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OLIVIER TROALEN This year has been stressful enough without making Christmas dinner a feat of military precision. For that reason, I recommend keeping the effort required on the big day to a minimum so that you can enjoy precious time with loved ones. With many people hosting smaller gatherings than usual, there’s room to pay attention to little details that make a big difference. KEEP IT SIMPLE The logistics of cooking Christmas dinner for one household can often be as tricky as cooking for larger groups, so be selective with what you choose to make. The traditional accompaniment...

SIR – On Friday the Government put an advertisement in The Daily Telegraph telling readers how many hundreds of millions of pounds it had spent on the development, purchase and distribution of Covid vaccines. However, the primary care health group to which my GP surgery belongs has no idea how many vaccines it will receive, or when. My wife is over 80 and would like to know. Dr Martin Henry   SIR – Further to Lesley Wright’s letter (December 19) regarding invitations for Covid vaccination being sent by text, what of those of us over-80s who do not own a mobile phone? How will we be to...

Belgian royal family shares lovely family portrait for their 2020 Christmas card By Heather Cichowski Michel Gronemberger and shared on social media on Dec. 18. The stunning image captured The family was all posed together in front of the camera and smiled into the lens. The Belgian royals wore coordinating outfits; everyone had on white shirts. Gabriel and Emmanuel donned navy blazers to match their dad while the girls were just in blouses, like their mom. The portrait showcases how much the royal kids are growing up! And it highlights how much each one of them takes after their parents. ...

IN MY attic, in bags and boxes, are all the Christmases that have survived years and moves. It was always our tradition in the family to put the tree up the last Sunday before Christmas and not a minute before. The last few years I’ve slipped and simply decorated chimney pieces and stairs with lavish, scented fir boughs interspersed with clementines, cloves, candles, pine cones and tiny stars interlaced between. The old wooden nativity scene sat below them – a tea light constantly burning. A wreath was hung on the door and the Christmas candle lit in welcome in the hall window but a...

Dubai: Egyptian expat Ghattas Loutfi Hanna, 45, has been selling real Christmas trees in Satwa for over a decade now but he has never experienced quite a surge in demand like this year, when the world is celebrating the holidays under the shadow of a pandemic. With Christmas just a week away, Ghattas is down to fewer than 50 Christmas trees at his shop. “I’ve been selling around 30 Christmas trees daily and I was totally surprised the demand has increased this year. As Christmas day draws near, I’m afraid I may not have enough real Christmas trees to sell to my customers,” he told Gul...