The royal family's annual trip to Sandringham to spend Christmas week together always sounds like such a glamorous affair, but experts are now revealing that the Norfolk house isn't exactly a five-star situation.

Most people probably assume that members of the Royal Family spend Christmas in decadent surroundings, sitting on plush furniture, and eating expensive meals. However, one royal expert has suggested that some aspects of the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, where the royals traditionally spend the holiday season, are a little antiquated.

The appearance of a non-royal at the Royal Family's annual Sandringham Christmas walkabout have sparked rumours that another wedding could be on the cards within the Firm

King Charles, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and more royals walked to church this morning together.

King Charles and Queen Camilla, who have made Christmas morning mass at Sandringham Church an annual tradition, were joined by Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have rarely missed a royal family Christmas at Sandringham since they were born, and only missed once in the last decade because of the pandemic in 2020. Yet amid their father Prince Andrew’s latest scandal,

The Christmas service is a big event in the royal calendar, bringing together the Royal Family for a public appearance.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly spent Christmas at their California home, absent from royal celebrations at Sandringham.

News Corp columnist Angela Mollard believes the Royal Family’s Sandringham Christmas walk showed “solidarity” among the members despite a hard year with family tensions and medical diagnoses.