Oct. 28, 2024

Prince William and Kate Middleton plotting Rival Royal Christmas?

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Per the Daily Beast, William and Kate are expected to host a “rival Christmas party” at Anmer Hall, their home on the Sandringham estate, with Kate’s parents, Mike and Carole Middleton, joining them. The gathering is expected to be a laid-back affair, striking a different note from the usual royal holiday style.

Man imagine if Harry and Meghan tried that!

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Calarogu Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace intrig Gay,

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I'm your host, Mark Francis, a source told in Style

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magazine that William and Kate are already making plans for

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their reign. According to The Insider, the last thing Kate

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and William want to do is put a case forward

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for Charles to abdicate. They want him to go on

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as long as he physically wants to, but still there

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is that horrible reality of the fact he's not getting

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any younger, and his condition means that the time to

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step up will be sooner rather than later in the

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years ahead. The Daily Beast went one further with the

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headline Prince William and Kate plot Christmas coup on King

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Charles pur The Beast William and Kate who expected to

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host a rival Christmas party at Annmer Hall, their home

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on the Sandringham estate, with Kate's parents Mike and Carroll

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Middleton joining them. The gathering is expected to be a

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laid back fair, striking a different note from the usual

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royal holiday stale. According to friends of the royals, extended

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family members like Prince Andrew and his family, including Sarah Ferguson,

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are watching King Charles's health over the coming months before

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deciding on their holiday plans. It will be a quieter

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Christmas than last year, but the question is how quiet.

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A friend of Andrews said, usually everyone would know what

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bits they are invited to by now this year is

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just wait and see. Though King Charles has anticipated to

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make a brief appearance, the traditional Boxing Day pheasant and

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partridge shoot will proceed, with William likely stepping into lead.

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As usual. The family's Christmas walk to church will also

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take place. Beyond the formalities, William and Kate are reportedly

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working to reframe the Royal Christmas tradition. According to one insider,

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the couple wants to add a middle class favor, focusing

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on eating chocolate, movie marathons, and generally sliding off the couch.

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A former courtier shared that William and Kate might even

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take to social media to showcase family moments, saying a

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little social media of the family eating chocolate and watching

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TV would be a very effective way of showing how

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normal Christmas is at and Ma Hall compared to what

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we hear about at Sandringham. One ritual is said to

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be high on Kate's list to change is the Christmas

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Eve gift exchange, a German custom dating back to Queen

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Victoria and Prince Albert. While the tradition will likely remain

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for now, William and Kate are expected to keep their

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children's presents for Christmas Day. A friend confirmed Kate has

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always found the presence on Christmas Eve thing weird. It

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is definitely going to be gotten rid of when they

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are officially running things. The Middleton family's presence could also

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add warmth to the festivities. William is said to be

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enthusiastic about embracing Kate's much more normal conception of Christmas.

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Set of friend, It's always been a slightly covert rival

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Christmas party at their house, but it's going to be

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much more obvious this year. If they post pictures, it'll

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be an official coup attempt. A former communication executive for

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the couple remarked William and Kate had made an incredibly

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successful brand out of being normal and boring, but the

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crazy Royal customs at Christmas threaten all that. It's not

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surprising they want to change the narrative as they prepare

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to take the throne themselves. On his tour of Samoa,

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Charles found himself visibly grimacing as he witnessed the intricate

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and traditional Samoan tattoo process known as tattoo being etched

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onto a local woman's skin. A king who's exploring regional

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culture alongside Queen Camilla, looked on with a mix of

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fascination and empathy as John Lemizio, a master tattooist, introduced

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him to his family of artisans at Samoa's cultural village

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in a p year. Curious about the ordeal, Charles asked,

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is it painful? John responded with a chuckle, It's very,

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very painful, very painful. As the King pressed further, wondering

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does the pain last very long, John replied with a

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touch of humor, it's a lifetime of pain. When Charles,

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clearly sympathetic, asked if a drink might help, John affirm

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the resilience of the tradition, Nope, no medicine. The exchange

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revealed both the King's genue an interest and the deep

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cultural significance of this Samoan art form, where each tattoo

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bears a legacy of endurance and heritage. Charles has big

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plans for Bowmorl Estate, aiming to transform a part of

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Queen Elizabeth Seconds cherished retreat into an exclusive wedding venue.

