Despite the extravagance of royal life, Queen Elizabeth II had some seriously thrifty Christmas hacks to save money over the holidays, from reusing wrapping paper to saving up Tesco clubcard points.
Christmas seems to creep out of nowhere every single year. We're all already preempting the start of the 12 days of Christmas, waiting for the release of the John Lewis Christmas advert and trying to get in early for Morrisons' Christmas delivery slots. There's so much to look forward to over the Christmas period, with the delight of the year's best Christmas food hampers, the excitement of CBeebies' Christmas Panto and the promise of a delicious Christmas cake that's going to be so easy to cook in the air fryer this year.
