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What’s more, The Queen’s guests are also expected to “enter the dining room in order of seniority.”
After they are then seated, “the head chef carves the turkey” and “paper hats are donned, but not by the Queen.”
In order to “make room” for their lavish afternoon tea, the Royal Family then walk the grounds of the Sandringham estate and enjoy a “candlelit dinner in the dining room” in the evening.
Unsurprisingly, The Queen always ensures her beloved corgis have a special Christmas treat too.
Former royal chef Darren McGrady claims Her Majesty’s dogs were given a special Christmas meal too which consisted of the freshest local produce.
Darren wrote: “Even the corgis – there were 12 when I was chef – have individual menus, usually involving a rotation of fresh rabbit, beef or chicken with rice and cabbage.
“We’d jokingly refer to the footmen responsible for the dogs, both named Paul, as ‘Doggy One and Doggy Two.’”
This article was originally published on The Sun and was reproduced here with permission.
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