Royal families and their culture and tradition always fascinate me. Let’s find out how they celebrate Christmas and their royal tradition. Let me tell you that  the royal family is basically just like us, a former royal chef has revealed some of their holiday traditions - and some of them are really sweet.

Family Reunion at Norfolk

Taking place at the Sandringham House, their private residence in Norfolk, the royal family comes together over the course of two days to celebrate the holiday.

If you were picturing the private residence to be decked out like a winter wonderland, it's actually relatively austere.

According to Darren McGrady, “The Queen is not lavish, so the décor is minimal. The Royal Family has a large Christmas tree and a large silver artificial tree in the dining room, which is about 30 years old.”

As for the traditions, some are typical, like tea in the afternoon and church the morning of Christmas morning, but others show a side to a royal Christmas most people never knew.

Royal banquet

Just as the majority of families do on Christmas, the royals “stick with the same meal year after year.” But what a meal it is.

Occurring over lunch rather than dinner, the royals feast on “salad with shrimp or lobster, a roasted turkey, and all of your traditional side dishes like parsnips, carrots, Brussels sprouts, and Christmas pudding with brandy butter for dessert,” before sitting down to listen to the Queen’s Christmas speech.

 Senior chef also joins the Royal Dinner Party

That’s the only time the chef goes into the dining room and has a glass of whiskey with the royal family. It’s one of the chef’s favourite traditions.”

And just further proof the royal family isn’t that different from us common folk, the rest of the holiday is celebrated by giving out presents and eating sweets such as fruitcake and chocolate.\

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