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Will Kate Middleton Skip Royal Family's Christmas Celebrations Amid Cancer Recovery … – News18

The British royal family will join together for their tradition of Christmas at Sandringham. King Charles, who was diagnosed with cancer in February this year, will lead the family’s celebrations but not everyone will join in. His wife Queen Camilla will celebrate Christmas with him and her son Tom Parker-Bowles who will join the royal family’s Christmas celebration this year for the first time. Camilla’s daughter Laura Lopes and her family will also join the royals at Sandringham.
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Will Kate Middleton Skip Royal Family's Christmas Celebrations Amid Cancer Recovery … – News18

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The German tradition the British Royal Family just can't let go of at Christmas – Daily Express

At the grand, sprawling Norfolk estate where the King celebrates December 25 with his nearest and dearest, it appears his German roots are not too far from his mind.
And this is because every year the royals exchange gifts a day earlier, on Christmas Eve, which is a festive tradition from parts of mainland Europe including Germany.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams previously told Express.co.uk how senior members of the Royal Family usually arrive in Sandringham on Christmas Eve.
He said: […]
The German tradition the British Royal Family just can't let go of at Christmas – Daily Express

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Princess Diana ‘hated’ Christmas with royals at Sandringham, was ‘mortified’ by one tradition: expert

Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of ‘My Mother and I,’ explains why the Princess of Wales found the private country estate ‘claustrophobic’ during the holidays.
Princess Diana “hated” spending Christmas with the royals at Sandringham.
The claim was made by Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of “My Mother and I,” which explores King Charles’ relationship with his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
“A friend of mine worked there at […]
Princess Diana ‘hated’ Christmas with royals at Sandringham, was ‘mortified’ by one tradition: expert

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The Classic Heirloom Tiaras Worn by Alexandra, Britain's Christmas Princess

It’s the season for celebrating holidays, but there’s a veteran tiara-wearing princess celebrating her birthday on Christmas Day, too! In honor of tomorrow’s birthday celebrations for Princess Alexandra, we’ve got a look back at the glittering tiaras she’s worn over the decades.
Princess Alexandra, the only daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, was born on Christmas Day in 1936. Her birth was a bright spot in an […]
The Classic Heirloom Tiaras Worn by Alexandra, Britain's Christmas Princess

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Cadbury loses royal warrant after 170 years – BBC

Chocolate maker Cadbury has been dropped from the list of royal warrants for the first time in 170 years.
The Birmingham-based chocolatier was awarded its first royal warrant as chocolate and cocoa manufacturers by Queen Victoria in 1854, but it has lost its royal endorsement under King Charles.
Cadbury's US owners, Mondelez International, said it was disappointed to have been stripped of its warrant.
The King has granted royal warrants to 386 companies that previously held warrants from […]
Cadbury loses royal warrant after 170 years – BBC

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King Charles Making Big Symbolic Change in His Annual Christmas Message

The King has chosen to deliver his Christmas message from a former hospital chapel as he reportedly wanted a healthcare connection amid his battle with cancer.
King Charles is breaking yet another British royal family Christmas tradition. After moving the pre-Christmas lunch from Windsor Castle to Buckingham Palace, the 76-year-old monarch has reportedly chosen to deliver his traditional Christmas message from a former hospital chapel, marking the first time in more than a decade that the […]
King Charles Making Big Symbolic Change in His Annual Christmas Message

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King drops Cadbury and Unilever from exclusive list of royal suppliers – ABC News

Cadbury was first awarded a royal warrant in 1854.  (Reuters: File)
Chocolate maker Cadbury has been left off the list of companies with a royal warrant from King Charles III for the first time in 170 years. 
This month, the king and queen granted their second set of Royal Warrants of Appointment of the New Reign. 
The chocolate company, which was initially based in Birmingham, was awarded its first royal warrant as chocolate manufacturers by Queen Victoria in 1854. 
Mondelez International, […]
King drops Cadbury and Unilever from exclusive list of royal suppliers – ABC News

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Britain's most-loved chocolate brand was stripped of its royal seal of approval

Cholocate brand Cadbury has lost its Royal Warrant, held since 1854. Foto: Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images
Cadbury, a storied chocolate maker, has lost its royal warrant from the British monarchy for the first time in 170 years.
The warrant, which symbolizes that a company supplies goods or services to the royal family, was initially awarded by Queen Victoria in 1854.
But Cadbury was absent from the list that was updated by The Royal Warrant Holders Association this […]
Britain's most-loved chocolate brand was stripped of its royal seal of approval

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Former Greek royal family expresses 'deep emotion' after regaining citizenship – Yahoo

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of Greece’s former royal family expressed “deep emotion” Monday at a decision to reinstate their Greek citizenship, ending a decades-old dispute with the country’s government.
Greece abolished the monarchy in a 1974 referendum and the former royal family was stripped of its citizenship two decades later during a dispute over the former royal estate that passed to state control.
In a decision published in the government gazette, dated Friday, citizenship […]
Former Greek royal family expresses 'deep emotion' after regaining citizenship – Yahoo

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King Charles ends royal warrants for Ben & Jerry's owner Unilever and Cadbury chocolatiers – CNN

King Charles III has ended royal warrants for Cadbury and Unilever, which owns brands including Marmite and Ben & Jerry’s, in a blow to the household names.

Charles announced the second set of warrants of his reign late last week, recognizing the included brands and companies as royal suppliers and allowing them to feature the Royal Arms on their packaging.

But the list did not include British chocolatiers Cadbury, which had held a warrant […]
King Charles ends royal warrants for Ben & Jerry's owner Unilever and Cadbury chocolatiers – CNN