How the Royal Family Celebrates Christmas

Plus: One-on-One With the Queen of Christmas

View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS How the Royal Family Celebrates Christmas BY HADLEY HALL MEARES Opening presents on Christmas Eve, hilarious gag gifts, and more ways the royals get into the holiday spirit.      READ MORE     HOLLYWOOD Life Inside the Home Alone House BY AMY WILKINSON The previous residents of the Illinois house made famous in Home Alone remember the movie's filming—and the fan pilgrimages and Halloween pranks that came after.   READ MORE   CELEBRITY The Queen of Christmas on Being the Queen of Christmas BY ROB LEDONNE In an exclusive interview with VF, Mariah Carey talks about her unparalleled career, a lasting Patrick Swayze memory, and a sentimental holiday tradition.   READ MORE   ROYALS Why Princess Diana Hated Christmas With the Windsors BY HADLEY HALL MEARES The late Princess of Wales always found the holidays difficult, but by the late 1980s, she had made it abundantly clear to both the royal family and the press.   READ MORE   From the Archive: Missing Innocence BY ANN LOUISE BARDACH The Christmas-night murder of six-year-old beauty-pageant winner JonBenet Ramsey shocked the country and turned her millionaire parents into suspects. With sources deep inside the investigation and among Ramsey relatives and friends, Ann Louise Bardach reveals the story behind the dreadful crime and the bitter split between the DA's office and the police department.   READ MORE   MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2025. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.