Christmas is a time for present-giving, joy and laughter – and it's no different for members, or former members, of the Royal Family.
Prince Harry previously revealed how one surprise gift from Meghan Markle left him "roaring" after the pair quit the Firm and moved to California, US.
The Duke of Sussex recalled his family's first Christmas Stateside in his memoir, Spare, released at the start of this year. He wrote: "It was Christmas Eve. We FaceTimed with several friends, including a few in Britain. We watched Archie running around the tree. And we opened presents. Keeping to the Windsor family tradition."
READ MORE: Real reason why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'only work one hour a week'
The royal tradition of opening presents on Christmas Eve was introduced by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria. In Albert's native Germany the practice is known as Heiligabend Bescherung, which translates to "Christmas Eve gifts".
Harry continued: "One present was a little Christmas ornament of… the Queen! I roared. What the—? Meg had spotted it in a local store and thought I might like it.
"I held it to the light. It was Granny’s face to a T. I hung it on an eye-level branch. It made me happy to see her there."
Harry went on to reveal how the decoration didn't last very long thanks to his son Archie, who was one-and-a-half at the time. He wrote: "But then Archie, playing around the tree, jostled the stand, shook the tree, and Granny fell. I heard a smash and turned. Pieces lay all over the floor.
"Archie ran and grabbed a spray bottle. For some reason he thought spraying water on the broken pieces would fix it. Meg said: No, Archie, no — do not spray Gan-Gan! I grabbed a dustpan and swept up the pieces, all the while thinking: This is weird."
For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.
Source: Read Full Article