{"id":1135391,"date":"2021-12-20T20:05:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T01:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1135391"},"modified":"2021-12-20T20:05:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T01:05:35","slug":"queen-elizabeth-canceled-christmas-celebration-yet-again-amid-omicron-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/queen-elizabeth-canceled-christmas-celebration-yet-again-amid-omicron-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth Canceled Christmas Celebration Yet Again Amid Omicron Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fqueen-elizabeth-canceled-christmas-celebration-yet-again-amid-omicron-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1135391&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth is canceling Christmas. At least, her celebration won\u2019t be the same as it usually is.<\/p>\n<p>The queen looks forward to a very specific set of customs each year at her Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. This includes attending services at St. Mary Magdalene Church, which dates back to the 16th century. The royal family always gathers for a turkey dinner in the festive, decorated home, and they play pick-up games of football and charades. Former royal chef Darren McGrady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/holidays\/christmas-ideas\/a42015\/how-the-royal-family-celebrates-christmas\/\">told<\/a> Good Housekeeping that the queen allows her great-grandchildren to help her decorate the tree, which she leaves up until February. The whole family gets dressed up to attend a black tie dinner together on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most surprising traditions in the royal family is their unusual gift exchange. Each year, the royals exchange gag gifts with one another in honor of the holiday. Royal biographer Brian Hoey reported that Prince Harry gifted his grandmother with a shower cap that read, \u201cAin\u2019t Life a B****?\u201d in 2013, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/1221001\/Queen-Christmas-presents-what-will-the-Queen-get-Christmas-2019-gift\">Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, there won\u2019t be any gag gifts or Christmas turkey this year, at least not in the traditional way that\u2019s endured for centuries. BBC just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-59735413\">reported<\/a> that Queen Elizabeth decided to cancel her trip to Sandringham again in 2021 as Omicron cases surge in the U.K. The royal family also skipped their traditional Christmas meet-up in 2020 for pandemic-related reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Her Majesty will host an unspecified number of close family members in Windsor. Buckingham Palace aides described the cancellation as a personal decision that \u201creflects a precautionary approach.\u201d A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace assured that \u201call appropriate guidelines\u201d would be followed for the gathering.<\/p>\n<p>The queen also canceled several appearances earlier this year due to health concerns. BBC reported that she opted out of several public events, including the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow and the Remembrance Sunday service all at the suggestion of her doctors.<\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth is the longest-reigning monarch in British history with an incredible 70 years on the throne. At 95, she\u2019s understandably cautious when it comes to avoiding illness. Her husband Prince Philip died earlier this year in April at the age of 99 and just two months before he would have turned 100. His cause of death was listed as \u201cold age.\u201d This will be Her Majesty\u2019s first Christmas holiday without her husband, which makes it especially unfortunate that she won\u2019t be able to spend the holiday surrounded by her whole family. The queen and Prince Philip were married for 73 years before his passing.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s likely a disappointment to the queen to be skipping her beloved Christmas celebration. She doesn\u2019t often share her feelings publicly, but it\u2019s well-known how much she enjoys keeping with traditions year after year, never altering from what\u2019s been done before.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This change is not surprising given recent events. Apparently, the queen <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/royals\/queen-elizabeth-decision-family-christmas-sandringham-covid\/\">canceled<\/a> her pre-Christmas lunch with extended family which was scheduled for Tuesday at Windsor Castle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth is canceling Christmas. At least, her celebration won\u2019t be the same as it usually is.The queen looks forward to a very specific set of customs each year at her Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. This includes attending services at St. Mary Magdalene Church, which dates back to the 16th century. The royal family always gathers for a turkey dinner in the festive, decorated home, and they play pick-up games of football and charades. Former royal chef Darren McGrady told Good Housekeeping that the queen allows her great-grandchildren to help her decorate the tree, which she leaves up until February. The whole family gets dressed up to attend a black tie dinner together on Christmas Eve.One of the most surprising traditions in the royal family is their unusual gift exchange. Each year, the royals exchange gag gifts with one another in honor of the holiday. Royal biographer Brian Hoey reported that Prince Harry gifted his grandmother with a shower cap that read, \u201cAin\u2019t Life a B****?\u201d in 2013, according to Express.However, there won\u2019t be any gag gifts or Christmas turkey this year, at least not in the traditional way that\u2019s endured for centuries. BBC just reported that Queen Elizabeth decided to cancel her trip to Sandringham again in 2021 as Omicron cases surge in the U.K. The royal family also skipped their traditional Christmas meet-up in 2020 for pandemic-related reasons.Instead, Her Majesty will host an unspecified number of close family members in Windsor. Buckingham Palace aides described the cancellation as a personal decision that \u201creflects a precautionary approach.\u201d A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace assured that \u201call appropriate guidelines\u201d would be followed for the gathering.The queen also canceled several appearances earlier this year due to health concerns. BBC reported that she opted out of several public events, including the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow and the Remembrance Sunday service all at the suggestion of her doctors.Queen Elizabeth is the longest-reigning monarch in British history with an incredible 70 years on the throne. At 95, she\u2019s understandably cautious when it comes to avoiding illness. Her husband Prince Philip died earlier this year in April at the age of 99 and just two months before he would have turned 100. His cause of death was listed as \u201cold age.\u201d This will be Her Majesty\u2019s first Christmas holiday without her husband, which makes it especially unfortunate that she won\u2019t be able to spend the holiday surrounded by her whole family. The queen and Prince Philip were married for 73 years before his passing.It\u2019s likely a disappointment to the queen to be skipping her beloved Christmas celebration. She doesn\u2019t often share her feelings publicly, but it\u2019s well-known how much she enjoys keeping with traditions year after year, never altering from what\u2019s been done before.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This change is not surprising given recent events. Apparently, the queen canceled her pre-Christmas lunch with extended family which was scheduled for Tuesday at Windsor Castle.\u00a0The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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