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Inside mum-of-22 Sue Radford’s manic £7k Christmas prep – from Santa letters to blinged-up trees in every room

Sue shares the whopping amount of gifts she gives her kids

MAKING Christmas magical for kids can be time-consuming, so spare a thought for mum-of-22 Sue Radford.

The mum of Britain’s biggest family has been sharing with fans how she celebrates the festive period, and it certainly doesn’t come cheap.

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Sue and Noel Radford pull out all the stops to make Christmas magical for their kidsCredit: Instagram
Sue shared how the kids received letters from 'Santa'Credit: Instagram / @theradfordfamily

Sue, 49, from Morecambe, shared how she typically spends £7,000 on their festivities at their 10-bedroom former care home.

Sue and Noel are parents to Chris, 35, Sophie, 30, Chloe, 29, Jack, 27, Daniel, 25, Luke, 24, Millie, 23, Katie, 22, James, 21, Ellie, 19, Aimee, 18, Josh, 17, Max, 15, Tillie, 14, Oscar, 13, Casper, 12, Hallie, nine, Phoebe, eight, Archie, seven, Bonnie, six, and Heidie, four.

Sadly the couple's 17th child Alfie was still born on July 6, 2014.

Here’s how Sue makes Christmas magical for her bumper brood…

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Letters from Santa

The busy mum shared on Instagram this weekend how her kids had received some rather exciting mail.

She shared a bundle of notes, and wrote: “How cute, the kids have got letters from Santa.”

Tree in every room 

The Radfords deck out their 10-bed mansion with treesCredit: Instagram/theradfordfamily

The family are known for going all out for Christmas, so it's no surprise their 'millionaire mansion' has yet again been transformed to look like Santa's grotto.

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Dad-of-22 Noel took to YouTube to show off some of their decorations, which include a Christmas tree in nearly every room, twinkling lights, and more fireplace stockings than you've ever seen.

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In the vlog, Noel first showed off the family's main Christmas tree in the living room - and it's a sight to behold.

The green tree was covered in lights and ribbons, plus large red baubles, and instead of the traditional angel or star on top, the family went for some rustic red and white foliage instead.

Next to the glitzy tree is the fireplace which has also been kitted out for the occasion.

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A festive wreath covers the fireplace mantel, but it's all of the stockings that really stand out.

Elf on the Shelf

Sue put Elf on the Shelf toys riding a reindeer with some wrapped gifts nearbyCredit: instagram/@theradfordfamily/
The kids were unamused to find their school uniforms wrapped up insideCredit: instagram/@theradfordfamily/

Many kids love looking out each morning for a prank created by the Elf on the Shelf toy - and Sue had created this tradition in their home.

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However, it didn’t go down too well.

Sue had positioned the cheeky toy riding on a reindeer with a bundle of presents scattered around.

Three of Sue and Noel’s kids opened their packages to reveal the mystery contents inside - and weren’t happy at all.

The ‘elves’ had wrapped up their school uniform ahead of lessons that day.

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