This year, to mark hundreds of years of tradition, The Royal Mint has commissioned Rachel Walker, Food Editor at Reader’s Digest, to create a Christmas Pudding ahead of Stir Up Sunday. The Christmas pudding is one of the essential British Christmas traditions, having been introduced to the Victorians by Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. On Stir Up Sunday, families gather together in the kitchen of their home to mix and steam the Christmas pudding. Parents teach their children how to mix ingredients for the pudding and everyone takes a turn to stir the mix and make a special Christmas wish for the year ahead.