Carole Middleton has opened up about the warm welcome the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children are set to enjoy this year when they visit the family home in Berkshire over Christmas.
Dedicated grandmother Carole, 63, has plenty of trees around the £4.7million mansion in Bucklebury and her grandchildren Prince George and Princess Charlotte even get their very own fir each in their bedrooms 'so that they can decorate it themselves', the Telegraph reported.
She also has one 'fashionable' tree with a clear theme, another filled with baubles from over the years and a final tree her children can decorate however they please.
The royal couple will also have a vegan options for their festive meals since Carole has turned flexitarian, while the Middleton matriarch's attention to detail extends to choosing a theme for the gift wrapping.
Kate and William are not expected to spend the entire festive season at Sandringham with the Queen this year, amid rumours of a frosty atmosphere between the Cambridges and Prince Harry and his wife Meghan.
And the Middleton home is set to provide the perfect escape from any ill-feeling and the formality of the royal celebrations.