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king charles is expected to pay tribute to his mother, queen elizabeth ii, in his first televised christmas message as monarch. the king and queen consort will spend the day at sandringham where they will host the royal family s traditional gathering. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. it s a return to a familiar christmas setting sandringham house on the royal family s norfolk estate, in use at christmas for the first time since the pandemic. but in one very major respect, the royal family s christmas will feel very different. for the first time, the figure at the head of the table will be the king. he recorded his first christmas broadcast some days ago in st george s chapel inside windsor castle, the chapel where the royal family said its final farewell to the late queen after her state funeral in september. as in previous years at sandringham, members of the family will attend morning service at the church on the estate. it ll be the first time all the principal
the only notable absentees, of course, will be the duke and duchess of sussex. they only appeared twice at a royal christmas at sandringham, most recently in 2018, when relations with other family members still appeared to be cordial. matters have deteriorated sharply since then. but today, for king charles and the other family members at sandringham, this will be a christmas full of fond memories of the figure who they and the nation lost three months ago. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let s go live now to sandringham in norfolk where, as tradition, the royal family will be gathering for their traditional christmas celebrations including a church service. charlotte gallagher is there for us. a couple of hours before the royal family arrived were people out in droves hoping for a glimpse of them. crowd starting to arrive from the early hours of this