Biographer explains why Princess Diana hated spending Christmas with the royal family and tried to leave the Sandringham estate as quickly as possible

For many people, Christmas is filled with positive and warm emotions as they get to spend time with their loved ones. However, for Princess Diana, this day was far from being pleasant.

According to biographer Ingrid Seward, Lady Di always felt a tense atmosphere at the Windsor's private estate, Sandringham, where many monarchs gathered to celebrate the important holiday. Because of this, the former wife of King Charles III always tried to escape the estate as soon as possible, People writes.

"When things were really not going at all well, she was to dread these royal family Christmases. And sometimes she escaped even before lunch and just did the church," the expert explained.

Lady Di's former butler also noticed negative emotions surrounding the royals. According to him, the mother of Princes William and Harry compared the celebrations in Sandringham to a pressure cooker. However, she had to "grin and bear it because she knew it was her duty."

Princess Diana's ex-bodyguard added that for her, the celebration turned into "purgatory." At times when she was unable to escape from the estate, she would go to the kitchen, hoping that this would make the time pass much faster.

Interestingly, Charles III's wife, Queen Camilla, also has this habit. As noted by monarchs' photographer Arthur Edwards, after her marriage to the heir to Elizabeth II, Her Highness left Sandringham in the afternoon for many years to spend time with her family in Wiltshire.

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