Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have not received an invitation from the royal family to spend their annual Christmas break at Sandringham in Norfolk, according to reports.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be spending Christmas in the United States, where they live, as they did not receive an invitation to Sandringham. People magazine reportedsaid, citing sources.
The report notes that Duchess Kate posted an emotional holiday message on her Instagram, writing, “A special message that reflects the importance of love, empathy, and how much we need each other during the most difficult of times.” The announcement was made just as I wrote that I would be sending a letter to my guests. She has been invited to attend the second Christmas carol service in Westminster Abbey next month, adding: “I have also been invited to attend community carol services in 15 locations around the country, giving me the opportunity to serve others.'' We are grateful to the participants.”
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The Sussexes have not spent Christmas with the royal family at Sandringham since 2018, the same year they married.
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Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have not received an invitation from the royal family to spend their annual Christmas break at Sandringham in Norfolk, according to reports. (Joshua Zammer/Getty Images)
The couple left England in 2020 and eventually settled in California.
Even after Prince Harry's revealing memoir Spare, his similarly controversial 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, and his critical of the royal family, the Netflix series Harry & Meghan, they continue to work with senior royals. They continue to have a troubled relationship. institution.
King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Duchess Kate, and their children Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte will head to Sandringham before Christmas and remain there until the New Year.
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The Sussexes have not spent Christmas with the royal family at Sandringham since 2018, the same year they married. (Joe Giddens/PA Image via Getty Images)
The Princess of Wales first joined them at a Christmas carol service last year, before she was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.
Last Christmas Day, held at the church of St Mary Magdalene on the grounds, was the princess' last public appearance, months before she revealed her diagnosis.
In September she announced that she had finished preventive chemotherapy.
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Prince William and Duchess Kate walked with their children to church on the grounds of Sandringham last year. (Samir Hussain/Wireimage)
Charles was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer earlier this year and is currently undergoing treatment.
The royal family's stay at Sandringham is a long-standing tradition, with the late Queen Elizabeth usually recuperating here from December until February, when her father, King George VI, died.
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King Charles III will meet with the church's vicar, Dr Paul Williams, at St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham grounds earlier this month. (Max Manby/Indigo/Getty Images)
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Grant Harrold, Prince Charles' former personal butler, said this week that the royal family's upcoming holidays this year will be “like any other Christmas, with a focus on young families.” He told the New York Post. “Like the late Queen, they are very family-oriented, so that will be the focus.”
