This year’s event will take place on December 5 – a date that was confirmed by the Royal Foundation back in September.
This makes the Duchess of Sussex’s decision to move her Netflix Christmas special from the end of November to December 3 all the more puzzling.
“The whole world knew months ago when it was happening,” a royal insider tells New Idea.
Meghan, 44, originally flagged an earlier air date for With Love, Meghan Holiday Celebration when she was interviewed at an event in Washington in November. But just a few days later, the program’s premiere date suddenly changed.
“Meghan’s special was always earmarked to air in November, but post-production pushed it back into December,” our source says. “As far as Meghan is concerned, she’s just doing whatever Netflix wants as they’re the ones running the busy Christmas schedule.”
But our source adds, the timing shift isn’t quite as coincidental as all that.