King Charles' unusual Christmas dinner guests that did not attend this year
King Charles hosted Christmas Day at Sandringham earlier this week with members of the royal family celebrating in all their finery.
However, this year, there was a set of Christmas dinner guests who did not make an appearance, and it is not who royal fans might expect.
Former royal chef Darren McGrady previously revealed to the Mail on Sunday that when he worked in the royal kitchen, even the late Queen's corgis were fed Christmas dinner.
Queen Elizabeth's canine companions dined on rabbit, beef or chicken served with cabbage and rice to mark the special occasion. At this time, 12 corgis were in the Queen's possession.
After King Charles' mother passed away in 2022, the late monarch's remaining two corgis went to live with Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson who were not in attendance at Sandringham for Christmas this year.
As a result, royal fans can assume that the corgis were also not present at Christmas dinner at Sandringham this year as they were during the Queen's lifetime.
Where were the Duke and Duchess of York this Christmas?
The disgraced younger brother of the King stepped back from his royal duties in 2019 due to his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
However, the Duke of York has made a handful of public appearances since, including the annual Christmas Day church service at St. Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham estate and at the funeral of the late Queen.
The father of Princesses Beatrice and Eugeniedid not make an appearance at Sandringham this year after making headlines amid his connections to an alleged Chinese spy.
Instead, Sarah and Andrew spent Christmas at Royal Lodge in Windsor.
Absent royals
Also not present at Sandringham for Christmas this year were Princess Eugenie, her husband Jack Brooksbank and their sons August and Ernest. The Princess of York spent the festive season with her in-laws for the first time since 2021.
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Also absent from the celebrations in Norfolk were King Charles' son Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle. Since stepping back from their senior royal duties in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have spent the holiday season with their children in California.
