Princess Diana had a strained relationship with members of the royal family. With Christmas approaching, a media report has claimed that the late princess would prefer to skip a traditional meal with her in-laws rather than stay away from any negative energy.
The festival was never Diana’s favourite, as it reminded her of her separation from her mother. However, good memories of the holiday season could not be created with many elements after her wedding.
In a new episode of The Sun’s Royal Exclusive Show, royal experts, Ingrid Seward and Arthur Edward, shared their study of how Diana would cope with the royal pressure of being around members of her family on the day of celebration. “For many years, our Queen Camilla would go away after lunch and spend time with her family in Wiltshire,” Edward said.
Adding to the statement, Seward noted, “Diana always left after lunch. She had to dread these royal family Christmases when things really weren’t going well at all.” Mr. continued, “And she always–and sometimes she would even run away before lunch and stay in the church.”
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The co-host quipped that it would always happen, but at times. Once the princess even ran away from the royal expert on a bike. Although the former Princess of Wales did not have good relations at the palace, she still talked to her hairdresser Richard Dalton, and he even told her why Diana hated going to the Sandringham estate for Christmas.
In conversation with royal writer Kitty Kelly, Dalton recalled, “The Princess did not like going to Sandringham for Christmas.” She continued, “She told me it was very cold and that dinner should be over by 3 o’clock. ‘It’s 3 o’clock and I have time to watch TV,’ she would say, imitating you, you know That’s who the royal family had to watch the Queen’s Christmas message on television, with Diana saying it was a command performance.
According to sources and media outlets close to the late princess, Diana was facing inner turmoil while living among members of the royal family.
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