Queen’s head housekeeper mysteriously quits duties after royal revolt

As Queen Elizabeth celebrates Christmas at Windsor Castle, her grandson Prince William and his family are ringing in the holiday 135 miles away at their country home of Anmer Hall in Norfolk. William and Kate Middleton’s Christmas plans likely changed after the strict COVID-19 restrictions were put in place for much of England due to an infectious new coronavirus strain in the U.K.

Prince William and Kate Middleton did not have their annual Christmas walk with the rest of the royal family this year, but they are still sending a message to the people.

direct to your inboxThe Queen has spoken of the importance of selflessness, love and hope in her annual Christmas Message.In her address to the nation, Her Royal Highness said that that despite the year keeping many people apart, it had in many ways brought people closer.The monarch is breaking with tradition this year to spend a quiet Christmas Day with the Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle, rather than the large family gatherings at Sandringham of past years.

COVID-19 is keeping the royal family apart on Christmas.

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.

Tristan Thompson raised eyebrows when he was spotted having dinner with a mystery blonde in Boston earlier this month — but the outing was completely casual.The 29-year-old basketball player was photographed dining at Zuma, a restaurant inside Boston’s Four Seasons Hotel, on Sunday, December 13, shortly after news broke that he was traded to the Celtics.

Accounting firm KPMG is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a virtual visit from the head of the royal family.

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As People reports, William and Kate Middleton ended their Royal Train tour with a visit to Windsor Castle on Tuesday, where they met local key workers and volunteers and listened to carols alongside the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and Princess Anne.

On Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth was joined by Wills and Kate and other senior royals at Windsor Castle, for a rare meet-up ahead of the proposed low-key festive season.

Prince William and Queen Elizabeth had their first public reunion since March during a visit with the royal family at Windsor Castle on Tuesday night (December 8) in Windsor, England.

Prince William and Kate Middleton concluded their royal train tour by joining Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Edward, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and Princess Anne in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle.The group -- who maintained six feet of separation throughout the event — was gathered to thank local volunteers and essential workers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The royal family enjoyed a performance by The Salvation Army UK band, before William and

Prince William and Kate Middleton have reunited with their family at Windsor Castle on Tuesday night (December 8) in Windsor, England.

The Queen 's top housekeeper at Sandringham has quit after staff allegedly revolted over Christmas bubble plans and left the monarch "furious", it has been reported. One source close to Buckingham Palace has said the departure of Patricia Earl, 56, was "completely amicable".

reports that the Queen's head housekeeper of 32 years, Patricia Earl, has resigned, with the outlet claiming she was "said to be embarrassed after some servants refused to Covid bubble for four weeks over the festive period so that the Queen and Prince Philip would be able to stay there safely."Due to all this drama, the Queen will now stay at Windsor Castle over the holidays the first time in 33 years.