Royal family’s annual Boxing Day Hunt cancelled
The British Royal Family’s annual Boxing Day Hunt is likely going to be cancelled this year as a result of the cold temperature.
The hunt, also known as Balmoral’s Glorious Twelfth, may not go ahead this Christmas as the colder than usual temperatures have contributed to fewer animal births. During the hunt, male members of the royal family hunt pheasants and grouse.
Prince William is known to love the tradition, and was expected to bring his eldest child, eight-year-old Prince George, along with him.
In 2018, there was speculation that Prince Harry would not attend the hunt amidst rumours his wife would not approve. However, reports later claimed that he did attend, with a source telling Us Weekly at the time, “There were never any questions that he wouldn't participate in that.” In addition, Meghan Markle accompanied sister-in-law Kate Middleton to the post-shoot lunch at the log cabin on the family’s estate.
The hunt is not the only royal Christmas tradition in danger this year, after the Queen was forced to cancel her usual pre-Christmas lunch due to a spike of COVID-19 cases in the UK.
Daily Mirror editor Russell Myers claimed on the Today Show that the Queen may also be forced to cancel her Christmas Day celebrations as well. Myers said of the Queen’s decision to cancel the pre-Christmas gathering, “The rates of COVID-19 are surging by the hour in the UK, so I think it was a sensible decision. The Queen was always going to consult her family to see whether they indeed wanted this party to go ahead."
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