Royal news: Why Queen IGNORES ignores the superstition of leaving Christmas decorations | Royal | New

In fact, the Queen will not even remove her Christmas decorations until she leaves Prince Philip more than a month after Christmas Day. The monarch ignores the superstition that it is unlucky to leave the Christmas decorations open after the January 5th Twelfth Night. The Queen stays in Sandringham until February 6 to mark the anniversary of her father's death.

King George VI, father of the Queen, died at Sandringham House on February 6, 1952 at the age of 56.

The 25-year-old was traveling to Kenya and returned to the UK as Queen Elizabeth II.

Writing a month later, in March 1952, the monarch revealed his sadness at the death of his father in a letter to his private secretary, Sir Eric Mievill.

The queen said: "Everything seems so incredible that my father is no longer there and it is only after a while that we begin to realize all that is missing.

"My mother and sister were great because they lost so much. I have my own family to help me. "

This is one of the many traditions followed by the royal family when it spends its annual holiday in the area of ​​Queen's Norfolk.

Another nod to her father, the queen continues her tradition by offering Christmas puddings to her staff each year in December.

Other royal holiday traditions include the opening of their gifts on Christmas Eve.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Little Prince Louis – born in April – will open their gifts a day earlier on December 24th.

The Royal Family's website says: "On Christmas Eve, the royal family spreads its presents on trestle tables and will exchange them at tea time."

On December 25, the royal family will visit St Mary Magdalene Church. Crowds of worshipers would gather outside the Sandringham Church to see members of the royal family.

And the Queen and Philip, who celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary on Tuesday, send about 750 Christmas cards a year, signed "Elizabeth R" and "Philip".

Philip, who retired from the official royal functions in 2017, is sending 200 additional cards to various regiments and organizations close to him.