Kate Middleton 'rejected' Prince William's Christmas request and gave him ultimatum

Kate Middleton dealt husband Prince William an ultimatum after rejecting Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas invite once. Kate once refused a festive invite by Prince William and Queen Elizabeth II during her time dating the dad-of-three.

Kate declined a request for her to attend their estate in Norfolk, where the royals celebrate each Christmas at Sandringham, with the wider Royal Family for festivities. Aston Villa fan Wills allegedly asked Kate to join his family at Sandringham way back in 2006.

But royal expert Tina Brown, who authored the bestselling biography The Palace Papers, says Kate wanted to be proposed to and have a ring on her finger before she spent time with the monarch and the Royal Family over the festive season.

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The royal biographer Tina Brown said:: "Kate, reflecting the confident mood of her Philip Treacy hat, maintained her resolve that she would not go to such a significant Royal Family gathering unless she had a ring on her finger."

Royal historian Robert Lacey said: "By 2006, the couple had been dating seriously for the best part of five years. Yet when William invited Kate to join him that year at Sandringham for the Royal Family's traditional Christmas lunch, she refused.

"It was the first time the Queen had extended such an invitation to an unregistered 'girlfriend' but Kate had her own take on that break with tradition: she would go to Sandringham on Christmas Day only when she was engaged and had a ring to prove it."

This year, Kate and Wills will be among 45 people celebrating the festive season at Sandringham in Norfolk, alongside their three children, who are Prince Louis, their youngest, as well as their only daughter Princess Charlotte and their eldest, who is Prince Louis.

Jennie Bond told OK!: "After the year they’ve had, I’m sure it’s going to mean the world to the King and Queen to have as many of their family as possible joining them for Christmas. And, as the number of youngsters increases, so the celebrations become more and more child oriented. Which is exactly what Christmas should be all about."