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Queen Elizabeth: The private and 'minimal' Christmas tree the monarch has in Sandringham
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THE QUEEN spends Christmas with the rest of the Royal Family in her private residence at Sandringham. But what does her Christmas tree look like?
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Following tradition, the Royal Family spends both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day by the Queen's side in Sandringham, Norfolk.
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Her Majesty always has the palace nicely decorated for Christmas.
In Windsor, she has a 20 feet tree which the public has access to when visiting the castle.
The tree, that was cut down from Windsor Great Park, is traditionally decorated for the festivities.
Visitors are welcome to admire the giant creation until January 3, 2022.
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Queen Elizabeth: The private and 'minimal' Christmas tree the monarch has in Sandringham (Image: Getty)
However, the Queen has he private Christmas tree in Sandringham which reportedly looks very different.
Former royal chef Darren McGrady revealed the monarch has a few Christmas trees around the house.
Most of them are real, but the Queen particularly likes one she has on display in her private dining room, where the family eat their Christmas dinner.
The living room Christmas tree at Sandringham is artificial and the monarch has had it for over 30 years.
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The Queen is reportedly looking forward to hosting Christmas at Sandringham this year. (Image: Getty)
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"The Queen is not lavish, so the décor is minimal. The Royal Family has a large Christmas tree and a large silver artificial tree in the dining room, which is about 30 years old," McGrady told Good Housekeeping.
Although it is unknown what the Royal Family menu will include, there are a few foods which will certainly be banned from it.
That is because the Queen reportedly hates two foods: garlic and oysters.
According to former royal servant Charles Oliver, the Queen and the late Prince Phillip hated oysters.
Following tradition, the Royal Family spends Christmas Eve and Christmas Day by the Queen's side. (Image: Getty)
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"Inevitably there are one or two things the Queen and her husband do not like, and the hosts are duly warned in advance," he explained in the book Dinner at Buckingham Palace.
"The palace instruction states only: 'Neither the Queen nor the Duke of Edinburgh like oysters'."
Darren McGrady, however, revealed the Queen "is a total chocoholic".
"The chocolate biscuit cake is the only cake that goes up to the royal table every day until it has all gone."
Royal Family tree. (Image: Express)
The Queen is reportedly looking forward to hosting Christmas at Sandringham this year.
"Her Majesty is resting under doctors’ orders with the intention of being able to fully enjoy the company of her extended family over the holiday period.
"After being forced to cancel a host of engagements, the family get-together will be the perfect tonic.
"This year, more than ever, it is incredibly important to Her Majesty to be surrounded by her loved ones. The Queen is totally committed to hosting everyone as she hopes to make it back to full health in the coming weeks," a source told The Mirror.
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The Queen's Christmas tree at Windsor Castle is up and twinkling
It is never to early to put up the Christmas tree when you're royalty. The Christmas tree at Windsor Castle, where the Queen and Prince Phillip will be spending the festive season, has already been erected and trimmed in stunning decorations.
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Windsor Castle has been decked out in festive decorations, including six Christmas trees. However, the highlight of the decorations is the 20-foot-high Nordmann Fir Christmas tree in St George's Hall, taken from Windsor Great Park. But while the tree alone is a spectacular sight, it is the decorations that have caught our attention.
Photos of the Christmas tree show Royal Collection Trust members of staff teetering on ladders to dress the tree.
(Image credit: Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 6)
This year the largest Christmas tree at Windsor Castle was trimmed in a traditional red and gold colour scheme. The tree is a lovely mixture of textures, using foil, foliage and traditional ornaments.
The delicate, shimmering ornaments were contrasted with large gold decorations. Hidden among the branches you can also glimpse gold tassels and mirrored ornaments.
(Image credit: Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 6)
The tree is topped with a positively regal Angel, dressed in a gold dress and red velvet robe.
Another large tree adorned in a matching red and gold colour scheme has been placed in the castle’s Inner Hall. It is laden with lights, and a golden angel in an Elizabethan-style collar is perched atop the tree.
(Image credit: Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 6)
Three smaller trees line the Queen’s gallery.
These have been trimmed in a mixture of silver and gold decorations in the shape of leaves and baubles. An elegant bird sits upon each glittering creation.
(Image credit: Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 6)
Festive green garlands threaded with dramatic gold flowers and hints of red cover the Grand Staircase. The garlands are bursting with golden leaves and bunches of red berries.
(Image credit: Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 6)
Visitors will we be able to see the decorations for themselves between 30 November and 5 January at Windsor castle.
