Prince William apparently has some staunch rules when it comes to Christmas, and that includes avoiding one family member in particular.
Following reports that Kate Middleton is hosting a "rival" Christmas party in 2024, a new article has alleged there's one person William refuses to spend time with over the holiday season.
A Daily Beast report has suggested that William and Kate have, in recent years, chosen to spend Christmas Day at home with their children. "The Waleses have often not attended Christmas Day lunch at the 'big house' at Sandringham, preferring the informality of a relaxed lunch at Anmer Hall, and they are unlikely to attend this year, especially if Queen Camilla again invites her son Tom Parker Bowles," the report explained.
And that's not all. "William doesn’t much like Camilla, despite having made peace with his father’s choices, and is made nervous by Tom’s somewhat louche lifestyle," a source told the outlet.
Prince Harry, Prince William, and Tom Parker Bowles attend Laura Parker Bowles' wedding in May 2006.
One of the Prince and Princess of Wales' former employees also told the outlet, "William and Kate have made an incredibly successful brand out of being normal and boring, but the crazy royal customs at Christmas threaten all that."
They continued, "It's particularly damaging to their reputation because Christmas is the one time that everybody in the whole country actually pays attention to the royals, and it risks getting overshadowed by stories about these strange, elitist, aristocratic habits. It's not surprising they want to change the narrative as they prepare to take the throne themselves."
In an interview with People, Queen Camilla's son Tom addressed whether or not he gets invited to the Royal Family's Christmas Day festivities. "We are married in, we are not the Royal Family—I've never for one second said that."
He continued, "That’s not to say myself and the children spend [time] running around palaces... I have my own job and the children have school. I haven't been to Christmas yet for various reasons."
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