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Meghan Markle Joined the Entire Royal Family for a Pre-Christmas Lunch With the Queen

Meghan Markle is well on her way to becoming a full-fledged member of the royal family: she’s already spent one-on-one time with Queen Elizabeth II and moved to Prince Harry’s Nottingham Cottage, next door to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s home on the Kensington Palace grounds, and now, she’s celebrating the holidays with her fiancé’s extended family.

According to People, Meghan and Harry joined Will, Kate, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and more than 50 other members of the royal family for the queen’s annual pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. Harry and Meghan were photographed driving to the palace in a Land Rover shortly after Will, Kate, and their kids arrived in their own Range Rover. People reports that all of Queen Elizabeth’s four children were in attendance, as well as most of her eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla, Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, and Zara and Mike Tindall were all spotted at the palace. This was reportedly the first time Markle attended a lunch with the entire family at the palace.

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The couple on the way to holiday festivities.

QEII’s annual pre-Christmas lunch kicks off her multi-day Christmas celebrations, for which Markle will also be in attendance. The queen and her family will spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Norfolk, about a three-hour drive north of London. According to People, they’ll spend Christmas Eve exchanging gifts at her Sandringham House country estate, attend church at nearby St. Mary Magdalene Church the following morning, then feast on a Christmas lunch at the estate. As Us Weekly previously reported, Meghan and Harry will most likely stay with Will and Kate at their own Norfolk estate, Anmer Hall, for the holidays.

Meghan’s inclusion in the queen’s Christmas festivities marks something of a break with tradition. In December 2010, one month after her own royal engagement, although Kate did attend the pre-Christmas lunch with the rest of the extended family, she was not invited to Sandringham House for Christmas Day celebrations.

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An Entire Music Festival Crowd Just Paid Their Birthday Respects to Beyoncé

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter turns 36 today, which means the Beyhive is buzzing. There’s no word yet on how Bey, hubby Jay Z, or their three kids—Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir—are officially celebrating her big day; however, we do know that last night, the family was in Philly. The occasion? Budweiser’s Made In America Festival, where Jay Z headlined a set.

Not missing an opportunity to celebrate, Jay Z told the crowd, “Shout out to Beyoncé. Beautiful Bey is in the house tonight. Happy birthday, my love!” before leading everyone in singing the chorus from Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday.”

In video captured at the event, we can see Beyoncé smiling as the crowd properly celebrates the queen she is, with fellow former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams standing beside her. Earlier, Bey and Blue Ivy got their grooves on while Jay performed.

Beyoncé’s sister Solange was also a performer at the festival, which meant that basically the whole crew was together for what must be a very special birthday weekend.

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Perhaps the person who most enjoyed the weekend, though, was Cardi B. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper got this picture out of the festival. In other words, she hath been anointed:

Beyoncé, a Houston native, made headlines earlier this week for her response to the destruction wrought by Hurricane Harvey. After initially posting her prayers for Texas on Instagram, the singer made a statement to the Houston Chronicle about her plans to help affected Houstonians through her BeyGOOD initiative.

Less importantly, she was also dragged into the sturm and drang over Taylor Swift’s new video.

Here’s hoping Beyoncé and her family have a wonderful weekend celebrating. Maybe we’ll get a party pic with Rumi and Sir’s inevitable new playmate, Serena Williams’ daughter? After all, if anyone’s going to have a power-clique birthday, it’s Queen B.

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