According to former BBC royal reporter Jennie Bond, Sandringham might feel overcrowded this year with multiple families all under one roof, as well as new additions like Queen Camilla’s son, Tom Parker Bowles, who was invited to the annual getaway for the first time ever.

Amid reports that Princess Eugenie is considering flying to Montecito to spend the holidays with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a royal expert says her dad Prince Andrew could also have a good reason to skip out on the Sandringham festivities this year.

The Duke of York is reportedly set to spend Christmas at Wood Farm, a remote royal farmhouse on the Sandringham Estate, after clashing with his brother, King Charles, over living arrangements.

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Prince Andrew will be invited to spend Christmas with the King and the rest of the Royal Family at Sandringham but it is likely he will spend the majority of the festive period at Wood Farm, it has be

Charlotte Griffiths, the Mail on Sunday’s editor-at-large, reported that King Charles is the secret source who paid Prince Andrew’s rent at Royal Lodge.

Prince Andrew could be set to spend Christmas at the Sandringham estate but, according to one expert, he would have the "perfect excuse" to miss out.

Prince Andrew's life would be easier if he avoided spending Christmas at Sandringham and instead celebrated with his close family at Royal Lodge, a former royal correspondent has claimed