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In contrast, clothing and shoe shops saw sales rise by 4.4% last month, rebounding from falls in November and October and reflecting the jump in spending pre-Christmas.

He said moving the game from its original November release date meant Ubisoft had missed out on sales from the busy pre-Christmas sales period.

But the prince did not attend the Royal Family's traditional pre-Christmas lunch.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are already in Sandringham in Norfolk for Christmas and so have missed the traditional pre-Christmas royal gathering at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

Dr Swire says his daughter Flora was able to book a last-minute seat on pre-Christmas flight to New York that was only two thirds full.