Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While many families around the world open gifts on Christmas morning, the royals take their cue from their deep German roots and ...

Prince William, Kate Middleton, and then-Prince Charles walking to church on Christmas Day in 2015. Opening presents on Christmas Eve is a German tradition. The British royal family's German roots ...

Martin Lewis has urged people who have purchased 'expensive' Christmas gifts to make sure they open them ahead of Christmas Day. The advice, which he issued on BBC Radio 5 Live, may sound strange to ...

For the British royal family, Christmas is rife with tradition — annual holiday luncheons, parties, festive cards with well-wishes, games, formal dinners and visits to Sandringham House. One custom ...

Opening presents on Christmas Eve is a German tradition. The British royal family's German roots date back to George I, who ascended the throne in 1714. Though Queen Elizabeth II loved the ritual, ...