While most Britons spent Christmas embroiled in a battle to avoid the omicron variant from ruining their festive plans, the crème de la crème of society had no such trouble.
The other half of their lives were captured on Instagram by Princess Maria Olympia (25) and her family. They spent Christmas at an exclusive hotel, enjoying the snowy St Moritz. Prince Charles’ goddaughter India Hicks (54), hosted a luxurious al-fresco Christmas party in the sunnier Bahamas.
The Duke and Duchess, of Rutland, and the Manners family quaffed champagne at the Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire before setting off for a feast in the grand dining room.
Princess Maria Chiara, 16-year-old, of Bourbon Two Sicilies, racked up the hits with a glamorous photoshoot to Italy. While James Middleton (34 years old) kept things simple and posed in front of a pine tree alongside Ella, the Duchess, of Cambridge.
Kicking off the socialite posts, Alice Manners, 26, joined her siblings Eliza, Charles, Hugo and Violet, and their parents the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, for a banquet meal in their grand dining room at Belvoir Castle, where The Crown and Downton Abbey were filmed. Family members were seen enjoying bagpipes and relaxing by the fireside with their dogs.
James Middleton was photographed with Ella, his black spaniel, standing in front of the English countryside. The caption read: “Wishing You a Merry Christmas From me and my pack, to you and yours”. Instead of celebrating Christmas at Windsor Castle, Prince William and Kate Middleton went to the UK with their children.
Prince Charles’ goddaughter and the grand-daughter of Lord Mountbatten was India Hicks. She shared an envie-inducing photo of India Hicks’ stylish Christmas dinner on their Bahamian estate lawn as she celebrated the occasion with her five children, husband, and four grandchildren.
Virgin mogul Richard Brandson’s daughter Holly Branson revealed they were almost unable to celebrate Christmas as one of her three children, Etta, contracted mild Covid – but was thrilled they were able t make it to a snowy destination with her family
Despite being just 16, Princess Maria Chiara of Bourbon Two Sicilies racked up the likes with a glitzy photoshoot in Italy for Christmas, donning floral over the knee boots, gold sequin leggings and a matching cardigan- racking up thousands of likes
Meanwhile Princess Maria-Olympia, 25, and her family spent Christmas in an exclusive hotel enjoying snowy St Moritz, sharing snaps of their sausage dog looking out at the snowy mountains before they enjoyed a Christmas banquet
Eliza Manners and her pug shared a photoshoot in Belvoir Castle by the grand trees. She made sure that her ribbon was matching her silk gown.
Martine Assouline (publishing house CEO) revealed that she had defeated the Omicron army and was able to spend Christmas with her mother in France.
Elsewhere Lady Alexandra Tolstoy spent Christmas at her parent’s quaint English countryside abode, revealing they had used the same tree decorations for the past 40 years, writing: ‘My parents’ pale green Georgian china, dressing up in smoking jackets for dinner – my mother’s old Droopy and Browns dress in my case – and of course roast turkey and a flaming Christmas pudding with foil wrapped charms’, is what makes Christmas for her
A-list nutritionist Gabriella Peacock posted a sweet black and white shot of her family celebrations in the Cotswolds, writing: ‘Better late than never! Happy Christmas!
Emma Weymouth, Marchioness and Marquis of Bath posted a photo of Emma with her soons at Longleat’s grand Christmas tree. It showed a glimpse into the great hall of Longleat.