Three Royals To Miss Sandringham Festivities

The Royal Family's traditional Sandringham festivities will get under way later with three notable absentees.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are spending the day with Kate's family, while Prince Harry is serving as an Apache pilot in Afghanistan.

Traditionally the whole family would gather at the Queen's estate home over the festive period.

Each year crowds of well-wishers turn out to greet the royals as they attend an annual Christmas Day church service.

The Duchess left hospital earlier this month

But this year's appearance could be more low-key without William and Kate who will spend the day privately in Bucklebury, Berkshire.

The Duchess has had a testing few weeks, having been forced to announce her pregnancy earlier than planned when she was admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital in London following a bout of severe morning sickness.

The condition, known as hyperemesis gravidarum, leaves expectant mothers so ill they cannot keep food or liquids down.

Days later, she and Prince William found themselves offering their condolences to the family of nurse Jacintha Saldanha, 46, who was found hanged in her nurses' quarters after answering a prank call made to the hospital by two Australian DJs impersonating the Queen and Prince of Wales.

Prince Harry is currently serving in Afghanistan

The Duke and Duchess are expected to follow their stay in Bucklebury with a visit to Sandringham at some point over the festive period.

In Afghanistan Prince Harry, like thousands of other servicemen, will celebrate Christmas with troops.

It will be a far cry from the formalities at Sandringham where the Queen, who came down with a cold last week which meant she was forced to miss a church service on Sunday, is expected to be joined by the Duke of Edinburgh for a service at St Mary Magdalene Church.

Prince Philip missed the occasion last year after he was hospitalised over a blocked coronary artery.

Instead, he spent four days at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire, where he was visited by William and Harry following their Christmas lunch.

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