Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, decided to go her own way this Christmas and break with royal tradition. She decided that William and baby George should enjoy their Christmas dinner with her parents at the Norfolk mansion.
Having attended church with the royals, the Duchess and Prince William both headed for dinner with Middleton’s folks, even though that kind of thing hasn’t been considered “Royal Protocol” in the past. Kate and William were expected to join the Queen and Prince Philip at Sandringham for Christmas dinner, as they did last year.
The other big surprise for the 3,000 strong crowd, which had gathered to steal a glimpse of the royals at church, was that there was no sign of Prince George, who they had hoped to see.
One spectator, Patricia Cushing, who was with her daughter, Anne-Marie Fewell and granddaughters Hannah and Emelie, said Prince Harry had joked about the singing during the church service.
Cushing said, “Prince Harry asked if we were able to hear the carols and we said we could and he said, ‘I hope you didn’t hear us singing, it was horrendous. They had to play a tape of the carol because the singing was so bad.'”
For her part, Kate Middleton, who is six months pregnant with her second child, looked tired, with dark circles around her eyes, when she arrived at the St. Mary Magdalene church on the Queen’s Sandringham estate, according to a report in the Daily Mail.
When a well-wisher asked Prince William why baby George was not present, the Prince replied to Kim Dawson.
Dawson said the Prince told him that Prince George was really, really well, and said that they’ve left him at the nursery because it’s a little bit cold, but they were looking forward to going back to see what destruction he’d caused. He wished us a happy Christmas and asked if we were warm enough and he said he was very grateful for all the flowers.
Kate Middleton also felt an apology was in order, as she told an onlooker, “I’m sorry we didn’t bring George but you would have heard him in the church.”
The fact that Kate Middleton and her husband made the decision to break with tradition is yet another indication of the direction the British Monarchy is taking for the future.
How soon that future will be depends on decisions to be made both by the Queen and her son, Prince Charles, regarding the timing of the succession to the throne.
Glad to see 'so called tradition" being broken. Family is more important…..Bet Diana is looking down smiling, too,
She has the right to see her family too on Christmas.
I think the new Royals have normalized the monarchy and approach their roles in a modern and refreshing manner.
She did the church thing with his family. Now the dinner with hers. Millions of couples do this all over the world. Split the holiday.
They did Christmas Eve with the Queen. Happy to see Duchess Katherine's family came to the Christmas service. Also good to see her keeping her ties to her family. I am sure all over GB family split their Christmas day visits just like we do here.
Parasite
The more tradition they brake the better for all…
I am so happy to see William and Kate do their own thing. Her parents were NOT invited to lunch after the church services BUT this fabulous couple went to her parents for dinner. How awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy to see William and Kate do their own thing. Her parents were NOT invited to lunch after the church services BUT this fabulous couple went to her parents for dinner. How awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy to see William and Kate do their own thing. Her parents were NOT invited to lunch after the church services BUT this fabulous couple went to her parents for dinner. How awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy to see William and Kate do their own thing. Her parents were NOT invited to lunch after the church services BUT this fabulous couple went to her parents for dinner. How awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy to see William and Kate do their own thing. Her parents were NOT invited to lunch after the church services BUT this fabulous couple went to her parents for dinner. How awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy to see William and Kate do their own thing. Her parents were NOT invited to lunch after the church services BUT this fabulous couple went to her parents for dinner. How awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy to see William and Kate do their own thing. Her parents were NOT invited to lunch after the church services BUT this fabulous couple went to her parents for dinner. How awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy to see William and Kate do their own thing. Her parents were NOT invited to lunch after the church services BUT this fabulous couple went to her parents for dinner. How awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy to see William and Kate do their own thing. Her parents were NOT invited to lunch after the church services BUT this fabulous couple went to her parents for dinner. How awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually, the reliable reports are that they returned to Sandringham for the traditional Christmas lunch with the Royal Family and only saw her parents at their own nearby home later in the afternoon. The press is trying to blow this into some big break with tradition and I expect will turn it in to an imaginary feud in a couple of days. All for click bait and tabloid sales.
