Royal wish list! What Prince George and Princess Charlotte want for Christmas

As Christmas creeps closer, children across the world are writing wish lists to Santa in the hope of finding their most desired toys beneath the tree on Christmas Day. And now, royal insiders have revealed the deepest wants of Prince George and Princess Charlotte this festive season.

According to British showbiz magazine Closer, the prince and princess have sent their Christmas lists to Father Christmas. However, four-year-old Charlotte may be left disappointed when she wakes up on December 25 as father Prince William reportedly doesn’t approve of the gift.

The source told the news outlet: “Charlotte takes after Queen Elizabeth and is obsessed with horses. She’s asked for a pony but might have to wait until next year because William thinks she’s too young.”

While Charlotte’s present may be a rather big ask, her six-year-old brother has asked for something far more modest this Christmas. The source added: “George is really into tennis and has asked for a new racquet and a football table.”

Princess Charlotte’s fondness for horses could be accredited to her great-grandmother, as Her Majesty the Queen has loved horses since she was a young girl. In fact, Queen Elizabeth received her first horse, a Shetland pony called Peggy, when she was just four years old.

George and Charlotte, along with their parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and younger brother Prince Louis, one, are expected to spend the festive period with other senior members of the royal family at the Queen’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk.

However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with their baby son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, will be absent from the proceedings as it was previously confirmed that they will instead spend the holiday with Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland.

Last month Buckingham Palace released a statement confirming that the family of three would not join the Queen at Sandringham for her annual Christmas festivities. Every year, senior members of the British royal family gather at the monarch’s Norfolk estate to celebrate Christmas, attending a service at St Mary Magdalene Church and adhering to a strict schedule.

“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are looking forward to extended family time towards the end of this month,” a palace spokesperson said in a statement at the time. “Having spent the last two Christmases at Sandringham, [the couple] will spend the holiday this year, as a new family, with the duchess’ mother, Doria.

“This decision is in line with precedent set previously by other members of the royal family, and has the support of Her Majesty The Queen.”

The confirmation came after it was revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan would also be taking a break from their official royal duties, and the couple are believed to have taken Archie to Meghan’s home country of America recently to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with her family.