Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Skip Christmas at Sandringham as King Charles Hosts the Royal Celebration

As the holiday season approaches, the British royal family is preparing to celebrate Christmas at Sandringham House.

This year, the festivities will be hosted by King Charles and Quinca Miller, continuing the long tradition established by Queen Elizabeth II.

However, there will be some notable absences from the gathering, as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are unlikely to attend.

According to press reports, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have no plans to return to the UK, and relations between the couple and the rest of the family are believed to be at a near rock bottom.

This comes as the contents of their memoir loom, with the unflinching title “Spare” referencing the complex heir and spare dynamic between Harry and his brother Prince William.

While it has been years since Harry and Meghan spent Christmas at Sandringham, this absence marks the first time the celebration will take place without Queen Elizabeth II.

A palace source confirmed that the tradition and customs established by Elizabeth and her predecessors would be continued by Charles, though a spokesperson declined to comment on the guest list for Christmas.

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the guest list, one insider revealed that Prince Andrew may be encouraged to keep a low profile if he is invited.

However, he is far from certain to give his elder brother the long-standing anonymity towards Andrew, who he believes has inflicted serious harm on the monarchy by his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein.

Meanwhile, Prince William and Kate are expected to attend the celebration at Sandringham.

With William now heir to the throne, the days of being able to duck out of official royal duties and slip off to Kate's house are likely over for good.

As for Harry, a friend who had visited Sandringham over the festive period in previous years said that obviously his sons have a standing invitation, but the reality is that no one is expecting Harry and Meghan to fly over given that his book is hanging over everything.

Yesterday, a source had told on Sunday that echoed that Harry and Meghan were unlikely to attend.

Sandringham at Christmas is reportedly a rather serious day, but it remains to be seen if Charles and Camilla will bring a more relaxed atmosphere to the festivities or maintain the same intense focus and duty of God.

Princess Diana famously found the day claustrophobic and would duck down to the kitchen to chat with the staff, while the queen would hop on board the train to King's Lynn in her headscarf to greet the thousands of well-wishers who would gather in the weathers to meet her and her growing family.

Despite the absence of some members of the royal family, King Charles and Quinca Miller are determined to empathize continuity despite the change of reign.

A source had announced that Charles intended to invite Harry to attend Christmas celebrations at Sandringham House, but Meghan has said she will not be able to attend if Charles forbids a certain woman from gathering at the Norfolk estate this holiday season.

While a friend of the new king and queen had exclusively told a royalist that it would be very strange for Harry's family to be at Sandringham without the Queen at Christmas, the past two years have been fairly strange because of Covid.

At this stage, they are just hoping like everyone else that a big gathering can go ahead.

In conclusion, as the British royal family prepares to celebrate Christmas at Sandringham House, there will be some notable absences from the gathering.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are unlikely to attend, marking the first time the celebration will take place without Queen Elizabeth II.

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the guest list, King Charles and Quinca Miller are determined to continue the long tradition established by Elizabeth and her predecessors.