Actually, the reliable reports are that they returned to Sandringham for the traditional Christmas lunch with the Royal Family and only saw her parents at their own nearby home later in the afternoon. The press is trying to blow this into some big break with tradition and I expect will turn it in to an imaginary feud in a couple of days. All for click bait and tabloid sales.
Actually, the reliable reports are that they returned to Sandringham for the traditional Christmas lunch with the Royal Family and only saw her parents at their own nearby home later in the afternoon. The press is trying to blow this into some big break with tradition and I expect will turn it in to an imaginary feud in a couple of days. All for click bait and tabloid sales.
Actually, the reliable reports are that they returned to Sandringham for the traditional Christmas lunch with the Royal Family and only saw her parents at their own nearby home later in the afternoon. The press is trying to blow this into some big break with tradition and I expect will turn it in to an imaginary feud in a couple of days. All for click bait and tabloid sales.
Actually, the reliable reports are that they returned to Sandringham for the traditional Christmas lunch with the Royal Family and only saw her parents at their own nearby home later in the afternoon. The press is trying to blow this into some big break with tradition and I expect will turn it in to an imaginary feud in a couple of days. All for click bait and tabloid sales.
Actually, the reliable reports are that they returned to Sandringham for the traditional Christmas lunch with the Royal Family and only saw her parents at their own nearby home later in the afternoon. The press is trying to blow this into some big break with tradition and I expect will turn it in to an imaginary feud in a couple of days. All for click bait and tabloid sales.
Actually, the reliable reports are that they returned to Sandringham for the traditional Christmas lunch with the Royal Family and only saw her parents at their own nearby home later in the afternoon. The press is trying to blow this into some big break with tradition and I expect will turn it in to an imaginary feud in a couple of days. All for click bait and tabloid sales.
Actually, the reliable reports are that they returned to Sandringham for the traditional Christmas lunch with the Royal Family and only saw her parents at their own nearby home later in the afternoon. The press is trying to blow this into some big break with tradition and I expect will turn it in to an imaginary feud in a couple of days. All for click bait and tabloid sales.
Actually, the reliable reports are that they returned to Sandringham for the traditional Christmas lunch with the Royal Family and only saw her parents at their own nearby home later in the afternoon. The press is trying to blow this into some big break with tradition and I expect will turn it in to an imaginary feud in a couple of days. All for click bait and tabloid sales.
Good for her, following in Diana's footsteps!
But Kate knew what was expected of her, why try to make royal traditions to your own liking. I do not in any way have any respect for that anachronistic crew, but these girls WANT to marry into it and then want to change it? Why marry into it in the first place only to try break, (not brake) the rules they live by? It is not for them to change the rules, you have a pretty good gig going, girl, at least play the part.
Good for Kate, she has the backbone to do what she feels about her family and being with them.
Good for her.
I don't know why people care about this woman so much. She chasesWill for 10 years until he can finally propose her . She was give up her university to take a year off to apply to st.andrew where Will go so have a chance to chase him, finally end up in the same apt as she plan to, she try to do everything he did so she can meet him, including going to Venice to take some art course that Will take, it is on her plan. read the biography book about her you will understand this
Good for Kate and Wills..The stuffy meals with the in-laws would not be fun plus being across the table from Charles and possibly that horse face he is married to..Go where dinner is enjoyable
Good she went home…now the baby can roam freely without having to be super watched by handlers. Break something there, no big deal. Break something at the Queen's place, you break history.
No doubt the army of sycophants drooling at all this information will be quite happy. For the rest of us, it's all nauseous and you're welcome to it. This dysfunctional family simply don't deserve the attention and expense it takes to support their existence.
