Princess Beatrice has changed her Christmas plans and will join the Royal Family at Sandringham after receiving medical advice against long-distance travel during her pregnancy.
The princess and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, who are expecting their second child in early spring, had originally planned to spend the festive period overseas with her in-laws.
The royal baby will be a sibling for their three-year-old daughter Sienna and Edoardo’s eight-year-old son Wolfie, Beatrice’s stepson.
The King and Queen will host a significant royal gathering at Sandringham this Christmas, with the Prince of Wales revealing that 45 people will be “all in one room” at the royal residence.
Princess Beatrice has changed her Christmas plans and will join the Royal Family at Sandringham after receiving medical advice against long-distance travel during her pregnancy.
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Beatrice’s father Duke of York will be notably absent from the festivities amid controversy surrounding his links to an alleged spy.
Princess Eugenie, Beatrice’s sister, will not be joining the Sandringham celebrations, instead opting to spend Christmas with her in-laws.
Earlier this week it was reported that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie would not join the Royal Family gathering at Sandringham this year.
It would have been the first time since their marriages that both York sisters had chosen to celebrate Christmas away from the traditional Norfolk gathering.
It would have been the first time since their marriages that both York sisters had chosen to celebrate Christmas away from the traditional Norfolk gathering.
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Their parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, withdrew from the annual gathering amid controversy surrounding the Duke of York’s alleged connections to a suspected spy.
The decision for them to remain at Royal Lodge was reportedly made easier by their daughters’ plans to celebrate with their in-laws.
Both sisters received invitations from their in-laws some time ago and chose to accept them.
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson will instead spend December 25 at their shared home, Royal Lodge, on the Windsor estate, where they continue to live together despite their 1996 divorce.
This year following medical advice Beatrice will join Royal Family members at Sandringham without Eugenie.
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They had initially been expected to stay at Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate, as they did last year when Ferguson made her first public appearance at the royal Christmas in three decades.
Beatrice and Eugenie have been regular fixtures at Sandringham throughout their lives, having only missed one Christmas there in the past decade during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year, both princesses participated in the traditional Christmas walk to St. Mary Magdalene Church alongside their parents, making this year’s absence particularly notable.
However, this year following medical advice Beatrice will join Royal Family members at Sandringham without Eugenie.
