Britain’s biggest family the Radfords show Christmas through the ages, from £5k present piles to a roast for 22 kids
IF you think your Christmas is a big operation, spare a thought for mum-of-22 Sue Radford. Sue, 46, and Noel, 50, from Lancashire, are parents to Britain’s biggest family, and revealed what the chaotic festive day has looked like over the years. One thing that comes as standard each year is mounds of presents for […]
IF you think your Christmas is a big operation, spare a thought for mum-of-22 Sue Radford.
Sue, 46, and Noel, 50, from Lancashire, are parents to Britain’s biggest family, and revealed what the chaotic festive day has looked like over the years.
One thing that comes as standard each year is mounds of presents for their bumper brood.
In a recent YouTube video, Sue shared their lounge decked out in gifts in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
She wrote: “Take a festive walk down memory lane with our Christmas Days from the last few years.”
Noel and Sue always go the extra mile to ensure their ALL kids have a very special Christmas.
But needless to say, this doesn’t come cheap – and the proud parents reportedly spent a whopping £5,000 on presents every December and a further £300 on their food shop.
In previous years, Noel and Sue revealed that they spend between £100 and £250 on each of their children.
So in the months leading up to Christmas, the parents pinch their pennies to save £5,500 to buy the kids’ presents.
And while most families simply chuck their presents under the tree when they’re wrapped, Sue has a personalised sack for each child so the gifts don’t get mixed up – and to save herself having to buy hundreds of tags.
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What’s more, Noel and Sue also get through a staggering 70 rolls of wrapping paper every year.
Noel also showed how he cooks a 10kg turkey, 7kg of potatoes and sprouts, 50 Yorkshire puddings and litres of gravy.
The couple stay up late peeling potatoes and vegetables at 1am on Christmas Day and children open their gifts by 6.30am.
During the day, the family play separate games of Monopoly, watch films and play with their presents.
And at least five cycles of the dishwasher are needed to clean dishes.
In the evening, the family eats more food, including six tins of Quality Street.
Unsurprisingly, Sue is a bit of a pro when it comes to gift wrapping and considers herself a “demon wrapper”.
According to Mail Online, she can wrap 20 presents in just 15 minutes – and can easily get hundreds of gifts ready in a single evening.
The family famously doesn’t rely on benefits and is supported by their pie shop business.
The Radfords, who live in a 10-bed former care home, often show off their millionaire lifestyle on Instagram.
This includes having an outdoor cinema, TV bed, and a £30,000 Range Rover car.
The family have recently opened their doors for Channel 5’s 22 Kids and Counting show, which documented their lives under one roof.
In the show, Sue revealed they have spent £1million raising their large brood and she has been pregnant for 16-and-a-half YEARS.