We reveal the Royals' favourite tipples to celebrate this Christmas and lets not talk about 'One Pint Willy'

Christmas for the Royal Family is traditionally spent at Sandringham each year. 

Many of the senior royals head to the beloved Norfolk residence to enjoy festivities together, and perhaps even celebrate with their favourite tipple.

While King Charles is particularly fond of one beverage, it seems Queen Camilla and Meghan Markle are both passionate about another kind.

Prince William on the other hand is said to be 'not the best of drinkers', according to Mike Tindall, though he is partial to a pint of cider.

And the late Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mother enjoyed a gin and Dubonnet, according to food writer Tom Parker Bowles.

This Christmas, red wine, cider and champagne could all be possible drinks on the Royal Family's table. Read on below as MailOnline takes a look at the royal's favourite tipples.

The King

Though known to follow a healthy diet consisting of organic produce, he is also partial to a drink. And his Majesty's particular favourite is a martini. 

 In her book Charles: Victim Or Villain, Penny Junor writes that the King is 'quite ignorant about wine'. She adds: 'For preference, Charles drinks strong gin martinis and Manhattans, even with a meal.'

The monarch was even once called a 'martini guy' by Hollywood director Paul Feig in an interview with The Sunday Times.

Charles enjoys the tipple every night before dinner, according to royal commentator Gordan Rayner.

He claimed the King enjoys his drink made with half gin and half dry vermouth, garnished with an olive or lemon twist.

Queen Camilla

Unlike her husband, Queen Camilla is partial to a glass of wine and is even president of the UK Vineyard Association. 

She spoke of her connection to the beverage at the organisation's 50th anniversary in 2017.

The Queen said: 'People always ask me how I became involved in it all, well, first of all, I love wine, but secondly, my father was in the wine business, so I was brought up as a child drinking wine and water, rather like the French.'

Camilla's choice of wine would be red, as she discussed with her son Tom Parker Bowles in an interview for You Magazine.

She revealed how her choice of her final meal would be finished off, 'with a really good glass of red claret. And, seeing it's my last supper, probably two'.

Her stepson Prince Harry described in his book Spare how there were 'several wine cellars' at Highgrove, 'where Camilla kept her fanciest bottles'.

Despite her fondness for wine, Mr Parker Bowles shared in The Times earlier this year that his mother 'hardly drinks' and said he had 'never seen her so much as tipsy'.

He also busted a myth about Camilla, saying: 'Oh, you know she has that reputation of drinking gin and smoking? Never drunk a glass of gin in her life. Doesn't smoke.'

Prince William

Prince William has previously been called 'not the best of drinkers' by Mike Tindall. In a podcast, the former rugby player revealed his nickname for the royal. 

Mike said: 'For the Prince of Wales, he is known as One Pint Willy.' The sportsman added: 'He is known to me as One Pint Willy because he is not the best of drinkers, coming from a sport where it is built on the social aspect and a couple of beers being sunk quite often. That is one I will give away for the Prince of Wales.'

Zara Tindall can be heard laughing in the podcast, before saying: 'Oh my god. You are in so much trouble.'

Back in 2020, William visited a local pub as venues prepared to reopen during the pandemic.

While there, he ordered a £4.15 pint of Aspall Suffolk Draught Cyder and a plate of chips. The royal said: 'Can I have a pint of cider please? I'm a cider man.'

Princess Kate

Guests at Prince William and Princess Kate's wedding in 2011 reportedly enjoyed crack baby cocktails.

The heavy beverage consists of a concoction of vodka, passion fruit, Chambord raspberry liqueur and champagne.

Kate has been seen sipping champagne previously and was photographed enjoying the drink last year at the Royal Charity Polo Cup in Windsor.

Prince Harry

Though it is not confirmed whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be invited to Sandringham this Christmas, the royal does seem to enjoy the occasional beer.

Harry recalls drinking it multiple times with his friends in Spare and describes how 'Club H', a basement where he and William would spend time together at Highgrove, had a 'faint aroma of beer and other booze'.

More recently, the Duke of Sussex was photographed taking a sip of a pint while watching the seated volleyball finals at the Invictus Games last year. 

Meghan Markle

The Duchess of Sussex also has a favourite drink and has even bonded with Camilla over it. 

Harry wrote in Spare how his wife and Camilla had a 'rollicking discussion about tea, and wine, and other libations'. He also recalled multiple occasions where the couple enjoyed wine together.

Meghan's fondness for the tipple may not be surprising as her lifestyle blog The Tig is named after a wine called Tignanello.

Tignanello was one of the first so-called 'super Tuscans' created by Italian wine makers in the 1970s. 

She previously wrote on her blog of the first time she tried the wine: 'It was an ah-ha moment at its finest. For me, it became a 'Tig' moment – a moment of getting it.' 

Carole Middleton 

Kate's mother Carole Middleton also seems to enjoy an occasional drink. In 2015, she was pictured with a mini bottle of white wine as she cheered on England's rugby team against arch-rivals Australia at Twickenham Stadium.

More recently, Carole was seen drinking a glass of wine while sitting with William and her husband Michael Middleton at Royal Ascot in June.

The Queen

After Christmas lunch, the late Queen Elizabeth would present the chef with a special glass of whiskey, former royal chef Darren McGrady told Tatler.

She would then include him in a toast with the rest of the royal family, making it a most enjoyable tradition for the chef.

Her Majesty was also said to enjoy martinis, like her son, and was seen sipping champagne occasionally, too. 

Penny Junor wrote: 'The Queen drinks martinis and if she must drink wine it will be mostly sweet, white and German.' 

Prince Philip

While the Queen enjoyed cocktails, Prince Philip was apparently more partial to beer or ale.  

On Channel 5's Sandringham: The Queen At Christmas, royal expert Ingrid Seward revealed: 'Prince Philip isn't a great drinker, he always used to drink pale ale.'

While Harry wrote how he 'thought of Grandpa's strong opinions,' one of them being about 'beer'.

Queen Mother

Gin and Dubonnet was enjoyed by the late Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother, according to Mr Parker Bowles in his new book Cooking & The Crown.

He writes that they would sip the 'much appreciated' beverage 'before lunch' and describes it as containing 'sweet, bitter and vaguely herbal flavours'. The royals enjoyed the drink topped with a slice of lemon. 

Princess Margaret 

Princess Margaret's schedule, featuring her favourite tipples, was recorded in around 1955 and originally appeared in Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret, written by Craig Brown.

The princess would have a 'vodka pick-me-up' ahead of a four-course lunch with the Queen Mother.

The average lunch is said to have included 'half a bottle of wine' per person, plus 'fruit and half a dozen different varieties of native and Continental cheeses'.

Margaret, who was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth, was known to smoke up to 60 strong Chesterfield cigarettes a day, chain smoking between courses, and drank Famous Grouse whisky heavily at home.

Although her tastes sometimes ran to gin and tonic or a glass of wine, her favourite drink was whisky – most specifically, Famous Grouse with a dash of water.

Margaret was said to have been quick to notice if any other brand of whisky had been poured in her glass, and would refuse to drink it.

She also insisted that only Malvern Water was acceptable as a mixer.