The late princess "was mortified on Christmas Eve, when she discovered that the Royal Family only gave each other silly gag gifts," Vanity Fair reported, adding that while she gave her new-sister-in-law the Princess Royal a cashmere sweater, Anne gave Diana a bathroom accessory.

The late Princess of Wales used to “dread these royal family Christmases,” royal biography Ingrid Seward said recently

British royals don’t do their Christmas shopping like Princess Diana did. The late royal got the VIP treatment when it came to shopping during the holidays. Now, years later, members of The Firm have a different approach to doing their Christmas shopping.

Like many families around the world, the British royals have a packed house during the Christmas season. Prince William recently shared that 45 people were coming to the Sandringham estate for the holidays this year,