At 75, King Charles has seen all kinds of changes within the monarchy, yet one thing has remained a constant: as approaches he will head to Sandringham, the royal residence where he has spent most of his Christmases to date.And like most families, the royals have their own traditions, which we are being given a unique insight into courtesy of a new documentary that takes us behind the closed doors of the Norfolk estate, from the silly gifts exchanged on Christmas Eve to the two vast turkeys served on the big day.Sandringham has been a feature of royal life since 1862 when bought the estate as a gift for her son, the future Edward VII, who was turning 21 that year and was soon to marry. It was during Victoria's reign that Christmas evolved into the festival we know today, sparked by an 1848 newspaper image of the Queen, Prince Albert and their children standing round a Christmas tree.
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