They could buy all the cars and oversized Christmas tree ornaments they wanted, unless they happened to run up an unpayable credit card bill in the process.
Holly hung around every doorway; and shining white Christmas trees covered in magical snow and icicles glittered in every corner, each topped with a gleaming gold star.
Thick streamers of holly and mistletoe were strung along the corridors, mysterious lights shone from inside every suit of armor, and the Great Hall was filled with its usual twelve Christmas trees, glittering with golden stars.
The customary decorations have changed little in the years since that picture of Victoria and Albert's tree first appeared, although of course electric lights have replaced the candles.
Now there she was sitting under the most magnificent Christmas tree: it was still larger, and more decorated than the one which she had seen through the glass door in the rich merchant's house.
You'd expect some wintery place like Finland to hold this record, but the tallest Christmas tree in the world was registered by Guinness World Records in Sri Lanka in 2017.