Most people probably assume that members of the Royal Family spend Christmas in decadent surroundings, sitting on plush furniture, and eating expensive meals. However, one royal expert has suggested that some aspects of the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, where the royals traditionally spend the holiday season, are a little antiquated.

News Corp columnist Angela Mollard believes the Royal Family’s Sandringham Christmas walk showed “solidarity” among the members despite a hard year with family tensions and medical diagnoses.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly spent Christmas at their California home, absent from royal celebrations at Sandringham.

The British monarchy kept some beloved holiday traditions alive this year, including its annual Christmas Day stroll. In a break from tradition, however, the family's holiday message was delivered from a hospital chapel with King Charles striking a personal note,

King Charles, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and more royals walked to church this morning together.

As Prince Harry explained in his memoir, Spare, it is “a German tradition that survived the anglicizing of the family surname from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor.”

Just call her the Queen of Kindness, because 9-year-old Princess Charlotte isn’t letting royal tradition get in the way of connecting with well-meaning fans this holiday season! The young royal broke protocol on a Christmas Day walkabout at Sandringham with her parents Prince William and Kate Middleton,