By the time the New Year arrives, most people are glad to pack away their Christmas decorations for another year.
But the Queen usually isn't one of them - in fact, she keeps her decorations in place until early February.
And the reason behind this is heartbreaking.
Christmas is a huge occasion for the monarch and her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and they normally travel to Sandringham to spend it together.
The stunning estate is usually filled with festive fun and merriment, and looks absolutely beautiful thanks to the stunning decorations.
The Queen always stays at Sandringham until February, as she likes to mark the anniversary of her late father's death there.
King George VI died in his sleep at the estate on February 6, aged just 56.
And the estate's festive decorations stay up until the Queen leaves - which is often a few days after.
The Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, was just 25 when her father died and she became Queen.
She was in Kenya at the time, and the late Prince Philip was the one who broke the devastating news to her - as depicted in hit Netflix show The Crown.
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The couple flew back to the UK and the young woman began her reign.
This Christmas will have also been a particularly difficult one for the Queen as it was her first without Philip by her side.
He died aged 99 earlier this year at Windsor Castle, sending the Royal Family into mourning.
People around the world paid tribute to Philip, who had been a consort to the Queen throughout her nearly 70 year-reign.
And in a statement earlier this year on her birthday in April, the Queen said: "While, as a family, we are in a period of great sadness, it has been a comfort to us all to see and to hear the tributes paid to my husband, from those within the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and around the world.
“My family and I would like to thank you all for the support and kindness shown to us in recent days. We have been deeply touched, and continue to be reminded that Philip had such an extraordinary impact on countless people throughout his life.”
