Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While many families around the world open gifts on Christmas morning, the royals take their cue from their deep German roots and ...

Kate Middleton reportedly finds the ritual "weird." Opening presents on Christmas Eve is a German tradition. The British royal family's German roots date back to George I, who ascended the throne in ...

The family's deep German roots are at the center of why they open presents on Dec. 24 — and it dates back to before Queen Victoria The British royal family's tradition of opening presents on Christmas ...