But unlike the rest of the world, the royals open their presents on Christmas Eve.
The following year, she came prepared and gave Sarah, Duchess of York, a leopard-print bath mat.
He claimed that a friend of Diana’s told him the princess believed the monarchy had outlived its relevancy.
However, Christmasses were always an awkward affair regardless because of Diana’s complicated relationship with the royal family.
She could see how her being there just made everyone so tense and uneasy.
She’d joined them for the sake of the boys, but it wasn’t really working."