I totally agree with Kate and William breaking the rules, I have to do the same every year part of day one side of family or the eve with one side of the family the other day Christmas either in evening with one side of family or if the whole day but between those two days I have to share myself and my other half shares with his side, only right no one sided family should get total control of forbidding the commoners side from seeing them family member for the holidays. If it was not for the commoners the spouse would not be there to begin with so share that is what Christmas is suppose to be all about and I like Kate traditional ways so that the children will grow up knowing they need to share as well and not be one sided, teach them to have a sharing loving Christmas with all family members on both sides of the family.
Now she is n a family, and can't stand the in-laws. If she isn't comfortable with the Royals, then why did she marry William in the first place?
Bravo not only Kate but her husband as Wills as well. They showed their respect to the Queen/royal family (Christmas Eve.?) Whatever? But!! Christmas is for children, fun, excitement, talk of Santa and Mrs. Claus, Rudolf and his reindeer.. AND adults "tipping a few" and kicking up their heels and dancing and singing. (way we did it at my house) Kids running around in excitement, talking about what they hope Santa will bring them..AND YOU SURE WOULDN'T SEE THIIS HAPPENING AT CHRISTMAS DINNER WITH THE QUEEN AND HER IDIOT HUSBAND/NOT TO FORGET TO MENTION PRINCE CHARLES AND HIS TWO LEGGED TAMPON "ROTWEILLER." @MARIETTA WILK. Traditions (PROTOCOL) are not cast in concrete,, Nor Punishable by death if broken
There is no reason why protocol/traditions cannot be changed or stopped. If the queen can make the protocol rules/she can change them ! and if she can't take the heat with Kate and Wills going to the Middleton's for Christmas dinner/then she should "toss her royal crown and get her bony butt off the throne/she is Queen/NOT GOD! ) George may be the future King of England, but he deserves to have as normal and happy a childhood as any commoner.. A tradition and life that Princess Diana showed Prince William and Prince Harry as long as she lived. White ever so conscious about royal protocol and their responsibilities. p.s. I wonder whose Christmas table Prince Harry was sitting at? or did the "BOAR" ROAST at SANDRINGHAM AND then headed for NORFOLK AND "LET THE FUN BEGIN."
Then I guess William was lucky to get her. She sure seems like a beautiful person inside and out. And honestly, if what you say is true she wasn't the only young woman who pursued him. She just outclassed them all.
Kate has the right to see her family on Christmas. What they should do is every other year eat with the queen. Seeing that Kate with her family this year next year they will eat with the queen. It's no big deal that is how married couples do it. They have to compromise on stuff during the holiday season
So what if she chases him if you want something you go for it and not have other people do it for you
Marietta Wilk Kate has the right to see her family on Christmas just like any other person has that right. Just because she married into the royal family should not matter
your grammar sucks
Well done Kate Middleton for breaking away from Tradition.
Kate and William are BOTH a fresh for the English Royals. That is a very welcom move for them. All of the other Royals in Europe have kept up with the times. I am sure that the Queen agrees with this even though she does not come out and say so.
I have always admired England's adherence to tradition….All it needs is a little adjustment….that is making some, but not major changes to their traditions.
Someone goes to her parents instead of the in-laws for Xmas dinner. This is news????
I really can't get over the a*r*s*e crawling that the British media do over the bunch of inbred economic immigrants that is the house of Windsor (a.k.a. Saxe-Coburg-Gothe)
Bring back the Bolsheviks!
Does anyone outside of the Queen's family really still believe these people are Royal?
She try to do everything to secure her place which she pursuit for decades, to step in the palace with the help of her mother. wil am was on and off with other woman, until 2007 kate and will broke up because he choose to become the pilot and she want him to marry her. This woman has been successful so far but in the long run will see
One must eat ones Brussels Sprouts ,dont you know,!
REPTILES.!
