According to a source, the royal family prefer to exchange 'gag gifts' at Christmas rather than spending too much on their presents.
One word that is not often associated with the royals? Frugal. Most people probably imagine the royal family leading rather extravagant lives filled with. But what do you give to the people who already have—well—everything? Apparently, they like to keep things surprisingly low-budget."The weekend before Christmas, the three of them would disappear into the sitting room and you could hear the squeals and laughter coming out," Diana's longtime butler Paul Burrell said recently to.
More recently, Kate Middleton gifted her brother-in-law a"Grow Your Own Girlfriend" kit—this was, of course, before Harry started dating Meghan Markle.
There is also a growing sentiment among the younger royals that they should try to live a more"middle-class","normal" lifestyle. Kate Middleton, for instance, is keen toand to do away with the royal tradition of opening gifts on Christmas Eve. “Kate has always found the presents on Christmas Eve thing weird," a source told the
"It is definitely going to be got rid of when they are officially running things. I imagine it will continue this year at Sandringham in some shape or form, but everything is going to be much more relaxed and have a middle-class flavor at Anmer Hall."' cancer treatments.
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