After the excitement of a family reunion at Windsor last week, our attention was far too focussed on the socially distanced royals to pay much attention to the finer details. But now, eagle-eyed royal fans have noticed an amazing detail we all missed when the photos were first released.
WATCH: The Queen helps little girl decorate Christmas tree
On the last stop of their royal train trip to thank communities who have banded together in the wake of COVID-19, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid a visit to Windsor castle for a heart-warming reunion with senior members of the royal family.
Aside from highlighting the royals being forced to stand 1.5 metres apart to comply with strict COVID guidelines, the photos also showed a couple of the Queen’s many Christmas trees – with one very interesting detail.
If you zoom in to the tree behind Kate and Wills, you will see a Christmas tree decked out in – no not baubles – tiny crowns. Yes, like the Queen’s.
@tomandlorenzo put it best on Twitter when they wrote, “I just noticed that the trees outside Windsor Castle have little crown ornaments, which is a hilarious flex on the Queen’s part.”
And that’s not the only humble brag Her Majesty has up her sleeve.
Last year, when photos of Prince George making a Christmas pudding were released, fans were granted an even better view of one of the monarch’s trees.
As well as those hilarious crowns, the tree is also home to throne ornaments and miniature corgis. The Queen is unashamedly flaunting her brand and we are so here for it.
Though, considering she has a 20-foot tall tree at her disposal, it’s no surprise Her Majesty is incorporating some novelty space-fillers into her decorations.
That’s right, among six trees in the Queen’s gallery is a 20-foot tall Norwegian Spruce.
Royal reporter Omid Scobie shared a photo of the mammoth spruce on Twitter, writing, “Staff helped decorate this 20-foot Norwegian Spruce for the Queen and Prince Philip’s first Windsor Christmas since 1987.”
Indeed, due to COVID-19, this year marks the first time in 32-years that the Queen and Phillip will be forgoing their annual Christmas festivities in Sandringham in favour of celebrating at Windsor castle.
But at least the royals have some quirky decorations to lift their spirits!
