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Princess Diana had admitted she had felt like an "outsider" when attending Christmas celebrations at Sandringham with the rest of the Royal Family. But despite her separation from
Prince Charles in 1992, the Princess of Wales would continue to visit the Norfolk residence to spend the holidays with her sons until her divorce became official in 1993. Diana however had
lamented the treatment she received from some senior members of the family, reportedly telling royal expert Richard Kay the Queen Mother had been particularly harsh with her on the first
Christmas back since the separation. Speaking to Channel 5 documentary 'Diana, In Her Own Words', Mr Kay said: "She was not welcome at Sandringham. "I remember her
telling me the first occasion she went, the Queen Mother has sort of looked at her, raised her eyebrow and said, ‘I didn’t think we’d see you again.’ "Under that kind of pressure, you
have to be quite a tough character and I think she found it extremely hard but she took a deep breath and she got through it." In a tell-all book describing her frayed relationship with
Charles and the Royal Family, Princess Diana told author Andrew Morton her experience of the Christmas holidays at Sandringham was "terrifying and so disappointing." JUST IN:
MEGHAN MARKLE AND HARRY'S HOLLYWOOD BOND GIG MAY CREATE MAJOR CLASH WITH WILLIAM AND KATE She added: "No boisterous behaviour, lots of tension, silly behaviour, silly jokes that
outsiders would find odd but insiders understood." But despite her negative experience, Diana insisted on going back to Sandringham to ensure her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry,
had a sense of Christmas "tradition." Debbie Frank, a friend and former astrologer to Princess Diana, said: "Diana would have spent Christmas with the Royal Family in 1994
because she definitely wanted to keep a sense of the unit going, the tradition. "She was, above all, concerned with how they would feel, the boys." READ MORE: PRINCE PHILIP
FAVOURITE GRANDCHILD: HOW DUKE HAS SPECIAL PLACE IN HIS HEART FOR THIS ROYAL "I think she felt somehow they could continue as separated but partners and parents to the two boys. “I
think she really did try to make it work or wanted it to work." Charles and Diana agreed she would give up her Her Royal Highness status but maintain the courtesy title of Princess of
Wales. The loss of status meant she would have to bow to all members of the Royal Family, including William and Harry. Diana also maintained all the jewels she had acquired as a member of
the family except for the Lover's Knot Tiara she had received as a wedding gift from the Queen. The diadem would lates be passed on to her daughter-in-law, Kate, the Duchess of
Cambridge.