Why Queen Elizabeth II Doesn’t Take Down Christmas Decorations Until February

Queen Elizabeth II doesn’t take down Christmas decorations in her home and the palace until Feb. 6 for a very touching reason.

Josie Griffiths, a journalist for The Sun, the Queen pays tribute to her late dad King George VI. The latter passed away in Sandringham on Feb. 6, 1952. Sandringham is where the Queen celebrates Christmas with the other members of the royal family.

It has also been reported that Her Majesty stays in Norfolk until after King George VI’s death anniversary and long after the holidays are over. Her husband, Prince Philip, returns to Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle immediately after the celebrations wrap up.

But despite the Queen’s seemingly long holiday, it has been revealed the monarch doesn’t really get to rest. Instead, she works every day except on Dec. 25. Every year, the Queen only has two days where she doesn’t receive a red box from the government that contains documents, telegrams, and policy papers and this is on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday.

In related news, the royal family is known for keeping up with Christmas traditions every year. According to Cosmopolitan, the members of the royal family are weighed before joining the festivities and after the celebrations end.

According to Ingrid Seward, a royal author, this tradition dates back to King Edward VII. The late King was extremely concerned with people’s health that’s and wanted to know if his family was eating enough during the holidays. To this day, the royals still live up to the tradition of using an antique scale to check their weight.

The Queen has invited Meghan Markle’s mom, Doria Ragland, to join them in Sandringham on Christmas Day this year. This means that the professional yoga instructor will also be asked to weigh herself before consuming the lavish meals prepared by the palace chefs.

But it is also possible that Ragland won’t adhere to this age-old tradition since weighing oneself is voluntary.