Royal Family: The traditions Princess Charlotte, Princess George and Princess Louis' have to follow on Christmas

It’s been another big year for the royal kids! Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis spent 2021 making sweet memories with their parents, Prince William and Duchess Kate.

For most, Boxing Day is a day of rest, who you can finally put your feet up and enjoy some time to relax after a busy Christmas Day. However, the Royals' festivities don't stop after the big day and 26 December sees the whole family come together for some fun activities.

Christmas is usually a time to relax, have fun, eat what you want, wear what you feel most comfortable in and enjoy yourselves. But for the Royal Family, protocols don't take a break during the festive period and they still have many style rules to follow.

Christmas lockdown. This means many of us are getting out of the Big Smoke for the big day - and that even includes our favourite royals.

royal nanny Maria Borrallo since 2014 when Prince George was just eight months old. She has been with the family during many big occasions from royal tours abroad to personal family events.

Unlike the rest of us, senior members of the Royal Family don’t have to worry about visiting their school’s career advisor or figuring out what their future may hold as their professional life is already laid out for them. And though the stress and uncertainty of forging a career path is taken away from them, that doesn’t mean that they haven’t thought about what they would do if their lives were a little more ordinary and a lot less royal.

READ MORE: Prince George could miss out on a special Royal Family Christmas tradition with his dad this year Prince William revealed his favourite Christmas Film and the games he plays with Princess Charlotte and Prince George on the big day. William, 39, sat down with Radio Marsden's Barry Alston for the light-hearted chat inside Kensington Palace ahead of Christmas to reveal his families' Christmas traditions.

It's no secret that the Royal Family follow a strict set of protocols, and it looks like Christmas is no different. The royals' festive celebrations are filled with joyous traditions and events, including a Christmas Eve black tie dinner and a lavish breakfast buffet on Boxing Day.

Queen Elizabeth traditionally hosts a pre-Christmas lunch the week before the December 25 holiday to celebrate with the extended royal family.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are old-hands at waving to the crowds during events such as Trooping the Colour- some of their cousins are not. It would seem that six of the Cambridge children’s cousins are yet to appear on the balcony for several different reasons.

READ MORE: The time Prince George aggressively made Christmas puddings and nearly splattered the Queen in the face The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's new Christmas card image sees the whole family gathered together smiling for the camera. The photo was taken while the family enjoyed a private break to Jordan earlier this year.