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Under the new proposal submitted to Aberdeenshire Council, the Queen's building,

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the up Bowmoral Castle, could soon host weddings, dinners and events,

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bringing a modern twist to a police steeped in royal history.

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The sprawling fifty thousand acre estate has long been more

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than a stately home. In addition to the castle itself,

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it encompasses vast grouse moors, ancient forests and fertile farmland.

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Scotland's flexible regulations mean that a wedding venue doesn't require

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a formal license, making it simpler for the public to

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say I do that this iconic spot where music will

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reportedly be kept to a low level to ensue a

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piece on the grounds. Although Charles and Camilla now favor

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the nearby Burkhall Estate formerly the Queen Mother's residence, bal

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Moral continues as family haven. Originally bought by Prince Albert

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for Queen Victoria in eighteen fifty two, Balmoral Castle has

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stood as a beloved royal residence for generations. If approved,

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this newest venture would let the public experience a piece

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of the royal heritage in their own special Day. An

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update on Diddy and the Royals, Shawn Ditty Coombs extended

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invitations to Prince William and Prince Harry on ten separate occasions,

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offering to cover their travel, accommodation and security. According to

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his former publicist Rob Shooter, from two thousand and two

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to two thousand and four, Shooter observed that Diddy was

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obsessed with the British Royals, likening himself to royalty and

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wanting the two princes to be part of his social circle. However,

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despite the repeated invites, William and Harry consistently declined, never

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becoming part of Diddy's world. The only public interaction between

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Diddy and the princes was during the concert for Diana

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at Wembley Stadium in two thousand and seven, held in

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honour of their late mother. Did He performed at the event,

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but beyond that, no closer relationship materialized between the rapper

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and the royal brothers. Tell us intrig to a rap back,

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Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowls, recently revealed by his mum,

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isn't in the family's WhatsApp group, and the reason is

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as practical as it is nostalgic. According to Tom, the

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Queen sticks to her trusty old Nokia phone, a choice

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rooted in security considerations, meaning she's left out of the

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family chats that otherwise keeps Tom, his sister Laura Lobson,

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their children connected. Tom admits that keeping up with Camilla's

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schedule can be a challenge. Often he calls his mum

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only to hear no answer, only to later find her

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on TV attending one of the many engagements with King Charles.

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In an interview with Woman and Home, the forty nine

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year old food critic shared that despite being in her seventies,

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the Queen has up to thirty engagements in a single day,

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and her packed schedule is nothing new. She always worked

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quite hard, he explained. I read my mother and she

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doesn't answer. I look on the television and think, ah,

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she's in Jersey. When asked about family dynamics post Camilla's

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rise to queen, Tom said not much has changed. Family

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has always come first for her, and her grandchildren have

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adjusted seamlessly, even affectionately calling the King Upper. As for

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his own career, Tom recently combined his culinary expertise with

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his royal connections in his new book Cooking and the Crown,

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which deals into the dishes enjoyed by the Royals, including

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his mother and stepfather. In his book The Good, the

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Bad and the Rugby Unleashed, Mike Tyndall gives a glimpse

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into the more grounded, informal side of royal family life,

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especially when they would gather in Scotland. Despite acknowledging a

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lot of drama surrounding the royal family, he insists that

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at heart they are just a close knit family. He

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points to a photo of his daughter Mia with the

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late Prince Philip, taken during one of these family getaways

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in Scotland. Describing the scene, he writes, is a great

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picture of my daughter Mia sitting with the Duke of Edinburgh.

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The captures exactly what those afternoons were like, members of

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a very close family who loved each other dearly, spending

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precious time together. Mike reflects on how family meals, particularly

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in Scotland, were notably relaxed. Lunches were also relaxed, especially

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up in Scotland, where lunch would often be heading out

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into the open space of the Scottishighlands for a picnic.

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I'm sometimes asked if the Queen did informality like normal people,

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and the answer to that is yes. Her life wasn't

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like an episode of Dalton Abbey. Zara and I would

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often watch the racing with her on TV as I'm

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