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Inside Britain's biggest family's Christmas Day chaos with mountains of food and gifts – Mirror Online, Mirror.co.uk

Inside Britain's biggest family's Christmas Day chaos with mountains of food and gifts – Mirror Online, Mirror.co.uk


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The Radford family home descended into absolute ‘chaos’ as their excited brood took it in turns to unwrap their mountains of presents on christmas morning.

Carpets were replaced with a sea of ​​wrapping paper as their youngest children ripped open their gifts, which included cuddly toys, headphones and dolls.

Parents -of – 25 Sue and Noel pulled out all the stops to ensure their kids had a very special day – and bought a whopping items to feed their clan.

And this time next year, the family will be even bigger as Sue, (********************************************************************************************************, and Noel, (******************************************************************************************************, are expecting baby number 24 – a girl next year.

Some of their older children have since moved out the house, however 12 still live at the family home in Morecambe, Lancashire.

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The Radfords in their festive pjs(Image: Instagram)**********************

The children, wearing festive pajamas, posed for an adorable photo, with dad Noel even dressed in Christmas pudding pajamas.

Sue also took toInstagramthis morning to share snaps of the children opening their presents.

She wrote: “Merry Christmas everyone. We hope you have the best day ever #bigfamilychristmas #christmas #presents #chaos”.

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The lounge was full of gifts(Image: Instagram)In the pictures their youngest daughter, Bonnie, one, looked overjoyed as she sat in a small ball pit.

Earlier this week, we reported How Sue had left fans in awe after surprising her children with festive bedroom makeovers.

The bedrooms were transformed into mini-grottos with cute festive bedding on all the beds and a tree which lights up the room.

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(was there was a lot of wrapping paper !(Image: Instagram)Above the fireplace of their impressive – bedroom home were stockings ready to be filled and then demolished on December (**********************************************************************************************************.

The Radfords first found fame in when their lives are were the focus of a Channel 4 documentary called 17 Kids and Counting.

BabyBonniewas the last addition to the brood last Nove mber bringing the number of children to a whopping (****************************************************************************************************************.

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(******************The couple pulled out all the stops for their children(Image: Instagram)She arrived after a swift minute labor weighing 8lb 4oz – and the couple, who have been having children for three decades, vowed she would be their last and had completed their family.

However, they are now expecting another baby girl in the new year.

They live with the majority of their kids in a – bed, four -storey Victorian property, a former care home, which they bought almost (years ago.

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(******************Little Bonnie looked happy in a ball pit(Image: Instagram)Sue and Noel run their own pie business and do not claim extra state benefits.

Some of the oldest offspring have since moved out and started families of their own with Sue and Noel being grandparents to four.

The Radford children are: Chris, (*********************************************************************************************************, Sophie, 26, Chloe, (**********************************************************************************************************, Jack, (************************************************************************************************************, Daniel, 21, Luke, 18, Millie, (******************************************************************************************************************, Katie, (**********************************************************************************************************, James, (*********************************************************************************************************************, Ellie, (********************************************************************************************************************, Aimee, (***********************************************************************************************************************, Josh, (**********************************************************************************************************************, Max, 13, Tillie, eight, Oscar, seven, Casper, si x, Hallie, four, Phoebe, three, and Archie, two, and Bonnie, one.

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The family are set to welcome baby number next year(Image: Instagram)Bonnie had the same due date as Alfie who was stillborn in (**********************************************************************************************.

After Archie was born, the couple said it was “strange” knowing he would be their last.

And when the entire family appeared on ITV’s This Morning in January 2019, Sue said: “Archie is definitely going to be the last Radford baby.”

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(****************Mum Sue said the morning was’ chaos’(Image: Instagram)But eldest daughter Sophie, who has three kids herself, shook her head and claimed she “can’t see her mum stopping” – and she was wrong as months later Sue fell pregnant with Bonnie.

Childhood sweethearts Sue and Noel’s first child, Chris, was born when Sue was aged just 14.

The parents were both given up for adoption after they were born, and they decided to keep Chris and raise him as teenage parents.

They got married and had their second child, Sophie, when Sue was 22

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They are Britain’s largest family(Image: Instagram)Noel even had a vasectomy, later reversed, after baby number nine.

The pair face a monumental task each day just to feed, clothe and ferry about their huge brood.

They spend an estimated £ (********************************************************************************************************, **************************************************************************************************************************** a year of their own money bringing up their children – including birthdays with a reported budget of £ (per child and Christmas at £ to £ 250 per child.

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In addition, they also have a holiday abroad each year.

And as we previously revealed,the family keep their home immaculate – as they proved in a house tour of their ‘gorgeous’ home.

The family also shared a tear-jerkingphotoof tragic Alfie’s decorated grave this week.

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