The Queen has cancelled her Christmas family get together

I thought the RF all went to Balmoral for Christmas together.

The Queen has always had a pre Christmas lunch which includes family members not invited to Sandringham.

I’m not surprised it’s been cancelled.

Two separate celebrations, the pre Christmas includes her cousins too.

Now that is leading by example.

Very very wise.

Usually 50 altogether. I feel so sorry for HM. She’s been unwell and will be grieving for her husband. Christmas will be very sad for her this year.

Me too. She will be so sad.

Leading from the front as ever. Reliably sensible. I hope she'll still be able to have the close family round at Christmas.

The first Christmas without your loved one is always tough. Perhaps she just couldn’t face another barrage of criticism after losing Philip, Charles having COVID and of course all the Markle debacle along with the restrictions etc.

True leadership. Wonder how many people Johnson will have round at Christmas given that I understand he had someone staying with them last year that wasn’t in his bubble…

nadateturbe

I thought the RF all went to Balmoral for Christmas together.

I'm a bit puzzled by that, too, because that's what I thought...

Sandringham for Christmas. Balmoral for the summer break.

She does go to Balmoral for Christmas, and will apparently be helicoptered up there later next week.

she goes to Sandringham for Christmas each year
not Balmoral...Balmoral is where she goes in Ausgust each year.

The Queen and immediate family always go to Sandringham at Christmas, they walk to the local church.

I visited both earlier on this year, and this is what the guide told us. It is also well documented.

henetha

Me too. She will be so sad.

Probably very relieved in many ways. I imagine she will still spend Christmas with some of her children and grand-great-gran children.

I think the poor soul looks more frail in recent pics. Probably the shock of losing her " strength and stay ", poor woman.

A Queen has also confirmed she will instruct her chef never to buy foie gras. She will also stop using her helicopter for personal pleasures. Not so far,

Goodness, we have a controversy here!

Sandringham or Balmoral? Or both?

Sandringham, always, Balmoral is for the summer break.

Sparklefizz

She does go to Balmoral for Christmas, and will apparently be helicoptered up there later next week.

Nope
The Royal Family traditionally spends Christmas and New Year at Sandringham, the Queen's country estate in Norfolk. During the sixties, when Her Majesty's children were small, many Christmases were celebrated at Windsor Castle, where The Royal Family spends Easter. But since 1988, when the castle was being rewired, Royal Christmases returned to Sandringham.
Every year The Queen spends the summer break at Balmoral, where she is joined by other members of The Royal Family. Between April and July every year Balmoral is open to the public.

www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a38164281/queen-elizabeth-flies-to-sandringham-helicopter-christmas-2021/

Always helpful to set a good example.

nadateturbe

www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a38164281/queen-elizabeth-flies-to-sandringham-helicopter-christmas-2021/

Always helpful to set a good example.

That article was written on 4th November when the Queen returned to work and visited Sandringham after she was in hospital.

The Queen usually travels to Sandringham by train, but in the middle of a pandemic if flying by helicopter is safer for her, I cannot see the problem.

Leading by example. Good for her.