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The monarchy, led by the King and Queen, celebrated the culmination of the festive season with a service of Christmas carols and prayers at St Mary Magdalene Church, at Charles’ private estate in Sandringham, Norfolk.

Hundreds of people had gathered in freezing temperatures under clear blue skies to catch a glimpse of the royals as they made their way to and from the church, just steps from Sandringham House.

Missing was the disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, whose friendship with pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein proved his downfall and saw him stripped of his titles by his brother the king.

His daughters chose to spend Christmas with the King and other members of the royal family, rather than with their father, with Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank joining the march.

Camilla brought some festive cheer in a red coat and matching hat, with the Princess Royal in a similar shade, while Kate wore a brown tweed style outfit.

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The King and Queen wave to the crowd as they walk to the church (Aaron Chown/PA)

After the service, the King, Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales and their children chatted with the crowds lining their route back to Sandringham, many of them wearing festive Santa hats, tinsel necklaces or reindeer antlers.

Kate chatted with dozens of well-wishers for almost 20 minutes after most of the royal family arrived at the house and were presented with armfuls of flowers, which were taken away by police officers.

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The Princess of Wales speaking to the public outside St Mary Magdalene Church (Aaron Chown/PA)

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis also received gifts from well-wishers, from soft toys to boxes of chocolates and games.

Charlotte gave Gemma Clark, 45, a hug with her dad Paul Clark, 75, when the fan asked for the hug.

Ms Clark, from Long Sutton near King’s Lynn and a regular at the event, also gave the young princess a bookmark and ballerina brooch as gifts, and said: “I asked Charlotte for a hug and she said yes, it was absolutely amazing, I loved it – I wish I could hug her again.

“I wasn’t surprised, she’s given me hugs in the past.”

Mr Clark gave William a set of origami planes for his sons to make and said: “William told me George would be able to name all these planes, they are historic planes like Spitfires and Hurricanes.”

Among the royals at the church were the Princess Royal and her husband Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Anne’s daughter Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall with their daughters, and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and their children.

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Lena Tindall, Prince of Wales, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, Mia Tindall and Princess of Wales leaving the Christmas Day ceremony (Aaron Chown/PA)

Tom Hirst, 42, who lives in Norwich, was with his sister Victoria Holland, 43, and they chatted to William and Kate. Mr Hirst said afterwards: “The children were fascinated by the chocolate selections put before them and William said to them ‘you better brush your teeth’.

“I think he was referring to after they ate the chocolates!”

Andrew is reportedly spending Christmas at his Royal Lodge home near Windsor Castle, which he will soon leave for a property on the Sandringham Estate, according to reports. Marsh Farm is being renovated to move in the new year.

The former duke was forced to abandon his Windsor home after an outcry when it emerged he was paying peppercorn rent for the grand property.

The King, Queen and their guests will enjoy a lunch of turkey, probably raised in Norfolk, and it is thought they will sit down to watch the King’s Christmas message at 3 p.m.

The royal family follows the German tradition of opening their presents on Christmas Eve, and Charles has chosen Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha’s new film Christmas Karma – a modern take on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – as the film to be shown at Sandringham this Christmas.



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Football: WRAPUP 1-Soccer-Arsenal beat Villa 4-1 while Chelsea and Man Utd both held on #Football #WRAPUP #1SoccerArsenal #beat #Villa #Chelsea #Man #Utd #held

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LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Arsenal closed out 2025 in emphatic fashion, beating third-placed Aston Villa 4-1 on Tuesday to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers, who picked up their third point of the season, while Bournemouth took a point against Chelsea, forcing a 2-2 draw after a frantic first half.

Man United are sixth, tied on 30 points with fifth-placed Chelsea.

At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal slammed the door as they charged Villa, ending their club-record 11-game winning streak.

Goals from Gabriel Magalhaes and Martin Zubimendi early in the second half put Arsenal in control of a match that looked fraught with danger.

Gabriel scored the opener from a corner in the 48th minute before Martin Odegaard slipped in a pass for Zubimendi to score four minutes later. Arsenal secured the points when Leandro Trossard shot from the edge of the area before Gabriel Jesus came off the bench to add the fourth.

