Kate Middleton and Prince William's Christmas plans for George, Charlotte and Louis amid 'chaos'

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What do you buy the man who has everything? Something practical or fun, but always affordable, says King Charles’ former butler, Grant Harrold. “The King hates being given anything extravagant and expensive.

He’d be embarrassed if you spent a fortune on him. He’d say, ‘That’s lovely but you really shouldn’t have.’ So, at Christmas, I used to give him books on Victorian gardening or honey-based products because I know how much he loves honey.” The pragmatic royals have the same approach to festive gift buying and their shopping habits are surprisingly similar to ours. “Everyone assumes the royals only shop in the poshest stores.

But they go to the same shops that we do. I’m not saying they never go to Harrods – it’s said the late Queen did some Christmas shopping there with her cousin (the Duchess of Kent) in the 1950s but she would often nip to her local shops in Ballater village, near Balmoral.The royals enjoy a bargain.” The Princess of Wales is a savvy shopper, too.

In the past, she’s snapped up last-minute gifts at the King’s Lynn branch of home store The Range. With William, she has also stopped by the family-run department store Bakers & Larners in nearby Holt, where mouth-watering hampers and country fare set the vibe.