(Image credit: Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 6)
Visitors will even get a glimpse of what a Grand Service in the State Dining Room would look like during the festive season. If you thought your Christmas table was sumptuous, wait till you see this golden affair.
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Few people, buying a Christmas tree and decorating it, know where this tradition came from and who spread it around the world. But it happened relatively recently.
In the 1840s and 1850s, thanks to Queen Victoria (1837-1901) and the Prince Alberta in the UK spread a new way of celebrating Christmas.
German tradition
Kathryn Jones, one of the fund's curators arts and crafts of the Royal Collection and organizer Christmas exhibition at Windsor Castle, said that the German manner decorating the Christmas tree spread all over the world thanks to the prince Albert. However, at the English court they appeared even earlier.
"Queen Victoria's mother, Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, was a German, so the Christmas tree appeared in the royal family even before the prince Albert. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of George III (1760-1820), introduced the tradition of planting yew trees at Christmas. However, for most residents British Isles idea to put a decorated tree in the house was completely new. People brought into the house a fir twig, holly or mistletoe, but Christmas It wasn't like it is today," Jones said.
Victoria and Albert Christmas
The publication of a picture of the royal family changed everything, gathered around the decorated Christmas tree at Windsor Castle. The engraving appeared in 1848 in the weekly newspaper The Illustrated London News” (Illustrated London News). Prince Albert also sent Christmas trees as a gift to schools and military units located in Windsor. And soon in each a Christmas tree appeared in the English house, decorated with candles, sweets, fruits, homemade decorations and small gifts. "Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought a Christmas tree for Windsor Castle on Christmas Eve and decorated it themselves. They are lit candles, hung gingerbread cookies on a tree, and then let them go to the Christmas tree children,” said the museum employee.
Forecasters predict a snowy Christmas for Britain this year, and then it will be very similar to those holidays that the famous royal couple. “In the 1840s and 1850s, the winter was very cold.
Lake in Frogmore House is a royal residence located one kilometer from Windsor, - usually it was freezing, and Prince Albert and the children rode on skates. He was a very good skater, but Victoria tried to learn, yeah, she didn't make it. They also had sledges that they rode on around and once even drove to Slow (about 6 km from Windsor) ”, -- with a smile Jones added.
So the fashion for Christmas trees appeared in the Victorian era. However, then turkey has not yet become the traditional dish that the British must cooking today. “Roast beef was usually served at the festive table in Windsor. Turkey was also loved here, but it was not cooked every year. In general, these years There were many different dishes on the table. The menus of those years have been preserved in the archives, and among the dishes there was a huge amount of meat: up to 20 different meat dishes. Quite often, a boar was placed in the center of the festive table. head. They also loved birds, for example, they ate snipe and capercaillie, and in one there is even a swan on the Christmas menu,” Jones said.
Windsor Castle Christmas Exhibition ("Christmas at Windsor Castle") will be open until 5 January.
The tree also came to us from Germany, and at first it was only for Christmas tree. But in the Soviet period, the poor tree was first banned altogether, and then allowed to use only like New Year's.
How Christmas is spent at the royal residence in Windsor
The main Christmas tree at Windsor Castle
The Royal Christmas season is open. One of Her Majesty's most beloved residences, Windsor Castle, is ready for the holidays and is already hosting guests, including not only members of the royal family.
The centerpiece of Windsor's festivities is St. George's Hall, the largest hall in the old castle. Here rises, gleaming with decorations, a Christmas tree about 7 meters high. The process of decorating the festive tree every year takes about 13 hours, and hundreds of toys, garlands and tinsel are used as decorations - this year 7,000 light bulbs are lit on the tree.
And while the Queen traditionally spends Christmas at Sandringham, Her Majesty has to inspect Windsor's Christmas designs every year.
Decorative elements of the central Christmas tree of Windsor Castle
Tourists can recharge the “Christmas spirit” in one of the largest (many also consider it the most romantic) castles in the world throughout December and the first week of January.
Especially for young viewers (over 5 years old) on December 1, 7, 8 and 9, 2018, the castle presents a special show "The Princess and the Pantomime" (The Princess and the Pantomime). It is worth noting that this theatrical performance has a special history, directly related to Elizabeth II herself and her younger sister. The fact is that the tradition of charitable Christmas pantomime performances was born in Vndzor during World War II. And the main actresses of those first pantomimes were real princesses - Elizabeth and Margaret. We recommend reading more about this in our article with a large number of historical photos: “The Windsor Christmas Theater: How Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Raised the Morale of the Nation.