Ollie Watkins scored a consolation goal for Villa in stoppage time.

“I think it was amazing,” Jesus told Sky Sports. “It’s always difficult to play against them… The mentality of the team is really, really growing and every game is growing even more and I think we win today because of the mentality.”

Arsenal top the table with 45 points, while second-placed Manchester City can close the gap when they play Sunderland on Thursday.

Villa are six points behind Arsenal.

It took six minutes at Stamford Bridge for Bournemouth to shock Chelsea when David Brooks grabbed the opener. Cole Palmer equalized from the spot in the 15th minute and Fernandez put Chelsea ahead with a shot eight minutes later.

Justin Kluivert brought Bournemouth level in the 27th minute to grab a point, adding to the London side’s unenviable record of one win in seven league matches. Chelsea are in fifth place, while Bournemouth are 10 places below them.

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Manchester United striker Joshua Zirkzee made the most of a rare start by putting the exhausted hosts ahead with a deflected shot from the edge of the area in the 27th minute.

But Wolves managed to equalize just before the break thanks to a header from Ladislav Krejci.

Patrick Dorgu briefly celebrated what he thought was a winner in the 90th minute, but it was flagged for offside.

“We struggled the whole game,” United boss Ruben Amorim said. “We lacked creation… the offensive fluidity was not there.

“We didn’t play well. When you don’t play well with the ball, you struggle without it.”

Wolves have three points from 19 games, 15 points from the safe zone.

Newcastle United’s Joelinton scored after 65 seconds and Yoane Wissa doubled their lead five minutes later in a 3-1 defeat to 19th-placed Burnley, who are winless in their last 10 games.

Josh Laurent pulled one back in the 23rd minute, but Bruno Guimaraes sealed Newcastle’s rare away victory with an injury-time goal.

Everton moved up to eighth in the table with a 2-0 victory over former manager Sean Dyche and Nottingham Forest thanks to goals from James Garner and Thierno Barry.

West Ham United drew 2-2 with Brighton & Hove Albion in a match featuring three first-half penalties.

Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta, from the penalty spot, scored before the break for West Ham, while Brighton’s Danny Welbeck struck from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute but fired another over the crossbar.

Joel Veltman scored for Brighton in the 61st minute to secure the draw.

There are four more games on New Year’s Day, including fourth-placed Liverpool hosting Leeds United at Anfield.

(Reporting by Lori Ewing, editing by Christian Radnedge)



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ALERT: Gardai appeal for information about car used in double murder in Offaly town #ALERT #Gardai #appeal #information #car #double #murder #Offaly #town

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Gardai have appealed for information about a car they believe was used to commit a double murder in County Offaly earlier this month.

In an update they say they are continuing to investigate all circumstances surrounding the fatal fire which occurred at a domestic residence in Castleview Park, Edenderry on the evening of Saturday December 6.

Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt died in the fire and a murder investigation, led by a senior investigating officer, was subsequently launched.

Tadhg’s grandmother continues to receive hospital treatment for severe burns.

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Investigating gardai have now launched a public appeal for any information regarding a black Kia Rio Saloon car, registration number 08-D-24363.

It is said that the two men who carried out the fatal arson left the scene in the vehicle, which was later found burnt out in County Kildare.

“This black Kia Rio was found burnt out in Tipper East, Naas, Co Kildare in the early hours of December 7. The Garda investigation team is satisfied that no previous registered owner of this car is involved in any way in this deadly attack,” a spokesperson said.

The Garda investigation team say they want to speak with anyone who may have information about any person or people who had access to the Kia Rio between October 7 and December 7.

They are also appealing to anyone with knowledge of the car’s location or activities between December 1 and 7. Anyone with CCTV footage or footage of the car in Kildare, Laois, Offaly or the surrounding areas is urged to make the footage available.

Anyone with information relating to the double murder can contact the investigation team in confidence via the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.

The investigation team can also be contacted at the incident room at Tullamore Garda Station on 057 932 7600 or at any Garda Station, particularly Edenderry Garda Station.

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