Every Christmas, the Queen visits her Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Other members of the Royal Family are normally in attendance, but this year the current political climate could be an obstacle to the Queen’s visit.

Boris Johnson has won the general election, gaining a large majority of 80 seats.

His campaign has been run on the basis of ‘getting Brexit done’, and it appears the Prime Minister is pushing full steam ahead with his election promise.

Mr Johnson recently paid a visit to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen, who formally invited Mr Johnson to form a new Government.

A new Government means a new State Opening of Parliament, a formal ceremony deeply rooted in tradition.

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The Queen pays a special visit to Westminster, where she will read out her Queen’s Speech.

And before this occurs, no official business can take place in the House of Commons nor the House of Lords.

Following their historic election win, the Conservatives have said they could be getting Brexit done potentially even before Christmas.

If this is the case, it would potentially throw a major spanner in the works for the Queen’s festive plans.

The Queen’s Speech, for which the Queen will of course have to be in attendance, could be held as early as Thursday, December 19.

Mr Johnson is then expected to reintroduce his Brexit deal to the House of Commons following the Queen’s Speech.

While campaigning for the election, Boris Johnson previously said: “As families sit down to carve up their turkeys this Christmas, I want them to enjoy their festive season free from the seemingly unending Brexit box-set drama.”

The Queen usually travels to Sandringham on the Thursday before Christmas.

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If the speech is held in the morning, however, the Queen may still be able to travel to Sandringham in the afternoon.

This ceremony is also thought to be less formal than other Queen’s Speech’s of previous years.

A spokesperson for the Government said during the election campaign: “The state opening of parliament will take place with reduced ceremonial elements, as was the case following the early general election in 2017.

“This is due both to the early general election and the proximity of the state opening to Christmas.”

This may mean the Queen doesn’t wear the traditional State robes or jewels for the occasion.

However, the crown will need to be present during the Speech, and is likely to be placed on a table near the Queen if she chooses not to wear it.

The Queen’s son and heir apparent, Prince Charles, is also expected to be in attendance for what will be the second Queen’s Speech to be held in Westminster this year.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman spoke of how the plans could impact the Queen’s Christmas plans last month, stating: “It might impact minorly.”

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