Which Royals are coming to Sandringham for Christmas?

For as well as the King, senior members of his family and their children, Queen Camilla's children and grandchildren are expected to join them on his Norfolk estate.

The King and Queen are expected to be joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, aged eight and Prince Louis, aged five.

The Prince and Princess of Wales with Prince George and Princess Charlotte at Sandringham George. (Image: PA)

Others in attendance are expected to include the Princess Royal, her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence and her family - son Peter Philips and granddaughters Savannah, 13 Isla, 11, along with Mike and Zara Tindall and their children Mia, aged nine, Lena, aged five and Lucas, aged two.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and their children Lady Louise, 20 and James, Earl of Wessex, 16, will also be in Norfolk, along with the Duke and Duchess of York and their family - Princess Beatrice, her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and daughter Sienna, aged two; and Princess Eugenie, her husband Jack Brooksbank and their sons August, aged two and Ernest, who was born in May.

(from left) The then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with the Duchess of Sussex and Duke of Sussex, arrive for morning service at Sandringham in 2018 (Image: Joe Giddens/PA)

While speculation mounts over whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will also fly in for the occasion, with their children Archie, aged four and Lilibet, aged two, it seems more likely that Queen Camilla's two children and five grandchildren will be joining the party.

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The King shares a joke with well-wishers at Sandringham in 2007 (Image: Ian Burt)

Reports also say her son Tom Parker Bowles is expected at Sandringham, with his children, Lola, 16, and Freddy, 13, along with her daughter Laura Lopes, her husband Harry, their daughter Eliza, 15, and twins Gus and Louis, 13.

Most will arrive on Christmas Eve, when cake and sandwiches with the crusts cut off are served at 4pm sharp.

Royal Christmas traditions

King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Charles and princess Anne at Sandringham, in 1951 - the King's last Christmas (Image: Royal Collection)

The Royals do different at Christmas. And they've also trailblazed a tradition or two we now take for granted.

One Royal perk is you get to open your presents on Christmas Eve, in a nod to the family's German origins known as Heiligabend Bescherung.

Gifts are traditionally spread out on tables in Sandringham's great ballroom. But instead of grandiose gifting, family members compete to see who can come up with the tackiest trinket.

Sandringham House, where the Royal Family traditionally spends Christmas (Image: Ian Burt)

The centrepiece at Sandringham is a towering Christmas tree grown on the estate, specially selected from the Royal sawmills.

Prince Albert is said to have brought the German tradition of decorating a pine tree to Britain after his marriage to Queen Victoria in 1840.

The fashion took off after an illustration of the couple and their children with their tree at Windsor appeared in the London Illustrated News.

Royal Family members arrive in Norfolk for Christmas after catching a train to King's Lynn in 1966 (Image: Matthew Usher)

Albert and Victoria were also the first Royals to send Christmas cards via the newly-established Uniform Penny Post, whose descendants still deliver our cards to friends and loved ones.

Christmas Day begins with a breakfast of fruit and toast in their rooms for the ladies. The Queen's tray is served at 9am sharp.

Male members of the family fortify themselves with bacon, eggs and kippers in the dining room.

Then the Royals pull on their coats and set off to walk the half a mile from the house to morning service at the tiny Church of St Mary Magdalene.

Crowds queue for a glimpse of the Royal family at Sandringham on Christmas Day (Image: Chris Radburn/PA)

Thousands of well-wishers gather in the grounds to greet them, with some queuing overnight to secure a prime vantage point.

After the service, which is broadcast to the crowds outside via a PA system, they return to Sandringham House for a traditional dinner of Norfolk turkey, along with vegetables grown on the estate.

Then like millions across the UK and further afield, they will sit down to watch the King's Christmas address - a tradition which also began at Sandringham, when King George V first took to their airwaves in 1932.