I remember stories like this when Williams mum was in the same situation news reporters speculating and making more of what it actually is, Kate is 6 months pregnant tired and exhausted like we all were in her condition and with a boy with a LOT of energy, and the best place to spend Christmas is in a NOT so Royal home without cameras and reporters ie Your Mum and Dads fair play to William obviously putting his wife 1st and so is the rest of the Royals truth be known, its about time the news reporters STOPPED trying to make something out of nothing to sell a paper shame on you…This man and woman WILL be our King and Queen………
Get over it. Di has died and is not looking anywhere.
youre very rude
Mrs Middleton speaks again me thinks.
Kate now belongs to another family. Don't think Diana is looking down, but up.
WHOM they had hoped to see – good grief – get some GRAMMAR, WRITERS!
Ashley Lesniak She also married into a family, and one with great responsibilities. If she didn't want to do it, she should have stayed with her class.
….queen E is a snobbish B…. good for kate…I liked her before…I love her now….you got a good one there, william….
When are these hacks (so called writers) going to stop calling the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, When someone (any female) is married they are then called by their husbands name or title!
Oh Ashley, you criticize someone above for their use of grammar and then let yourself down by using a lower case letter when referring to a 'proper noun', it should be Queen….
perhaps they all can break tradition and feed the hungry.homeless and jobless ! Royalty is obcene and criminal .
And so she should, smiling and saying ' that's my boy'
Good Girl Kate! Family is more portant than "tradition" & who wants to eat with a snob(the queen)
Child has dinner with parents.. shock horror. Boring.
I seem to remember she had Xmas dinner with her family, last year, so why is this 'news' ?
who cares
Diana has passed away. She is not looking down. There is no immediate life after death. There will be a general resurrection later.
Leo Byron Fowler Marietta Wilk I'm certain the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are more than capable of making the decisions that are right for THEIR family, whatever those may be. I'm also certain, if they elect to break with royal protocol…it was NOT done without the consent of his grandmother (as he does have quite a lot of respect for her). Queen Elizabeth isn't the "stuffy old bag" the media makes her out to be. She's actually got quite a feisty personality in her own right, and I'm sure she understands Kate's need to relax and take it a bit easier right now….since she's had quite a rough time with both pregnancies. She is providing their royal line with heirs, and fulfilling a very busy schedule at the same time. Give it a rest…as for your "stayed within her class" comment, I assure you, she has MUCH more than you!
Marietta Wilk Ever hear of falling in love?
I wish the press would stop calling her kate Middleton – she is married and this is no longer her name!
She didn't chase William. They shared a house as students in St. Andrew's. Nearly everyone does a gap year in the UK She didn't know him until they met up. How on God's good earth can you say she planned all this? She wasn't the only attractive young woman in St. Andrew's. There are many horrible people who write horrible books about the royal family because they are saddos with no life.
Spoken by someone who knows nothing about the British royal family……
For the life of me, I cannot understand how Americans call Camilla horse face unless the publications do a little bit of adjusting photos. They all love one another and get on.
Pauline O' Donovan How later Pauline and how do you know there is no immediate resurrection.
Pauline O' Donovan not according to my religion..there is life after and Diiana is looking down!!
Get rid of royal family they suck us dry ….windsor castle should with all its rooms home homeless people ………………queen should pay bedroom tax…her house is after all owned by the state and not her..
Good for her !! why the should she not go home to her family thats what christmas is about. The royals are becoming less stuffy thats got to be a good thing after all they are no different to us .they are just richer !!
So what is the flipping big deal? This is what most families do now, spend time with both families so no one gets hurt.
Well, if your parents were billionaires, wouldn't you want to keep them sweet?
Maybe they agreed on an "every other year" protocol? They both have family they want to spend the day with…it takes compromise to keep everyone happy.
Ashley Lesniak And you do not ?
LOL, It's bad enough the queen has to put up with butt-flashing Waity but her aggressive mother Carole just wasn't invited. Carole and Waity , it took them 10 years to finally get spineless Willy Boy but they did get him. I wonder what the old smelly queen thinks of butt flashing, exhibitionist Waity and old Carole.
