Prince William's step-sister, Laura Lopes, will be part of the larger-than-usual Royal Family Christmas gathering at Sandringham this year. The event, with 45 guests including high-profile royals and children, symbolizes a thawing of tensions within the extended family.
This festive season, Prince William's lesser-known step-sister Laura Lopes will be part of the Royal Family's Christmas celebrations at Sandringham. The Yuletide cheer is set to be louder than ever with 45 guests expected to attend, their biggest holiday reunion in recent memory. Prince William revealed the impressive number himself, saying: 'We'll be in Norfolk, at Sandringham. We'll be 45 for Christmas. It won't be quiet, it will be noisy.
' High-profile royals such as King Charles, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Anne, Princess Royal, and the Earl and Countess of Wessex are sure to grace the head table, while a gaggle of Royal children will undoubtedly add to the merriment. Amidst this show of unity, especially important with King Charles' and Princess Kate's health in mind, Camilla's daughter Laura Lopes, an accomplished art curator, has also been invited, symbolising a thawing of old tensions within the extended family. This invitation marks a notable moment for Laura, 46, signalling her second consecutive Christmas with the Royals, having first joined them last year. She, alongside her brother Tom Parker Bowles, 49, entered the Royal fold through their mother's marriage to Andrew Parker Bowles, with Laura being born on New Year's Day in 1978, reports the Mirror. Just like Kate Middleton, fellow mum-of-three Laura has a deep love for art. She pursued Art History with Marketing at Oxford Brookes University before setting up the fine art gallery Eleven in 2005. That same year, Laura's world was turned upside down when her mother, Queen Camilla, tied the knot with King Charles in a civil ceremony near Windsor Castle. This highly-discussed marriage meant that she and food writer Tom became step-siblings to Princes William and Harry, and their relationship wasn't always smooth sailing. Despite being seen laughing together at the April 2005 ceremony, it's been suggested that William and Laura had some 'terrible fights
ROYAL FAMILY CHRISTMAS SANDRINGHAM LAURA LOPES ROYAL TENSIONS
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