Younger members of the Royal Family have been banned from taking photographs and selfies during this year’s Christmas celebrations at Sandringham, OK!
can reveal. As is tradition, the Royals will gather at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk over the festive season, including King Charles and Queen Camilla, and the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children.
According to a well-placed source, only royals with official social media accounts will be able to post during the festivities and any other photographs or videos will be shot by a professional and approved by the Buckingham Palace communications team. “It’s been made very clear that there will be no mobile phones, photographs or selfies taken at the lunch table this year,” the source said. “Only controlled and approved images will see the light of day from the celebrations.” The source adds that the move has been put in place to protect senior members of the royal family from the more than 40 guests attending this year which includes a whole host of excitable teenagers. “There will be a lot of teenagers in attendance this year who are very mobile-friendly.
It sounds rather funny, but the truth of the matter is they don’t want a photo of the King trying to squeeze a roast potato into his mouth appearing on social media,” the source said. “Not only will there be extended members of the family in attendance but also complete outsiders, so it’s very important to ensure that no unexpected photos or videos appear online.” OK!
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