All the oddities of Christmas at home Windsor The first Christmas tree, the pudding as a gift and that strange custom of weighing oneself

In a world that changes at the speed of light, perhaps the only certainty from the coronation of William the Conqueror on Christmas Day 1066 to the present day is the English monarchy and its rigid and antiquated traditions. Even on Christmas Day the Windsor family has a long and detailed ladder to respect, barricaded by the English cold at Sandringham House, the Queen's country estate in Norfolk. Yet, between gifts to the staff of Buckingham Palace and the Queen's Corgis, perhaps the atmosphere is not too different from that which is breathed in the midst of millions of other families gathered in front of the tree, except for some striking differences, between absurd anecdotes and millennial traditions.

Weigh oneself

The first Christmas broadcast was made by George V in 1932 via radio and since then has evolved into an important part of the Christmas Day celebrations for many in Britain and around the world, evolving over the years and adapting to new means of communication, first TV and then social. Christmas broadcasting is an intrinsic part of the Christmas Day festivities for many people across the Commonwealth. Each broadcast carefully reflects current issues and concerns and shares the Queen's reflections on what Christmas means to her and many of her listeners. Over the years, the Christmas broadcast has acted as a chronicle of global, national and personal events that have affected the Queen and her audience, surely we must expect a few words about the departure of Duke of Edinburgh.