When Meghan Markle spent her first Christmas at Sandringham with the royal family in 2017, it marked a break in tradition for the family. Meghan and Prince Harry had just announced their engagement the month prior, on November 27 of that year, and were obviously not yet married (that would come in May 2018); generally, only spouses of members of the royal family are invited to Sandringham, where the royal family traditionally spends Christmas every year. For Meghan, though, they made an exception.
A few days after the holiday, Harry revealed to BBC Radio 4’s Today show that that his then fiancée had a “fantastic” time with his family over Christmas: “The family loved having her there,” he said. “I think together we had an amazing time.”
