Meghan Markle broke royal tradition with Princess Beatrice's husband following her lead

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The Royal Family tends to keep tradition at the core of the monarchy but on rare occasions they sometimes show themselves willing to move with the times a bit more, as they bend or break their own rules where appropriate.One such tradition involves who is allowed to attend the annual Christmas festivities at the Sandringham Estate.Back in 2017, Meghan Markle was the first one to break royal tradition as she attended the Christmas Day celebrations without being officially married into the Royal Family which was not the same treatment given to other royal wives who came before her.At the time, Meghan was engaged to Prince Harry as they prepared for their upcoming wedding which would take place a few months later in May 2018, the Mirror reports.The rule was bent for Meghan because she was living in London at Nottingham Cottage, Kensington Palace with her husband-to-be as her own family were on the other side of the Atlantic.However, after it was broken for Meghan, it was disregarded once again for Princess Beatrice's then fiancé, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.In 2019, after Beatrice and her now husband Edoardo's engagement had been announced, the Italian count joined the Christmas celebrations with the senior royals and was seen attending church with his partner's family.However, for other in-law royals this rule was strictly followed with Kate Middleton not being allowed to attend the 2010 Christmas celebrations despite being engaged to Prince William and Mike Tindall was not invited either during his engagement to Zara.Both the Princess of Wales and the former professional rugby players were made to wait until after their weddings to receive an invite once they were officially part of the Royal Family.Speaking of when the rule