When it comes to bizarre traditions (opens in new tab), the Royal Family never disappoints. The forced weigh-ins that take place at Sandringham Plantation during the annual Christmas festivities (opens in new tab) were depicted in the new Princess Diana (opens in new tab) biopic "Spencer" (opens in new tab).

According to the Mirror (opens in new tab), the late Princess Diana, played by Kristen Stewart (opens in new tab), is weighed upon her arrival at Sandringham.

Subsequently, several outlets dug up a 2018 Grazia (opens in new tab) article, in which royal expert Ingrid Sward said that Spencer's getting on the scale at Sandringham does not mean that she is completely true to life but proves to be very true.

Invited guests to the estate, where the Queen (open in new tab) hosts a grand Christmas, are asked to "weigh in" both upon arrival and upon departure. But as strange and slightly humiliating as it may sound, the tradition is actually based on a very good sentiment: it was started by King Edward VII to ensure that the invited guests were well fed throughout the feast.

The Mirror noted that it is not known for sure whether this tradition will be followed this year, but Seward is pretty sure that Meghan Markle (opens in new tab) and her mother Doria Ragland (opens in new tab) will be exposed to this tradition in 2018 They seemed to be.

Sward also explained that gifts will be given out on Christmas Eve, after which drinks and dinner will be served." Then it will be time for a deadly martini and black tie dinner," she said. 'There is an old-fashioned, careful arrangement that the queen herself performs. It's always boy-girl-boy-girl."

The Christmas lunch takes place after the morning church service. Invited guests are to enter the dining room in order of seniority. Then the head cook will carve the turkey and crackers will be pulled after lunch. Paper hats will be worn, but not by the queen."

Then the whole family goes for a walk before afternoon tea and sleeps before dinner. It's... . is to eat a lot.