It’s going to be a Royal Fab Four Christmas.
Despite reports thatPrince WilliamandKate Middletonwould likely be spending the holiday with Kate’s family in Bucklebury, the royal couple will be joining the rest of the royal family, includingPrince HarryandMeghan Markle, in Norfolk for Christmas with the Queen at Sandringham, PEOPLE confirms.
Just days ago, Will and Kate seemed poised to spend the holiday with her family. (They typically alternate spending Christmas between their two families.) Kate’s mom,Carole Middleton, talked about preparing the house for her grandchildren in her first-ever interview, revealing that she likes to have as many Christmas trees as possible in her home, including one for each of her grandchildren’s rooms “so that they can decorate it themselves.”
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Claims have swirled abouttension between brothers William and Harry and their wives, Kate and Meghan. But contrary to those reports, a source tells PEOPLE that the couplesenjoyed a memorable first Christmas together last year, when Meghan made her debut walk to church with the royal family on Christmas Day.
“They really loved Christmas and all had a wonderful time,” the source says. “I think the two women got on — they are definitely not best friends, but it was a really special time for them all to spend together.”
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Harry and Meghan recently announced that they will bemoving out of their Kensington Palace cottage, which is just a stone’s throw away from Will and Kate’s home, and intoFrogmore Cottage in Windsorearly next year, ahead of the birth of their first child in the spring.
Those who know the princes say that there was always a chance that they would not want to live in each other’s backyards.
Prince William, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton on November 11, 2018.Paul Grover- WPA Pool/Getty
“Harry will want to establish himself and come out of the shadows and not be in his brother’s shadows,” says one insider. “They want to do their own thing and create their own style. And to do that you need to be away sometimes.”
Each year, members of the royal family joinQueen Elizabethat Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, for Christmas. Guests usually arrive in the early afternoon on Christmas Eve. (The family opens their presents on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day.) After their church outing on the big day, the royal family heads back to Sandringham House for a lunch of Norfolk turkey and other festivities.
source: people.com
