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| Queen and Royal Family attend church service at Sandringham | Queen and Royal Family attend church service at Sandringham |
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| The Queen and other members of the Royal Family have greeted well-wishers outside the Sandringham church which they attended for a Christmas service. | The Queen and other members of the Royal Family have greeted well-wishers outside the Sandringham church which they attended for a Christmas service. |
| A big crowd had gathered to see the family, who were not accompanied by five-month-old Prince George. | A big crowd had gathered to see the family, who were not accompanied by five-month-old Prince George. |
| They listened to the service via loudspeakers and afterwards the Queen was presented with gifts by children. | They listened to the service via loudspeakers and afterwards the Queen was presented with gifts by children. |
| The Royal Family then returned to the Sandringham estate for a traditional Christmas dinner. | |
| At 15:00 GMT they will watch the Queen's speech on television, with BBC royal reporter Jenny Hill revealing that Her Majesty likes to view the broadcast alone. | |
| The family followed the German tradition of exchanging presents on Christmas Eve rather than on Christmas Day with the Queen preferring practical gifts to be given. | The family followed the German tradition of exchanging presents on Christmas Eve rather than on Christmas Day with the Queen preferring practical gifts to be given. |
| The Queen was wearing a burnt orange cashmere Stewart Parvin coat, fur hat and a diamond brooch. She arrived for the service by car, accompanied by her granddaughter Zara Tindall, who is eight months pregnant. | The Queen was wearing a burnt orange cashmere Stewart Parvin coat, fur hat and a diamond brooch. She arrived for the service by car, accompanied by her granddaughter Zara Tindall, who is eight months pregnant. |
| Some members of the public enquired about Prince George. Kate, who collected flowers from some children, indicated that her son was doing well and had already opened a few Christmas presents. | Some members of the public enquired about Prince George. Kate, who collected flowers from some children, indicated that her son was doing well and had already opened a few Christmas presents. |
| And William told the crowd: "We've had a good morning with George and I can't wait until next year when he's bigger." | And William told the crowd: "We've had a good morning with George and I can't wait until next year when he's bigger." |