Christmas might be seen as the most wonderful time of the year by many, but for Princess Diana, it was a season fraught with tension and sadness—especially after her 1992 separation from Prince Charles. Even before their split, Diana hated going to Sandringham for the holiday season, and once she left Charles, the late princess didn't feel comfortable celebrating with the "frosty" Royal Family.
She attended the royal celebrations in Norfolk in 1993 and 1994, but didn't arrive until Christmas Eve and left before lunch. A friend told the Daily Mail's Richard Kay that Diana "went home alone to Kensington Palace and spent the rest of the day there" before leaving the country to visit friends.
