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Jack Slater

Queen Elizabeth loved an unusual New Year’s game that left some of the Royal Family 'huffy'

Queen Elizabeth II sits at a desk in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace, after recording her Christmas Day broadcast in 2017.

From first footing - where the first person over your threshold is meant to bring gifts and luck - to eating 12 grapes, around the world people see in the New Year with their own blend of cultural or personal traditions.

And the Royal Family had an unusual New Year’s game they loved to play each year, although it could, per one source, leave members of the family "huffy".

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