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Christmas Lunch at Buckingham Palace 

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are hosting their annual Christmas Lunch for members of the extended British Royal Family at Buckingham Palace on December 16th, ahead of Christmas at Sandringham.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have continued the late Queen’s tradition of hosting a lunch for those family members who are unable to spend Christmas with the Royal Family at Sandringham in Norfolk, due to a lack of space. Since this is a private event, we only get pictures of the royals arriving and departing.

The Prince and Princess of Wales (in her Alhambra Earrings) with Prince GeorgePrincess Charlotte, and Prince Louis

The Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence

Prince Edward and the Duchess of Edinburgh with Lady Louise Windsor

Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie with their Families

David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon

Lady Sarah (wearing Princess Margaret’s Diamond Star Earrings) and Daniel Chatto with Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones 

The Duke of Kent and the Countess of St Andrews

Princess Alexandra of Kent

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

Lady Helen Taylor and Family

Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor with Lady Gabriella Kingston

The Earl of Ulster

The Earl of St Andrews  and Lady Amelia Windsor

James and Julia Ogilvy

Lord Downpatrick and Lady Marina

Flora Ogilvy and Timothy Vesterberg

 





Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara

Burmese Ruby Tiara

The Belgian Sapphire Tiara

Greville Tiara

Delhi Durbar Tiara

Cubitt-Shand Tiara

Queen’s Five Aquamarine Tiara

George IV State Diadem

Queen Mary’s Crown

Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara

The Cartier Halo Tiara

The Lotus Flower Tiara

Strathmore Rose Tiara

King George VI Festoon Necklace

Greville Festoon Necklace

Coronation Necklace

King George VI Sapphire Suite

Modern Diamond Suite

Diamond Serpent Necklace

Turquoise Suite

Queen Camilla’s Chokers17

City of London Fringe Necklace

Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation Rivière

South African Diamond Necklace

Prince Albert’s Sapphire Brooch

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