Beaming King Charles waves to well-wishers pictured in Sandringham ahead of Christmas

A beaming has been pictured in on a crisp winter Sunday morning ahead of the festivities.Wrapped up warm in a long brown coat, with a charcoal grey suit on underneath, the King accessorised with brown shoes and brown gloves as he strolled towards St Mary Magdalene Church for his Sunday church visit before Christmas.Giving onlookers a wave, King Charles attended solo without by his side. Before heading into church, he had a short chat and walked with the Reverend.In just three days time, His Majesty will be joined by wider members of the Royal Family It is understood , , and their three children are already in Norfolk, residing at their home in the 19th-Century House, Amner Hall.

Each year, members of the Royal Family starting with a gift-giving and a formal dinner on Christmas Eve.Christmas Day then consists of breakfast, the famous walk to church for the Christmas service, and then back to Sandringham House for Christmas Dinner and games.The guest list will be missing some key royals who, for one reason or another, will not be attending. and will not be at Sandringham with the Royal Family this year, marking the sixth year they have been absent from the celebrations. and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson , after the Duke faced criticism over his association with the alleged Chinese spy, Yang Tengbo – despite insisting he never shared anything of a sensitive” nature with the businessman. The alleged spy has also denied all accusations made by the Home Office. Andrew’s daughter, , will be spending Christmas with her husband, family, along with their two sons August and Ernest.However, , her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, daughter Sienna, and stepson ‘Wolfie’ , following doctor’s orders in case travelling endangers her baby. Beatrice, 36, , and is expecting the baby “in early spring”.

This year, the Royal Family is gearing up for a big with 45 family members expected to join in the celebrations at the Sandringham Estate.It has been a tough year for the King who has battled a cancer diagnosis, and the monarch’s cancer treatment will reportedly continue in 2025, almost a year after it was announced he had been diagnosed with the disease.A source told the King’s “treatment has been moving in a positive direction and as a managed condition the treatment cycle will continue into next year”.On Friday the during a visit with the Queen to Walthamstow, north-east London. Asked “How are you?” by a Sikh faith representative Harvinder Rattan, the king smiled as he replied: “I’m still alive.”