Royals See Inside Sandringham House — the Queen's Estate Where Harry and Meghan Will Spend Christmas Sandringham is the beloved country retreat of the Queen, and has been the private home of four generations of British monarchs since 1862. By Erin Hill Erin Hill Erin Hill is the Senior Editor, Royals at PEOPLE. She has reported on Royals for the brand since 2015. Erin previously worked at PARADE Magazine and The Knot. People Editorial Guidelines Published on December 13, 2017 03:43PM EST Close 01 of 16 Indigo/Getty Meghan Markle will spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Sandringham House, in Norfolk – the Queen’s country home and estate about 110 miles north of London. 02 of 16 Indigo/Getty The house, set in 60 acres of stunning gardens, is perhaps the most famous stately home in Norfolk and is at the heart of the 20,000-acre Sandringham Estate, a thriving landscape that includes the tidal mudflats of the Wash, woodland and wetland, arable, livestock and fruit farms, and commercial and residential properties. 03 of 16 Ron Bell/PA Images/Getty Queen Elizabeth has been spending the holidays at Sandringham her entire life and it has been the private home of four generations of British monarchs since 1862. Here, she and Prince Philip pose on the grounds of Sandringham House to mark the 30th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne. 04 of 16 Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip and their children, Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew relaxing together at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England, in May 1969. 05 of 16 Hulton Archive/Central Press/Getty The royal family relaxing in a drawing room at Sandringham House in 1969. 06 of 16 Fox Photos/Getty Queen Elizabeth making her first ever Christmas broadcast to the nation from Sandringham House in 1952. 07 of 16 Julian Parker/UK Press/Getty Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry riding at Sandringham Estate in December 1990. 08 of 16 Chris Radburn - WPA Pool/Getty Prince Philip visits a conservation project at the Dersingham Bog Nature Reserve on the royal Sandringham Estate. 09 of 16 Anmer Hall in Norfolk. Indigo/Getty Prince William and Kate Middleton's 10-bedroom country home of Anmer Hall on the Sandringham Estate. 10 of 16 Anmer Hall. Indigo/Getty Another view of Anmer Hall. William’s mother Diana was born at Park House, which is also on the Sandringham Estate. 11 of 16 Fox Photos /Hulton Archive /Getty One of the two rooms of the Big Game Museum, which displays over 300 animals mostly shot by British monarchs at Sandringham Estate. 12 of 16 The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty A salon in Sandringham House. 13 of 16 The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty A bowling alley in Sandringham House, circa 1910. 14 of 16 Radcliffe/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images The Church of St. Mary Magdalene on Sandringham Estate, where the royal family attends services on Christmas Day. It is also where Princess Charlotte was christened. 15 of 16 Andrew Parsons - PA Images/PA Images/Getty The stained glass window at St. Mary Magdalene Church. 16 of 16 Andrew Parsons - PA Images/PA Images/Getty Meghan Markle will be seen heading to church with the royal family on Christmas morning and will spend the festivities as a guest of Queen Elizabeth.