If Diana is watching she's screaming at Willy for marring a cheap floozy who likes to display her naked rear end in public. Search in Google Images for photos of Waity Kate's bare butt. There are lots of photos.
Pauline O' Donovan …………shut up
what a stupid statement. AS if Waity and spineless William are geniuses ? For what ? Because Waity likes to show her bare azzz in public ?
Marietta Wilk ……Kate is a low class tramp who used to flash her crotch and be drunk in public , a party girl with no career….her mother supported her while she stalked Willy for about a decade ! And then Waity Katie became a butt flasher…….the girl is a mindless pervert and useless. I hope they ditch her after the the next kid -
That is true. But people often worship those they know little about ! There is NOTHING redeeming about Middleton.
Elizabeth Anne Gregory-Curless ……………NOTHING CLASSY ABOUT KATE……SHE HAS SHOWN HER NAKED REAR END IN PUBLIC TOO MANY TIMES TO BE CALLED "CLASSY".
Amy Rosenthal And they will add that Camilla didn't go to church, either because she's feuding with Catherine, the Queen or both.
Don't worry. That family will ditch her when they get fed up enough. They offed Diana you know.
YOU'RE STUPID. "BREATH OF FRESH AIR" LOL !!!!!!!!! In the UK people call them "Willnot and Cannot" because they are lazy. They do minimal duties but spend lots of money. Waity likes to show her butt in public without panties. They're both morons…….Diana would slap William for marrying that cheap tart, Waity Kate "Cannot" and she'd have hated her.
Pauline O' Donovan Not all Americans. Some of us are more civilized. People love drama, and many don't care about reality.
Oh the nanny looks after the baby. Don;t be silly. Waity has stuff to do, like throw up , she's an anorexic.
It's the tabloids that make it a big deal. "Royal Family Gets Along." No– scandal sells more.
Pauline, I will pray for you.
the baby did nt go stayed with the nanny
and he's jewish lol
Amy Rosenthal oh, thanks Amy, it is so hard to try to figure out the truth from the media wars.
So Prince Williams and the Duchess Kate like all young married couples split Christmas between her parents and his parents and grandparents.
Sounds rather normal to me.
I wouldn't judge Elizabeth II by a tabloid report. I wouldn't judge Elizabeth I by a tabloid report.
Tee hee. I suspect they left George IN the nursery at their mansion, under the eagle eye of Nanny, not AT the nursery round the corner like ordinary people do!
Must be a slow news day, someone Rich, Vapid, Useless and Unimportant did something I could care less about. Queen Elizardbreath should die of old age already….She is nearing her 10,000th birthday perhaps it is time for her to crumble into dust.
another wrong assumption that the queen is abdicating…
And so she should if she wants to……why not indeed?
Pauline O' Donovan ….I know enough to know that the queen's a B…and maybe YOU are. too…
Do you get all your information from the tabloids?
Most selfish …No respect No under wear LOW CLASS ….KM
Camilla couldn't make it to the church (supposedly because of chronic back pain? or was it the 'to be expected' hangover?) but I am certain she made it for the champagne dinner.
Not only is it departure from Royal tradition, it's also breaking with the 'normal' practice of nuclear families in our modern society. Couples usually spend Christmas with their own nuclear family; but then again, the Royal family is one large extended family, which aren't really typical of the average nuclear family in our modern society. So I would be loathed to spend Christmas with my parents instead of wife and kids.
Kathleen M. Hinz Bateman Cause she's going to hell according to your belief just for having a different belief? Loony shit, that.
It's about time to break the royal Christmas tradition.
OH, shut up. Why do people like you care if other people believe? You must be a hate filled old bitty.
Paki was banging Princess Diana
do we need this royal protocols? Who cares? God sake spend ur time enjoying ur own life
supposed to be a so called commener not all common people can go to their luxury mansion for dinner most people are struggleing and this is all you can write about