Christmas has changed quite a bit forMike Tindallsince marrying the Queen’s granddaughter.
Luckily, the stylish athlete is able to bring some cheer through his many ensembles. There may be a black tie party on the evening of Christmas and dressy outfits for theirchurch outing, but Mike spiced up his look for the royals’ tradition of opening presents on Christmas Eve. He shared that he wore a festive suit like the one he was wearing for the talk show, noting that he “ordered a few” of the outfits, such as his red suit jacket and tie which featured Christmas trees and sleighs.
“Then just to give a little punch at breakfast, I came down in a different little set-up,” he added.
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And the 92-year-old monarch loves it!
“The Queen loves bright colors,” Mike shared. “That’s why she wears all those amazing colors that she does wear, because she thinks dark colors are for sad times.”
Mike recalled two years ago, when the Queenmissed her annual church outing for Christmasbecause she was feeling under the weather. Mike and his wife Zara, 37, had just recently suffered a miscarriage, so the three of them stayed back and had their own little holiday celebration.
However, Mike had second thoughts about his choice of outfit.
“I had a suit on like this, and I was like, ‘Maybe I should be wearing something a little different.’ But I was trying to raise the mood,” he said, adding that the tactic did work.
In July, the couple welcomed their second daughter,Lena Elizabeth. (Their first child, 4-year-oldMia, also had an exciting year in which she served as abridesmaidat the October wedding ofPrincess EugenieandJack Brooksbank.)
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After church, the royals typically gather to watch the airing of theQueen’s annual Christmas speech— alongside the monarch herself. Mike joked that the broadcast is met with a standing ovation.
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As for food, there’s a big feast on Christmas Eve but Christmas Day has a cold buffet and is “a little more quiet.”
Mike said ofQueen Elizabeth, “She loves all the staff that she has working for her, so she’ll give as many the day off on Christmas Day as she can.”
And when it comes to presents, Zara has everyone covered. Mike said that there were about 27 people at Sandringham this year, and his wife got them all a present.
source: people.com
