Recently unearthed footage of Prince Charles and Diana’s infamous fiancée interview comes to light, showing how the Princess of Wales ‘clearly dissatisfied’ looks at her husband’s future comments and asks if the couple is ‘in love’.
On February 24, 1981, after months of speculation, a 32-year-old Charles, who had long sought a bride, married an excited 19-year-old, then known as Lady Diana Spencer.
When asked – during the Buckingham Palace photo call – if they liked each other, Charles’ answer to Diana “naturally” was the memorable one: “Whatever it means in love.”
The track is usually cut off immediately after Charles ‘comments, but new footage aired on Channel 5 on Sunday shows the face of the royal and clear dissatisfaction falls over Charles’ mistake.
Royal experts said the footage was ‘shocking’ and ‘incredible’ forty years later.
The expression on her face is so eloquent.
“I’ve never seen her, so clearly, dissatisfaction with him on camera, it’s a most striking piece of footage,” Royal Historian Piers Brendon told the documentary.
“It’s amazing to watch, I have not seen it yet,” adds author Richard Kay.
“The silence between the two of them pays off terribly,” he added.
Recently unearthed footage of Prince Charles and Diana’s infamous fiancée interview comes to light, showing how the Princess of Wales ‘clearly dissatisfied’ looks at her husband’s future comments and asks if the couple is ‘in love’.
Royal biographer Angela Levin said the interview was one of the earlier signs showing the difference and potential problems between the Spencers and Windsors.
“Diana really can not be a Spencer and shows what she feels she needs to be a Windsor, to keep everything under control,” she said.
Charles was amazed at how he could answer a question about his emotions.
“Do not forget that he was raised by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to hide what they are feeling,” she adds.
On February 24, 1981, after months of speculation, a 32-year-old Charles, who had long sought a bride, married an excited 19-year-old, then known as Lady Diana Spencer. When asked – during the Buckingham Palace photo call – if they liked each other, Charles’ answer to Diana “naturally” was the memorable one: “Whatever it means in love.”
“You can actually see the light going out behind her eyes, she almost feels like a world is collapsing,” Diana’s biographer Andrew Morton added.
It comes as a snippet of Princess Diana’s infamous interview with Martin Bashir in which she discusses that she feels ‘unsupported’ by the royal ‘establishment’ has resurfaced and caused comparisons to Meghan Markle’s bombing with Oprah Winfrey.
The Duchess of Sussex told the chat show host she could not be left alone and admitted that she did not want to live anymore before claiming that the HR department of Buckingham Palace ignored her plea for help because she was not a ‘ . paid employee ‘.
The track usually cuts off immediately after Charles ‘comments, but new footage broadcast on Channel 5 on Sunday shows the royal’s face falling and shows clear dissatisfaction with Charles’ mistake (photo)
She claims she was’ silenced ‘by Buckingham Palace officials, who told her not to answer’ no comment ‘at all, as they would’ protect ‘her, adding:’ It was only when we were married and everything really started to get worse. understand that not only am I protected, but that they are willing to lie to protect other members of the family, but that they would not tell the truth to protect me and my husband. ‘
Meghan told Oprah she later reached out to one of Dian’a’s best friends because she was not supported by the palace, saying that Harry “saved”. [her] live ‘by agreeing to move to Los Angeles.
After the two-hour Oprah interview aired on CBS in the US on Sunday, American filmmaker Ava DuVernay shared a clip from Diana’s 1995 interview with BBC Panorama on Twitter.
A revamped clip from Princess Diana’s infamous interview with Martin Bashir in which she talks about ‘unsupported’ by the royal ‘establishment’ has caused comparisons to Meghan Markle’s bombing with Oprah Winfrey.
The Duchess of Sussex told the chat show host she could not be left alone and admitted that she did not want to live anymore before claiming that the HR department of Buckingham Palace ignored her plea for help because she was not a ‘ . paid employee ‘
In it, the Princess of Wales explains why she feels that ‘the establishment’ she married ‘has decided’ [she’s] a ‘non-starter’ – because she did things ‘differently’.
Prince Harry’s mother told journalist Martin Bashir: ‘Because I do things differently, because I do not follow a rule book, because I lead from the heart, not from the head, and although it gets me in trouble bring in my work, I understand that. But someone has to go there and love people and show it. ‘
She adds that she suspects she does not have ‘as many supporters in that area as I do’ because the royal family sees her as a ‘threat of some kind’, despite the fact that she’s here for good’s to do ‘and is’ not a destructive person’.
When the Spencers Met the Monarchy, Saturday 13th at 9pm on Channel 5