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It was nice to see The Queen so relaxed when her makeup and hair was being touched up before her Christmas broadcast in the doc.
They are both thoroughly enjoying themselves, mud, rain and all! Harry's putting his heart and soul into it as usual!
I don't believe the Middletons are in Norfolk. We shall see, but I do think it's a Windsor Christmas at the big house for everyone this year.
Exactly - if they papers get it wrong they will say what actually happened was a 'last minute surprise'. If they got it right they will pretend they knew all along!
I wouldn't be surprised either if the Cambridges open their home to some of the relatives to ease the load at the Big House. Maybe all the younger set such as Harry, Beatrice, Eugenie etc could be staying at Anmer. We'll probably never know as its a private family celebration.
I guess time will tell, personally I suspect the family want to be as one and spend as much time together under one roof as possible. Given that Sarah was using Wood Farm in the mid 1990s I can't imagine no one has thought of using it for extended family until now. Either Wood Farm or Anmer still mean leaving at night time and driving back in the morning and maybe the RF would rather be a bit more cramped but together?
Amner is 10 bedrooms. So there should be six bedrooms free (master, bedroom for each kid and a nanny would be the other 4) unless The middletons are staying. The Middletons would still leave 3 rooms but I don't know if Harry or the Yorks would want to stay if the in laws are there.
For the Yorks at least. wood farm seems a more likely candidate. The girls have often spent part of Christmas with their mom there.
Would be nice to think of Charles and Camilla and Harry staying at Amner, but don't really see that happening. Could have them there, put Andrew and the girls at Wood farm, and others could stay at the main house.
Queen's Message: 'Light Shines In The Darkness'
The Queen's Christmas address describes the festive period as "a time to remember all that we have to be thankful for".
The Queen will speak about the "moments of darkness" faced by many across the globe this year and highlight the Bible as a source of solace during her Christmas Day address.
Flanked by photos of her nearest and dearest, the Queen uses her annual Christmas message to thank 'people who bring happiness into our lives' but also confronts 'darkness' that has hit the world in 2015
The Queen will use her Christmas Day message to highlight the 'moments of darkness' the world has confronted but will also speak about the Christian message of light triumphing over the dark.
A series of terrorist atrocities have shocked the world during 2015, from the mass shootings and bombings in Paris last month to the gun attack at a Tunisia resort during the summer.
But the Queen, whose address traditionally has a strong religious framework reflecting her own faith, will sound an optimistic tone when she quotes a verse from the Bible.
Happy and glorious! The Queen beams as she wraps up in a warm winter coat for traditional Christmas Day service at Sandringham
The Queen looked in good spirits as she led members of the Royal Family to the traditional Christmas Day service on the Sandringham estate.
Her Majesty was followed by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, sons, Prince Charles and Prince Andrew, and her daughter-in-law the Duchess of Cornwall. Moments later, Prince Harry was seen alongside his cousins, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, who both looked sophisticated in long coats.
Queen's Speech to confront 'darkness' that has hit the world in 2015 | Daily Mail Online
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Very symbolic images from the speech. It shows us the future, and it is a sad reminder that as the years go by, the closer we come the unimaginable day when the Queen dies.
The Queen arrived for the royals' traditional Christmas church service at a chapel on the Sandringham Estate in a brown fur coat which she has owned since 1961.