Royal U-TURN as Meghan Markle WILL spend Christmas Day with Queen

A ROYAL U-turn has confirmed Meghan Markle will enjoy her first Christmas with the Royal Family at Sandringham.

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The former US actress will join fiancee Prince Harry and the Queen at Her Maj's Christmas retreat in Norfolk, Kensington Palace announced this morning.

A spokeswoman for the Palace said: "You can expect to see The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Ms Markle at Sandringham on Christmas Day."

Meghan's invite means she will also be seen with the Royals in public when they attend the traditional Christmas Day church service on the Queen's private estate.

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    The move confirms a U-turn has been made to allow the 36-year-old to join the festivities with the Royals.

    Daily Star Online recently revealed Meghan had not been included in the list of names spending Christmas at Sandringham.

    But her engagement to Prince Harry was believed to have lifted a piece of Royal protocol, and so her snub was turned to an invite.

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      The move, however, is still a break in tradition, with Royals-to-be usually having to wait until they are married before being allowed to spend Christmas with the Queen.

      Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge was not invited to join Prince William in 2010 despite announcing their engagement a month before.

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