King Charles set to cement new Royal Family tradition within days

King Charles and the Queen spent New Year's Eve at Sandringham but they will fly to Aberdeenshire in the coming days.

The royals will stay at Balmoral estate, which is known to be the King's favourite royal residence.

This is a break in tradition as Queen Elizabeth II opted to stay in Norfolk throughout January.

The late Queen died at Balmoral in September 2022.

It comes as King Charles could give a new power to Prince William and Queen Camilla.

Fashion brands are fearing a cull of royal warrants under King Charles as he looks to encourage a more eco-conscious Britain.

There will be an upcoming review of royal warrants for a group of around 800 firms that supply the royal household.

The document allows firms to use the Royal Arms in their branding is held by Burberry and Barbour in addition to many other exclusive garment makers.

The monarch decides who grants royal warrants, Prince Philip and Charles when he held the title of the Prince of Wales had the power alongside Queen Elizabeth II.

Currently, just King Charles has the power but he may grant Queen Camilla and Prince William similar roles to the ones held by Prince Philip and himself under the late Queen.

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Paul Alger, the director of international affairs at the UK Fashion & Textile Association told the Telegraph: "The first question that we still have not seen an answer to is how many grantors will there be.

"There are conversations going on in the industry about whether Queen Camilla and the Prince of Wales will do it as well.

"But I think there is a level of concern because everyone is thinking about what happens to those royal warrants when for example there are fewer people to give them."