Princess Diana's former bodyguard has described how the Royal Family's Sandringham Estate was "purgatory" for her, following the release of Spencer, a movie about Christmas festivities at the queen's estate.
Ken Wharfe, who worked as Diana's personal protection from 1988 to 1993, also detailed how the late Princess would confide in staff at the estate as he shared his experience of the events portrayed in the new film.
Speaking to PEOPLE, he said that Sandringham "was purgatory for her" in a sense that she was uncomfortable there and couldn't wait to leave.
He added that Diana "confined herself to spending time in the kitchen with the chef or with people like me, in the hope that time would while away, and she could get back to London".
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In one scene of the movie released last week, Diana is seen being consoled by her dresser as she struggles to make her royal relationships work.
Ken admitted that this probably didn't happen, adding: "From my experience, Diana never once confided in her dressers."
His comments stack up with those of ex-royal chef Darren McGrady, who worked for the Queen at Buckingham Palace for 11 years before relocating to Diana's Kensington Palace home from 1993 to 1997.
He said on his YouTube channel that Diana would spend time with him in his kitchen after dinner, mostly because she was still peckish.
The former royal employee revealed in a video posted on Tuesday that Lady Di was too afraid to ask for seconds when dining with the Queen, as sitting at the monarch table made her too stressed.
"I knew the princess would come down to the kitchen for seconds," Mr McGrady said.
"She was too scared to ask for seconds in front of the Queen."
He adds that Diana would eat the leftovers on the kitchen table, where she would discuss "Phantom of the Opera" and "Les Misérables" with him.
He also features in the film, portrayed by Sean Harris. Kristen Stewart has won praise for her depiction of the princess.
Mr Wharfe also gave glowing accounts of her performance.
He said: "Out of all the people who have played Diana over the past 10 years, she's the closest to her. She managed to perfect her mannerisms."
Royal biographer Ingrid Seward has also discussed Diana in light of Spencer, explaining that the Princess "would have put on a good front for the Queen and the family" at Sandringham.
She added: "She was a properly brought-up girl and would have considered it rude to make a scene or a spectacle of herself."
Spencer follows Diana over the course of just three days as the Royal Family gather at Sandringham to celebrate Christmas in 1991.
The events in the film take place just before Diana and Prince Charles' relationship came to an end in 1992. It was released into cinema's last week, November 5.
