No. I have never been royalty but I totally get why an American (even a woke one) needs a break from The UK and a holiday steered clear of extended relatives she wouldn’t want to be spending time with otherwise. Like Prince Andrew.
And Princess Diana detailed these gatherings. They can be very petty and she was constantly condescended to.
Christmas should be enjoyable.
Some people find it enjoyable spending Christmas with their family and seeing how happy it makes the grandparents. Even if it's a bit stressful and not perfectly enjoyable they believe in the commandment - Honor thy father and thy mother.
Christmas should be reverent. All the rest, the family gatherings and whatnot, is part of accepting the elevated status and wealth and duty that comes with being in the royal family, something both Harry and Megain are thumbing their entitled noses at. Diana was done wrong by her husband is why she disliked it so much. She would have felt the same if her mother-in-law lived in the East End.
that sounds like Christmas with my older sisters. Christmas SHOULD be enjoyable but some people can’t ever shut up and enjoy it.
Meaghan probably wants to be with her mother.