Queen Elizabeth Breaks Longtime Royal Christmas Tradition Amid Pandemic

The Sunday Times in London, consulting editor of Newsday in New York City, and as the founding editor of Conde Nast Traveler. Today, he is a regular columnist for The Daily Beast and his new book will be released on January 5.It's a biography of the Queen with a jaw-dropping opening sentence: “Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in British history and will likely be the last Queen of England,” Irving writes.

Mixed reports suggested the 36-year-old’s titles were to be given to either brother Wills or Princess Anne, but Harry is said to be hoping the Queen reconsiders the reclassification.

several traditions for the holiday season.According to a royal source, Prince William and Duchess Kate, who share sons Prince George and Prince Louis and daughter Princess Charlotte, prioritize family traditions, including celebrating with Queen Elizabeth II at the monarch’s 20,000-acre estate in Norfolk, England.“It’s important to them that their kids share childhood traditions like their school pals,” the insider told Us Weekly in December 2018.

reports., so they're sending gifts overseas and spending the holidays at home in Montecito, Calif. But, William and Kate are still unsure about their plans since Queen Elizabeth cancelled her annual trip to Sandringham.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markleliving in their Montecito, California, home, ET has learned that the royals will be conducting Zoom calls to check in with one another. «The family is planning Zoom calls and games online because they can’t all spend Christmas at Sandringham together like they normally do,» a source tells ET.

Despite the unprecedented royal Christmas, Phil Dampier, author of Royally Suited: Harry and Meghan in Their Own Words, notes that it actually would have been possible for Harry, 36, and his family to join his grandparents for Christmas – but only if he’d chosen to do so.

A royal oopsie. Queen Elizabeth’s “thanks” tweet left followers of the royal family’s official Twitter account scratching their heads on Thursday, December 10. The profile tweeted out the single word, “Thanks,” with absolutely no context and left it up for about six minutes before someone on the palace’s social media team caught and deleted the accidental tweet. But they didn’t act fast enough: Gert’s Royals captured a screenshot, and social media users had thoughts.

Unfortunately, not everyone will get to see the Queen's Christmas decorations this year due to the monarch and Prince Philip honoring COVID-19 guidelines.

Even royals send the occasional accidental tweet.

And now, Her Majesty has seemingly been targeted again on social media, after the unmasked 94-year-old met with other senior royals at a rare joint meet-up in Windsor.

But now, Her Majesty has finally received some good news, with the announcement that her granddaughter Zara Tindall, 39, is pregnant with her third child.

For the last 32 years, the royals gathered in Norfolk, to attend the Christmas Day church service, before greeting well-wishers outside – but alas, that won’t be happening this year. 

Zara Tindall is expecting her third child with her husband, Mike Tindall.“It’s been a good week for me. [Zara] had a little scan last week.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are expected to be among the first Brits to receive the new COVID-19 vaccine jabs, when they are administered in the coming weeks.

Cosmopolitan that there's zero intention for Archewell's work to rival the U.K. honors list, so check out the clarification for yourself: That "trademark" bit puts to rest additional rumors about Harry and Meghan's trademark applications being rejected, which circulated back in March.

The United Kingdom is the first country to start administrating the COVID-19 vaccine, but that doesn’t mean the royals will get special treatment.

Queen Elizabeth II is mourning the loss of her beloved dog, Vulcan.Multiple royal correspondents have reported that Vulcan, a dachshund-corgi mix, has died. 's Rebecca English tweeted, «The Queen is mourning the loss of one of her last two remaining dogs just weeks before Christmas.

Christmas magic is in the air in Berkshire thanks to Queen Elizabeth’s Windsor Castle Christmas decorations. The 94-year-old British monarch will be spending her holiday at the royal residence for the first time in 33 years, so you already know she pulled out all the stops.

Christmas Day for the royal family is going to look a bit different this year. Due to the ongoing pandemic, there won't be an annual walk to services at St.

The Queen's grand Christmas celebrations have officially been called off, a Buckingham Palace source confirmed to People. While the monarch and Prince Philip typically spend the holiday at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk—with the wider royal family joining for yearly traditions including the Christmas Day walk to church—this year they'll continue to isolate at Windsor Castle.