The Swedish and British royal families are connected through King Carl XVI Gustaf, who is Queen Victoria’s great-great-grandson. King Charles's family heirlooms were stolen by robbers during an axe raid on one of Paris's most central museums, it has emerged.

Harry and Meghan, however, were already planning to spend the holidays in Montecito, California, where they live with their two kids, Archie and Lilibet. The Sussexes intend to keep their celebrations low-key at home with just their immediate family and Markle's mother, Doria Ragland, according to Closer.

The last time the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent Christmas at Sandringham was in 2018, the year they tied the knot in the UK.

Since stepping down from their royal duties in 2020, Harry and Meghan have routinely been cut from royal events. The couple did not receive an invite to Trooping the Color, an annual celebration of the reigning monarch’s birthday, for the second time in a row this year, per Harper’s Bazaar.

Find out what Prince Harry and Meghan Markle still do for Christmas that has been a tradition in the duke's family for centuries.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are reportedly not invited to Christmas by the British royal family this year. Royals Snub Meghan And Harry A source told People Magazine that Meghan and Harry have not received an invitation to this year’s royal Christmas gathering at Sandringham.