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ok.co.ukAlong with cringey cracker jokes, fights over the best Quality Street chocolate and post-lunch naps in front of the TV, Christmas Day would not feel right if we didn’t see the royals heading off on their seasonal trip to church.
While the service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham is a strictly private affair, all eyes turn on the family as they make their way there, often stopping to chat to locals who gather to give their seasonal greetings.
Last year, the family headed to church for the first time without Queen Elizabeth II leading the way. It would have been a strange experience for them, says royal expert Duncan Larcombe. “The service at St Mary Magdalene was always such a big thing for Queen Elizabeth, so it would have felt very odd for the family to go without her,” he tells us.
Duncan believes King Charles will maintain the tradition of the Christmas morning service. “He is a deeply spiritual man, as we saw with him visiting Crathie Kirk, the small church on the Balmoral estate, to mark the first anniversary of his mother’s death in September,” he says. “As the head of the Church of England, it just wouldn’t be appropriate if he didn’t go to church on Christmas Day.
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