Queen Elizabeth’s 2020 Christmas speech.Photo: Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty
The monarch, 95, will travel to Sandringham Estate in Norfolk for Christmas with other members of the royal family unless U.K. government mandates amid the ongoing COVID pandemic change between now and the holidays.
Last year, the festivities didn’t take place due COVID precautions and protocols in place. The Queen rang in the holiday with her husbandPrince Philipat Windsor Castle, where they quarantined during most of 2020.
The Queen is also expected to host members of the royal family for her traditional pre-Christmas lunch, which was also canceled last year. The luncheon, which occurs before the Queen sets off for Sandringham, typically takes place at Buckingham Palace, but this year’s event will likely be held at Windsor Castle, where the Queen has been living.
There has also been speculation that the Queen could take on a small public engagement on the grounds of the castle ahead of Christmas.
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Each year, members of the royal family joinQueen Elizabethat her 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.) On Christmas, the family famously walks to church services at St. Mary’s Magdalene Church on her estate. After their church outing, the royal family heads back to Sandringham House for a lunch of Norfolk turkey and other festivities.
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