Royal pre-Christmas lunch secret details - guestlist to why Prince Louis eats separately
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The royals will officially kick-off their traditional Christmas celebrations today with a very special event. Before they head to Sandringham for the big day next week, the Firm also enjoys a huge Christmas lunch and get-together in the run-up to December 25 itself. Each year they usually get together in the week before Christmas, with a whopping 70 people normally invited to the bash.
For the past two years, King Charles has held the party at Windsor Castle but it is expected to return to Buckingham Palace today, where the late Queen nearly always held the lunch. The event is private so no pictures are released from inside, however Mike Tindall, who is married to the King's niece Zara Tindall, once previously dished on the event.
And even though children such as Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are invited to the event, he revealed they don't even sit with the other royals - and instead, they have their own room with the other royal kids, where they enjoy their Christmas meal. In 2019, former rugby player Mike spoke about the celebrations on his rugby podcast, and shared a few exciting details. His co-stars James Haskell and Alex Payne asked which of the seven tables he sat at.
They asked: "Do you find yourself upgrading every year and getting closer to the main table or are you off out the back? Is there a promotion and relegation based on the year's performance? Because if there is I imagine you're pretty much sitting on the right-hand side of Her Majesty." Mike stayed quiet throughout the jokes, but later added: "I was on Prince Charles's table, it was lovely.".
