While the bells of St Mary Magdalene rang out across the crisp Norfolk air, the traditional sight of the Royal Family on their Christmas Day walk was missing one familiar, albeit controversial, face.
For the first time in decades, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor found himself essentially erased from the festive tableau. As King Charles and Queen Camilla led a unified 'Firm' through the cheering crowds at Sandringham, the man once known as the Duke of York was left to contemplate a solitary holiday behind the high walls of his embattled home.
