Mike Tindall, husband of Zara Tindall and son-in-law of Princess Anne, shared insights into the Royal Family's Christmas lunch traditions. He revealed that while senior royals and adults dine at a formal table, the royal children, including Prince Louis, have their own designated area for the meal.
Each year, the Royal Family gathers at Sandringham in Norfolk to celebrate Christmas, as formality and charm fill the festivities alongside certain royal protocols. The main celebrations is the grand Christmas lunch, which takes place a few days before the Sandringham gathering, and Mike Tindall has shared what goes on behind Palace doors on the day.
Princess Anne's son-in-law has revealed that only senior royals and adult family members sit at the formal table, whilst the royal children - including Prince Louis - are usually seated in a separate room nearby to enjoy Christmas lunch, reports the Express. Mike has been married to Zara Tindall since 2011, and since then he has spent most Christmases in the presence of the royal family and in 2019 he opened up about the festivities on his rugby podcast, The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. Top Prince Louis news He chatted to his co-stars, James Haskell and Alex Payne about the table plans during the Christmas lunch. As James and Alex asked: 'Do you find yourself upgrading every year and getting closer to the main table or are you off out the back?' They added: '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 explained: 'This is the family lunch, there were seven tables so there must have been about 70 of us there. 'The kiddies have their own little one in a different room.' This year the King hosted the Christmas lunch on December 19 at Buckingham Palace. The lunch at the Palace is a completely private event just for senior royals, and their wider family who wont be in attendance at The King's Norfolk home for Christmas Da
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