Only Mr. And Mrs., Please
When it comes to partners attending Christmas celebrations at Sandringham, the rule is that couples must first be legally wed. So, Catherine Middleton wasn’t able to attend until their royal wedding in 2011 and neither could Mike Tindall, husband of Zara Phillips, until that same year. Jack Brooksbank, who wed Princess Eugenie a few months ago in 2018, only now becomes eligible. The only time an exception was made was for Prince Harry’s then-fiancée, American former actress Meghan Markle, in 2017. It is believed that Harry asked his grandma to allow her to attend, as her family was some distance away and the couple was already officially engaged.