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For decades, it was unheard of that Royal Family members would invite their partners to Sandringham before they were married - but that tradition has been set aside

King Charles, Queen Camilla and other members of the royal family participated in the Christmas walk to St. Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham in Norfolk.

Princess Margaret's grandson, Samuel Chatto, was given special permission to invite his girlfriend, Eleanor Ekserdjian, to spend Christmas with the royals - and it could be a sign of things to come

The online sensation - also dubbed as a "hot equerry" - made a rare appearance in Norfolk this Christmas with the Royal Family.

In his speech, which was recorded in Fitzrovia Chapel, a former London hospital chapel, Charles, 76, also spoke of his “deep sense of pride” at how communities responded to the riots following the fatal Southport stabbings of three young girls, by repairing “not just buildings, but relationships”.

Meghan Markle was famously invited to Sandringham for Christmas before her wedding to Prince Harry - and the tradition has been broken again this year