“Last year would have been the last one from him, and both of them. He even had his own separate list for some of his own organisations and it was important for him to do.
“Usually he would be the one to put the big gold star on the tree at Balmoral or Sandringham as the finishing touch.
“He was always a very big character, as they have said themselves he would always be in charge of the family BBQ’s and it was the same around Christmas with the decorations.” Mr Helliker added: “The meal will be quite different, she has had him by her side all her life and he would recognise small signs such as a raised eyebrow or her holding her handbag.
“He was a dominant figure in her life and apart from Her Majesty was probably the most important person in a royal room. “I think that there isn’t anyone who can quite fill the role as he did, Charles does not have quite the same manner.
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