Instead, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will reportedly spend the holidays with their children – Prince Archie, four, and Princess Lilibet, two – at their mansion in Montecito, California, where the family currently resides.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spend Christmas at their mansion in Montecito. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoyed a family Christmas at home in California yesterday.
Are Harry and Meghan going to Sandringham for Christmas?
Despite rumors that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hope to travel to the UK for the holidays, Vanity Fair has learned they will not be coming to England to join King Charles and the royal family for the festive season.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been excluded from the official guest list for the royal Christmas festivities at Sandringham. The leak of the guest list confirmed that King Charles did not invite the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Multiple sources told Us Weekly in the days leading up to Christmas that Meghan and Harry will be spending their Christmas in Montecito, California, with their kids Archie and Lilibet, Meghan's mother Daria Ragland, and their friends, rather than flying over to the U.K. to be part of the royals' festivities.
Prince Andrew, the Duke of York was present, as was Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York (for the first time in decades!), along with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Beatrice, Arthur Chatto and Samuel Chatto.
What do the royal family eat for Christmas dinner?
Enough turkeys are roasted on Christmas Day so the staff at Sandringham can enjoy a full Christmas dinner too if they happen to be working that day. Just some of the items on the royal Christmas table include “homemade sage and onion stuffing, Brussels sprouts with bacon and chestnuts, sometimes parsnips and carrots…
The King and Queen have attended a Christmas Day church service in Sandringham alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales and other royals. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were seen arriving at St Mary Magdalene Church.
Britain's King Charles III (L) and Britain's Queen Camilla (R) – all smiles – arrive for the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day service. Prince George of Wales, Mia Tindall and Princess Charlotte of Wales attends the Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Church on December 25, 2023 in Sandringham, Norfolk.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry spent their fifth Christmas in a row away from King Charles, after having a glitzy holiday in Costa Rica. Insiders have claimed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent Christmas at their Montecito estate in California with their two children, after returning from holiday.
Where did Harry spend Christmas in Half Blood Prince?
Harry, Ron, and Ginny went to the Burrow during the Christmas holidays of 1996. Hermione, who was having a terrible row with Ron at the time, spent the holidays with her family. Bill Weasley, his fiancée Fleur Delacour, and Remus Lupin also stayed over for the holidays.
This past week, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle enjoyed some time vacationing in Costa Rica with their children, Archie and Lilibet. The family stopped by Zapotal, Nandayure, and Guanacaste, CRHoy.com reports, staying from December 14 to December 20.
Until recently, Queen Elizabeth II spent part of every year at Sandringham, typically from December to February. Prince Philip, before his passing in 2021, was also known to use it as a retreat, as well as the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children who have a home on estate at Anmer.
King Charles' niece, 33, joined members of the royal family at Sandringham on Monday for their annual church outing on Christmas day at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, are regulars at the royal holiday gathering.
“William, Kate and their tribe will definitely divide the Christmas holiday between the Middletons and the royal family at Sandringham, something they've done for years,” says Andersen.
They were angry about media intrusion, and frustrated that Buckingham Palace stopped them developing their "SussexRoyal" brand. Harry remains a prince and is fifth in line to the throne.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex relocated to Meghan's home state after they stepped back as working members of the royal family in 2020. Harry's return is the first time he's visited the U.K. since he attended the WellChild Awards in Sept. 2023.
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson on Christmas 2023. Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson joined the royals on the walk, marking the first time the divorced couple appeared for the Christmas tradition together since the early 1990s.
What did Princess Margaret give Prince Harry for Christmas?
According to Daily Mail, Prince Harry explained that their relationship was very surface-level, and he didn't connect with her on a personal level. The royal even recalled a unique gift that he received from Princess Margaret during the holidays: a biro pen with a rubber fish on it.
What do the royals do at Sandringham at Christmas?
Every December the Windsors make an annual trip to the Sandringham Estate, where they celebrate the holidays. They play pick-up games of charades and football—and have black-tie dinners, naturally. In fact, they even have the tradition of exchanging gifts on Christmas Eve.
