Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are in for a fun-filled Christmas this yr as they’re set to spend the day in Norfolk with their nearest and dearest.

Whereas the royal youngsters are like hundreds of thousands of others throughout the UK on the subject of their pleasure round Christmas time, it seems the three siblings have some weird Christmas traditions which come on account of being members of the Royal Household.

Though Prince William and Princess Kate try to give their three youngsters as regular an upbringing as doable, these traditions – particularly when the household have a good time Christmas at Sandringham with the monarch – are nonetheless in place, with one in every of these being current giving on Christmas Eve. It’s believed the royal youngsters are additionally handled to some particular items on December 25.

Former royal chef Darren McGrady defined: “The royals are of German descent so that they weave in German traditions to their celebrations. After afternoon tea, they open items on Christmas Eve, as is the German custom.”

One other custom in place for the Royal Household at Christmas is the seating preparations, which can not apply to the kids now they’re older. As younger royals, the seating preparations for Christmas dinner meant that the youngest of the kids ate away from their mother and father till they have been sufficiently old to behave correctly on the eating desk.

Mr McGrady as soon as revealed: “The kids at all times ate within the nursery till they have been sufficiently old to conduct themselves correctly on the eating desk.

“So for the (late) Queen, there was by no means a case of placing a excessive chair on the desk with just a little child squealing and throwing meals. It was Victorian.

“The kids’s place was within the nursery and Nanny would deal with them. It is your modern-day Downton Abbey.”

Whereas the Royal Household don’t usually discuss what Christmas Day behind closed doorways at Sandringham appears like, Prince William, 42, did reveal that round 45 relations have been anticipated to assemble this yr for the massive day.

Talking to servicemen, girls and their youngsters in Wiltshire on December 10, the longer term king stated the household are likely to spend the day “multi function room” however “usually unfold out”.

Prince Harry isn’t anticipated to be among the many relations spending Christmas at Sandringham this yr and can as an alternative spend the festive season in Montecito.