It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for the royal family. At Windsor Castle, a 20-foot Nordmann fir tree — cut from the grounds of Windsor Great Park and wrapped in thousands of twinkling lights — stands tall at the end of St George’s Hall, while a second smaller one sparkles in the Crimson Drawing Room. Over at Buckingham Palace, three majestic trees sit in the Marble Hall and festive garland adorns the grand staircase. And at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland, the royal dining room table is laid with sugared fruits and foliage.

Preparations are also underway at Sandringham House, the picturesque 20,000-acre Norfolk estate where King Charles III will be hosting this year’s festivities alongside his wife, Queen Camilla. (Queen Elizabeth II began holding Christmas at Sandring

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