# Does Queen Elizabeth II hold Christmas court.

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**Created:** [December 8, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-queen-elizabeth-ii-hold-christmas-court/803922 "2017-12-08T16:46:45Z")\
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> [@PatrickLondon](#):
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> I get the impression that investitures are much like school prizegivings or university degree ceremonies. I’m not even sure there’s a reception/refreshments afterwards.

I believe there are. This is an excellent book about the British monarchy today, with due attention paid to the ceremonial rounds: [https://www.amazon.com/Year-Queen-Robert-Hardman/dp/1416563482/ref=sr\_1\_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513091960&sr=1-1&keywords=hardman+year+queen](https://www.amazon.com/Year-Queen-Robert-Hardman/dp/1416563482/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513091960&sr=1-1&keywords=hardman+year+queen)

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