Prince William is preparing to axe the Royal Family's decades-old gag-gift tradition when he becomes king – a move insiders tell RadarOnline.com has already earned him the label of a "misery guts" from palace aides and royals who view the looming festive change as needless and joyless.

The ritual, in which senior royals receive their cheap novelty presents first while junior members wait their turn while The Firm is gathered at the Sandringham estate for the holidays, has long marked the family's Christmas Eve gathering. Article continues below advertisement

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The practice, loosely overseen by the monarch and rooted in hierarchy, is expected to be abandoned entirely under William's future reign.

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