Prince William and Kate have announced that they will not be spending Christmas Day with the Queen and will instead celebrate with Kate’s family.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with children George, Charlotte and Louis, will head up to Norfolk to spend the day with the Middleton family.
PA confirmed that a spokesperson from Kensington Palace confirmed the news on Thursday (December 23) evening but stayed hush on which members of the Middleton family would be there.
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Earlier a spokesperson from Clarence House confirmed Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will spend Christmas with the Queen in Windsor rather than meeting at Sandringham
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It will be the first time that the family will meet at Christmas since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.
The monarch took the decision to remain at Windsor as a “precautionary” measure following rising Covid case numbers.
Last year, the Queen and Philip also spent the Christmas period at Windsor.
The Head of State normally hosts her family at Sandringham in Norfolk over the holidays, and they are watched by crowds as they attend church on December 25.
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The news follows the Queen’s cancellation of her traditional pre-Christmas lunch with her extended family, which had been scheduled for Tuesday.
She has spent much of this year at Windsor Castle, where she and Philip remained after Christmas as they shielded throughout the lockdowns.
The 95-year-old monarch lost the duke, her husband of more than 73 years, on April 9, with his funeral held within the castle’s confines during coronavirus restrictions.
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