Prince William And Kate Middleton’s Christmas Feast Revealed

If you’re wondering what a royal Christmas is like, it turns out it’s pretty traditional. Plenty has been reported on what the Queen’s Christmas table looks like, so we know a lot of what Prince William and Kate Middleton will be eating this year.

Of course, it’s an all-day affair. There’s breakfast before a service at St. Mary Magdalene Church followed by lunch and afternoon tea at Sandringham Estate after the service. However, it’s the dinner that sounds the most extensive.

After watching Queen Elizabeth II’s annual speech on TV, the royal family will get together around 8:15 p.m. for a black-tie dinner. The three-course meal is very traditional. As previously reported, stuffed boar’s head, ox tongue and hams (both boiled and roasted) are served on Dec. 25.

Anthropologist Dr. Kaori O’Connor told Express that the meal is traditional because families like holiday traditions.

“Christmas is the most traditional of all festivals and the Royal Family, just like every other family in the land, sticks to tradition,” O'Connor said. “You have what you’ve always had. And that means pretty much the same as what King George V had.

“You have the turkey, you have your traditional winter vegetables. And this is what the Queen has: roast turkey, two stuffings – the herb one and the chestnut one – and she has winter vegetables like carrots and always sprouts, of course. And potatoes done two ways.”

Sources claim that 15-20 different foods are available at buffet tables at Christmas dinner. Of course, the first year that the Duchess of Cambridge attended the celebration, she famously gave the Queen some of her family’s chutney. She was delighted to see that the Queen put it out on the table amongst all the professionally made dishes.

Though the celebration is a big family affair, there will be two fewer people attending this year. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in Canada this year. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex opted for more private Christmas festivities.