is a card that perfectly reflects the year 2021: it shows care at a time when strict rules, distance and mouth and nose protection are necessary. It shows how important the people around us are and that at the present time, mutual respect for one another is more central than ever. It is Prince Charles Art to show with a wink: since for each other. Help your loved ones and make sure that we all go through this exceptional situation protected.
December 9, 2021
Prince Andrew will not attend the Christmas service
The decision has been made, according to “Mirror”: Prince Andrew, 61, will not take part in the traditional family visit to the service in St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham on Christmas Day this year.
The reason is his involvement in the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s case. The prince is still following the scandalous BBC interview from two years ago. “The Duke doesn’t want to be a distraction, especially since the Queen has her family together for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, apart from the funeral of Prince Philip, † 99.” Everyone is hoping for a relaxed and happy time, “said a source.
Instead of attending the 11 o’clock service in front of the public, Andrew is to quietly participate in an earlier service, as he did in 2019.
December 8, 2021
Duchess Camilla gets “snappy” when someone interrupts her soap
Duchess Camilla, 74, has a secret passion and is extremely reluctant to be bothered by her husband, Prince Charles, 73. On Tuesday, December 7th, 2021, the Brit gave a reception for the actors and staff of the BBC Radio 4 soap “The Archers” on the occasion of their 70th anniversary. Camilla revealed that she was a long-time fan and a real “Archers addict” and had even struggled with “severe withdrawal symptoms” when the show was paused during the lockdown.
The radio drama was a “faithful companion for the longest time of my life”. She likes it all the less if she is interrupted during the broadcast. “Like many ‘Archers’ addicts, I am known to get quite snappy if I am disturbed between 7:00 am and 7:15 am,” she quotes the British Express. Your loved one has to be patient for 15 minutes every morning.
December 7, 2021
Prince William remembers Christmas with Prince Philip
Christmas is not long gone and the royals are slowly getting into a contemplative mood despite the corona pandemic. It has just been announced that Queen Elizabeth, 95, wants to stick to the plans for her traditional Christmas party at her country estate in Sandringham despite health restrictions – under the then applicable Corona rules. Prince William, 39, Duchess Catherine, 39, and their three children belong to the closest family circle who can celebrate with the Queen.
William himself spent Christmas in Sandringham as a child and remembers that time well. As a guest of the audio format “Time for Walking” from Apple Fitness +, the eldest son of Prince Charles, 73, also chatted about his memories of his grandfather Prince Philip, † 99, and going to the Christmas service together in St Mary’s Magdalene Church: ” I remember well how I walked here and my grandfather walked so fast that there were big gaps between us all and we tried our little legs to get behind him “.
William also speaks openly of moments with his other family members during the service: “It was sometimes quite difficult to sit across from my cousins. There were loads of giggles many, many times during the service. Fortunately, it was not filmed So we got away with it, it was fun giggling and having a good time on Christmas Day. “
There is probably less giggling this year. It will be everyone’s first Christmas without Prince Philip.
December 6, 2021
Duchess Catherine + Prince William: You want to give presents to Harry’s children
The relationship between Prince William, 39, and his brother has not been the best since Prince Harrys, 37, and Duchess Meghans, 40, retired as senior royals. There is said to have been a downright falling out between the brothers. Royal expert and author of the book “Harry and Meghan: Life, Loss, and Love” Katie Nicholl is sure that Duchess Catherine, 39, and her husband will still consider the little Sussexes for Christmas.
Harry and Meghan are not supposed to travel to Great Britain over the holidays, but according to Nicholl, Harry’s children Archie, 2, and Lilibet Diana, 6 months, can look forward to gifts from the Cambridges. “Yes of course [werden sie Geschenke schicken]. They give gifts to the whole family and that includes all nieces and nephews, “she told OK!” Magazine in the UK. Could that be the first step towards reconciliation?
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Sources used: ok.co.uk, hellomagazine.com, express.co.uk, mirror.co.uk