Buckingham Palace has released two pictures of the Queen and other senior royals making Christmas puddings for charity.
With just days until Christmas Eve, when the royal family traditionally celebrate with a roast turkey and all the trimmings at Sandringham, Buckingham Palace has released a charming new set of images of the Queen mixing Christmas puddings with her great-grandson, grandson, and son, and all future kings: Prince George, Prince William, and Prince Charles.
As he stirred the mixture with a large wooden spoon Prince George looked like quite the competent little chef. Earlier this week his mother Kate revealed in a Christmas TV special with the queen of cooking, Mary Berry, that her children love to cook and particularly enjoy making pizza dough.
Unfortunately, the family hasn’t released any further details about the televised broadcast, which is prepared months in advance. However, we do know that part of the segment will include Prince George making Christmas pudding alongside Prince William, Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth. So, come hungry, folks.
The news of Prince George’s involvement comes just a few days after Prince Philip was admitted to a London hospital to be treated for a “pre-existing condition.” Buckingham Palace released a statement, explaining, “The admission is a precautionary measure, on the advice of His Royal Highness’s Doctor.”
While we’re total suckers for a George cameo, his last-minute appearance likely came as a result of Prince Philip’s hospital visit. Since a portion of the broadcast is pre-recorded, Philip was forced to withdraw from the broadcast, leaving a spot open for Prince George.
The queen’s first broadcast was in 1957. Since then, millions of people have tuned in on Christmas Day to watch her live from Buckingham Palace or Sandringham.
Although they could have easily selected Kate Middleton to fill Prince Philip’s role, we applaud whoever gave George his well-deserved fifteen minutes of fame.
The family stirred four puddings together which will be served next year. The special puddings will form part of the 99 puddings distributed across the Legion’s network in time for the Christmas 2020 events, marking the charity’s 99th year.
The Queen, as the Head of the Armed Forces, is committed to supporting past and present servicemen and women and she has a long history with the Royal British Legion. Her Majesty has been the organization’s patron since 1952 and has undertaken more than 60 engagements with the charity in the past 30 years . Originally the British Legion since it was founded in 1921, it became The Royal British Legion in 1971 on its Golden Anniversary.
