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The Royal Family have received their invitations for this year’s Christmas gathering at Sandringham and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are not on the list.
Buckingham Palace aides sent out feelers last week for this year’s Royal Family Christmas dinner which will be held in the ballroom at Sandringham House due to the sheer number expected.
“There will be a large number of people present at this year’s dinner,” said a source. “It was trialled in the ballroom for the first time last year and proved a big success so this year will be held in a similar fashion.
“There will be a buffet style roast served where members of the family can help themselves.
“It will include a traditional roast dinner spread with all the trimmings.”
Although the Firm’s gathering will be minus the Sussexes, it will still be a large family affair as Queen Camilla has invited her children and grandchildren and the rest of the family are expected.
Camilla, 77, has two children and five grandchildren of her own. Her son Tom Parker Bowles has one daughter Lola, 17, and a son, Freddy, 14, while her daughter Laura Lopes has a daughter Eliza, 16, and twins Gus and Louis, 14.
The source adds that although members of the Royal Family will congregate on the estate, not all of them will be staying there.
Prince William and Princess Kate will be staying at nearby Anmer Hall but will be in attendance for the family festivities.
Princess Beatrice is also set to appear this year and show off her baby bump – along with debuting her daughter Sienna.
According to a source, Bea, 36, will join her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, their three-year-old daughter Sienna and Bea’s eight-year-old stepson Wolfie for the celebrations.
Princess Anne and her children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, are expected along with their children.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and their two children – Lady Louise Windsor and James Wessex – are also on the guest list.
The Duke and Duchess of York, along with Princess Eugenie and her children have also been invited.
In total, around 100 guests are expected at Sandringham this Christmas which will include members of the Royal Family, their children and grandchildren, members of the extended family, and Queen Camilla’s family.
A smaller number of guests are expected to join in the fun on Christmas Eve where the tighter family will exchange joke gifts during an Afternoon Tea.
On Christmas morning, the Royal Family are expected to congregate for breakfast before walking to St Mary Magdalene Church for the traditional Christmas service.