Joining the royal family sounds like a dream come true, but thanks to royal wives like Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, and the late Princess Diana, fans know it can be anything but happy-go-lucky — which, unfortunately, includes Christmastime.

The royals are known for having weird family holiday traditions , but for Diana, the holidays were just depressing. According to her former butler, Paul Burrell, Diana loathed celebrating the holidays at Sandringham in Norfolk, England, but knew it was expected for her to attend while she was still married to Charles. "It's like a pressure cooker, Sandringham at Christmas, of people and emotion," Burrell told Marie Claire . "Some can stand it, some can't. Diana couldn't stand it."

Diana married King Charles III in 1981, and their divorce was

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