This holiday season will be extra special for the royal family, who will be having their first Christmas with baby Prince George.?Life & Style?has the inside scoop from how Kate and William are straying from tradition to their preference for “cheap and quirky” gifts.
In a break from tradition, Queen Elizabeth II invited the Middletons to what?s usually a royals-only holiday. ?It?s hugely important to Kate and William that her family is with them,??a royal insider tells?Life & Style. The royal family gathers at the queen?s Norfolk estate, Sandringham, and the 30-person guest list includes William?s dad, Prince Charles, and brother, Prince Harry, Prince Andrew and daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, Princess Anne and Prince Edward.
They?ll exchange presents by an 18-foot Norfolk pine tree the queen helps decorate. The royals opt for gag gifts ? ?the cheaper and quirkier, the better!? the insider reveals to?Life & Style ??like a silly onesie for George. But Pippa, who spent $11,000 to have the baby?s hands and feet cast in silver, will go for something posh.
?Kate and William are hugely excited about the festive season,? the royal insider enthuses, ?and even though George will be only 5 months old, they know this is a time they?ll cherish forever.?
Source:??LIFE & STYLE?WEEKLY
