Guillermo and Kate Middleton, in the traditional pre-Christmas meal of Carlos III, his first as king

Unity Happy Image Guillermo y Kate in the days before Christmas. Dressed in burgundy and navy blue, the princes of Wales arrived hand in hand with their two eldest sons, George y Charlotte to Westminster Abbey on December 15 (photo above). Days after this ceremony, on Tuesday the 20th, the heir and his wife attended the pre-Christmas lunch that Charles III offered at Windsor. The King thus inherits one of the traditions dearest to his mother, Isabel II; an event for which he has had the unconditional support of his wife, Camilla. It must be remembered that this meal had to be canceled during the hardest years of the pandemic, so a very special meeting is recovered for The Firm.

The Queen gathered her family in Buckingham at this appointment with which the Christmas festivities began in the house. Now, the event has moved to Windsor. However, the spirit of meeting and sharing continues. Missing from that photograph is Queen Elizabeth, who died in September, and the Sussexes. The dukes chose their own path, which was the Megxit. That, the interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021 and Meghan and Harry’s Netflix docuseries did the rest: three sticks in the wheels that, for the moment, prevent a rapprochement between the two parts of the family. On the one hand, there is Harry and on the other, the rest of the Windsors, with special mention of the King and his heir.

In addition to the princes of Wales, according to appointment Daily MirrorThe King’s brothers also attended the meal, Eduardo y Well. The great absentee Andrés. The Duke of York remains invisible after his scandal over the Epstein case. The most anticipated moment will be the monarch’s Christmas message. He will be the first to pronounce as head of House Windsor and they will be the first parties without Elizabeth II, the alma mater of the family.