As those who’ve watched the latest season of
The Crown will know – in which a young Lady Diana Spencer wins over the Royal Family by going on a successful deer stalking mission with Prince Philip – animal hunting is part of royal tradition. Yet such sports are increasingly seen as inhumane and environmentally damaging, with the Duke of Cambridge most recently having been called upon to make changes to how game shooting is conducted at Sandringham.
Game shooting is part of Royal Family tradition, with the famous Boxing Day pheasant shoot at Sandringham an annual staple of the festive season. This year, however, the Queen and Prince Philip will be celebrating Christmas ‘quietly’ at Windsor on account of the pandemic, rather than hosting typical festivities at the monarch’s Norfolk estate.