The family opens their presents in the White Drawing Room (pictured here), and the pale color lit with sparkling lights and candles creates a fairy tale feel. The room is full of mirrors and glass — there are floor-to-ceiling picture windows, and mirrors on the backs of the doors and inside the glass cabinets — so the whole room twinkles with the reflection of the lights.
There have never been any images released from inside a Sandringham Christmas, but most of the festive greenery comes from the Sandringham estate, including a 20 foot Norfolk Spruce which takes pride of place inside the house. Staff decorate most of the tree with ornaments including tartan ribbons and Queen Victoria's glass angels, but the Queen adds a few finishing touches when she arrives, and the children are allowed to hang a few baubles on Christmas Eve.
