If you’ve seen Spencer, you likely know about the Christmas tradition in question
Step on the scale, luv. Photo: WPA Pool/Getty Images Every family has at least one holiday tradition that others would look upon and ask, “Why, though?” The British royal family is no exception.
Yes, there really is a long-standing tradition in which the queen asks her guests to step on the ol’ scale after Christmas dinner to ensure that everyone “enjoyed themselves” — that is, gained weight. As royal expert Ingrid Seward told Grazia in 2018, the practice dates back to the early 1900s when King Edward VII would have guests weigh themselves before and after their visits.
As it’s depicted in Spencer, this obviously isn’t the most sensitive practice. It also doesn’t help that the holidays can exacerbate disordered eating, especially because of our cultural obsession with winter weight gain. With that in mind, here are some suggestions for alternative traditions that Queen Elizabeth could start this year:
It’s unclear whether the royal family still partakes in this tradition to the extent that it used to. But given the other bizarre traditions it has, would you be surprised if it did?
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