Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene

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The Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene is a high-profile Anglican worship service on the Sandringham Estate, best known as the traditional public appearance of the British royal family on Christmas morning.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican church service
Christian religious event
annual event
associatedEstate Sandringham House, Norfolk, England
surface form: Sandringham House
associatedInstitution British monarchy
associatedWith British royal family
Sandringham, Norfolk, England
surface form: Sandringham Christmas royal gathering
attendedBy members of the British royal family
reigning British monarch
audience local worshippers
visiting members of the public
broadcastFormat news footage
category Anglican liturgy
Christmas traditions in the United Kingdom
Royal ceremonies in the United Kingdom
ceremonialCounty Norfolk
country United Kingdom
custom royal family greeting members of the public outside the church
royal family walking from Sandringham House to the church
denomination Church of England
dressCode formal winter attire
frequency annual
hostChurch St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham
language English
liturgicalOccasion Christmas
surface form: Christmas Day
liturgicalSeason Christmastide
locatedOn Sandringham House, Norfolk, England
surface form: Sandringham Estate
location St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham
mediaCoverage extensive UK media coverage
international media interest
notableFor traditional public appearance of the British royal family on Christmas morning
partOf Christmas celebrations at Sandringham
photography photo call for royal family
publicAccess open to members of the public outside the church
religion Anglicanism
security police presence
royal protection officers
significance symbolic expression of the monarch’s role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England
traditionStatus long-standing royal Christmas tradition
typicalDate 25 December
weatherContext held outdoors for the public regardless of cold winter weather
worshipStyle traditional Anglican liturgy
worshipType Holy Communion

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Sandringham House, Norfolk, England traditionalEvent Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene
subject surface form: Sandringham House