Sandringham on Christmas Day

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Have you been to the Sandringham church on Christmas Day to watch the Royal procession? If so, is it invite only or can anyone go?

My son’s in laws are from the USA and love the Royal Family. They are coming over to the U.K. for Christmas to see their DD/SIL and, as we don’t live too far from Sandringham, I think they would like to go and soak up the atmosphere. It would be a once in a lifetime moment for them.

If anyone has been, what’s the protocol? Can we park in the car park and wander over or do we need special permits or something?

TIA.

I don’t imagine the children get Cadburys selection boxes in their stockings - too unhealthy. They looked chuffed to be given them.

I think it’s a lovely thing to do with your family if they love the royals.

The news isn’t full of pictures of the PoW’s hats and outfit commentaries because nobody is interested. And Norfolk is beautiful (if cold) at this time of year.

I think it’s crazy to think that the whole situation happened in a week. Looking back it seems like a much longer period between the death and funeral.

In reality the RF were quiet for literally a few days. It’s insanity that that was problematic.

And the only reason it was an issue was because of the press. They stoked the hysteria surrounding her death and they turned the anger onto the RF to deflect from themselves.

It was lovely of you to take them. They'll remember that for a long time. I attended Clinton's 1st inaugural parade. Golly gosh January in DC. Freezing! But never forgotten.

The other thing to consider that Diana wasn’t a blood Royal but a commoner who had divorced out of the family. Charles Spencer legally had responsibility for Diana, not her ex MiL.

Why do people say Charles Spencer had legal responsibility for her?

Her mother was still alive. So in the unlikely circumstances that her will hadn’t made clear who she wanted to sort things while the children were still minors it would have been her mother that was the default, not her brother.