Members of the British Royal Family often attract criticism for not joining in with large gatherings of European royals for events such as significant birthdays.

However one expert has said that this is entirely unwarranted as it would be far better to see the royals continuing to work hard at home and shining a light on their various charities.

The argument has reared its head again after Prince Christian of Denmark celebrated his 18th birthday and was photographed with four future Queens – the latest in a long line of photographs of European heirs without any British royal in the mix.

While the British royals always invite their European cousins to any key national events over in the UK and are pictured together during State Visits, it is quite rare to see them together at family gatherings.

Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond makes it clear that any criticism of the British royals for not seeing their counterparts very often is unjustified as she would much prefer to see the likes of the Prince and Princess of Wales representing their causes back at home.

Jennie told OK!, "Most people have had experience of trying to get a big family reunion off the ground. We are all so busy that it can seem impossible.

"So I don’t see anything strange in our Royal family struggling to find time to meet up with their European cousins. And I’m not sure it would give the right impression to have a bunch of Royals jetting off to Europe to join in lavish celebrations for someone’s birthday.

"We are still in the middle of a cost of living crisis and I think our Royals do much better to spend their time on the campaigns that mean so much to them at home?

"I would much rather see William and Kate in their casual working clothes, visiting a charity or talking about mental health rather than dressed up to the nines at a ball somewhere in Europe."

Thanks to a shared history, as well as the matchmaking efforts of Queen Victoria – who was aptly nicknamed the 'Grandmother of Europe' – the British Royal Family are related to to royal descendants from Germany, Belgium, Russia, Denmark, Greece, Romania, Sweden, Norway and Spain.

Despite Jennie's comments that it is better for the British royals to stay away from the glamorous spotlight and continue to represent their charities, the Daily Mail's Diary Editor, Richard Eden, explained his view in his newsletter for Palace Confidential.

The expert writes, "The Windsors have largely kept themselves apart from the royal families of Europe. They invite them to the big state occasions such as weddings and funerals but it tends to be Prince Edward, for example, who would be sent to a foreign celebration rather than King Charles or Prince William."

He goes on, "Personally, I hope that changes. It would be lovely if the Prince and Princess of Wales forged closer ties with their counterparts on the Continent. They have a shared interest in demonstrating that monarchy can be a force for good."

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