Yuletide Servings By The Pound

However, this is where things get a little bit strange. An expert on the royals and Majesty magazine editor-in-chief, Ingrid Seward, revealed that every Royal family member’s weight is noted both after and before dinner. No, you didn’t read it incorrectly. This Christmas practice goes back to King Edward VII. He figured that weighing royalty was the most appropriate method for determining whether or not each guest had gotten enough food.  They then would have to spend money getting more food afterward. And even though this practice was first conceived during the early 1900s, it is still practiced today.