This Is What Christmas Looks Like in the British Royal Palaces

The queen's London home is where a lot of entertaining happens in the buildup to Christmas, including a white tie diplomatic reception and the pre-Christmas lunch for all her extended family. While the decorations at Sandringham are more personal, those at her London home are standard festive fare. Trees are piled with gold baubles with a complementing color that has in the past included red, blue, and cream. One year, a tree was hung with 500 ornaments decorated by celebrities and amateur embroiderers that were later auctioned for charity.