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 ...

Kate Middleton reportedly finds the ritual "weird." 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 ...

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 ...