King Charles is stepping up holiday prep at Sandringham, and this time, it’s all about the squeaky floorboards.
Ahead of this year’s festive service at St Mary Magdalene Church, the King has ordered the removal of the irksome creak that apparently threatened to interrupt royal hymn-singing and solemn nods.
Meanwhile, back in London, Buckingham Palace faced a very different kind of Christmas chaos, as hopeful visitors arrived expecting a magical winter market only to find it was a social media mirage created by AI-generated images.
The 16th-century church hasn’t just had a noisy fix and workers also replaced the “threadbare” red carpet in the congregation pews for £4,000, polished the mosaic flooring, and even swapped out the clock on the church tower.
The parish room attached to the rectory also got a mini makeover, with the total bill for the refurbishments coming to £6,765, footed by the Parochial Church Council.
Local Colin Smythe told Hello, “The squeaky floorboard was very irritating every time someone stepped on it, the solemn mood was ruined. It’s great it’s finally fixed; services will be much more peaceful now.”
The church, steeped in royal history, has hosted christenings for Princess Diana and Princess Charlotte.
Last year, Charles and Camilla were joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children, along with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Mike and Zara Tindall, and Peter Philips proving that Sandringham’s festive pews are truly a royal hotspot.
Charles has opened his royal wallet to the tune of over £50,000 to restore his late mother’s beloved church.
After a local fundraising campaign aimed at repairing the roof of St Peter and Paul Parish Church in West Newton, Norfolk, the monarch stepped in with a generous donation to help bring the renovations across the finish line.
