The Prince and Princess of Wales’s main royal residence is Adelaide Cottage in Windsor but the couple love spending weekends and the school holidays at their Norfolk abode.
Anmer Hall was a wedding present from the late Queen Elizabeth II to Prince William and Kate. It’s located just down the road from Sandringham House, where the royal family famously celebrate Christmas. The King’s Norfolk estate is playing host to the Luminate event, which opened on 11 November.
The winter light trail takes visitors on a spectacular mile-long walk through the royal parkland at Sandringham, with the event running until 24 December.
Will Prince William and Kate treat their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to a family outing on their doorstep? There is a possibility that visitors could rub shoulders with the royals at the event.
The Waleses enjoyed the festive woodland walk with their children in December 2020, on the same night as the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and their teenage children, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Earl of Wessex.
The visit caused controversy at the time when the Rule of Six rule during the COVID-19 pandemic was in place.
A source at Sandringham at the time said: “The two families were given separate consecutive slots to visit the trail just before it opened to the general public. They arrived and departed in their own family groups.
“As anyone with young children will know, there were moments on the 90-minute walk where it was difficult to keep the two family groups apart, particularly at bottlenecks on the trail.”
The King is expected to host the royals and extended members of his family for Christmas at his Norfolk residence again this year.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children were among the royals to step out for the walk to the church service on the estate on Christmas Day.
Last year marked then-four-year-old Prince Louis’ debut at the gathering.
Traditionally, royal Christmases at Sandringham feature a turkey lunch at the house before the family settles down to watch the King’s broadcast.
