If you’re ahead of the game and already thinking about Christmas dinner plans, you could try some inspiration from the Royals. For a dinner table with an upper-class twist, why not take note of some rules the Royal Family follow?

Of course, not all of them — there are certain aspects of a Royal event that are just impractical for the average Brit — but some of them are more than achievable. In addition to their annual Christmas Day lunch, the Royal Family enjoys a black tie dinner on Christmas Eve where they adhere to the same rules as a state banquet. These rules mean the tables have an exact layout and some specific rules to ensure the proper level of decorum.

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