Princess Diana interview panorama Russian subtitles. The Seven Fatal Mistakes of the Princess of Wales

Some idolize her, others consider her a skilled manipulator who made a name for herself in opposition to the not-too-popular royal family. The truth, as usual, is out there somewhere. But the fact that Princess Diana made many serious mistakes in her life, which ultimately had tragic consequences for herself, is an indisputable fact.

Accepted an offer from Prince Charles

Now it seems incredible: had Diana not married Charles in 1981, the world would never have known of her existence. It is unlikely that a shy ordinary girl who failed her final exams twice at school and barely pulled out one semester in college could achieve the sky-high popularity and adoration that she had in the status of the crown prince's wife. Contrary to popular belief, Diana was not rich before her marriage. Under British law, peerage titles (including the title of Earl Spencer), along with all movable and immovable property, are transferred exclusively through the male line. Diana had a younger brother, Charles, and two older sisters. The boy inherited everything, the sisters married quite well. As for the future princess, her fate could be very modest.

In the year she became the official girlfriend of the Prince of Wales, Lady Di had been living in London for a couple of years, first with her mother, and then in the apartment that she was given for her 18th birthday. And since the girl did not have a special education, she took on any job, however, she didn’t stay anywhere for a long time: she cleaned for money at older sister and some of her friends, helped organize parties, worked as a dance instructor for teens, nanny for US expats named Robertson, a teacher's assistant at Young England School and an assistant kindergarten teacher. This is the track record that Lady Diana Spencer had by the time they began to actively push her towards the Prince of Wales.

The situation developed almost like in the classic Jane Austen novel: the girl, over and over again, found herself in the right place in right time. All she had to do was catch the eye of Prince Charles (whom the Court was actively looking for a bride) and at least say something. Given the proximity of Diana's grandmother to the Queen Mother, as well as the proximity of the Spencer family estate and royal residence in Norfolk, it was easy to organize. Charles paid tribute to Diana's modesty and sensitivity, but, of course, he did not plan to develop a relationship, much less marry her. However, the information that the prince allegedly found himself new girl, with someone's light hand turned out to be the property of journalists. Diana and Charles' relationship has been the subject of press speculation.

Prince Consort Philip decided to put an end to this issue. Since live human communication between father and son was not honored by the Duke of Edinburgh, he wrote a stern letter to the eldest heir, in which he demanded that the good name of the girl be protected, as befits a man. Prince Charles, according to his aunt, Philip's cousin, Pamela Hicks, took this as an order: he proposed to Diana, which Lady Spencer, who had known the prince for only a few months and had nothing to do with him, accepted without hesitation. In an interview on the occasion of the official announcement of the engagement, Charles said that he was genuinely amazed that "Diana was ready to rely on him." But the sarcasm of these words became obvious and understandable only after many years.

Overestimated myself and underestimated Camille

In the Windsor family, it is not customary to cry even at the funeral of the closest people. And even more so at a wedding. Even if this wedding means the collapse of all your dreams of happy life with someone you really love. Charles wept his tears for Camilla Parker Bowles on the eve of the Wedding of the Century. By that time, their romance with obstacles had already lasted 9 years. What, of course, Diana also knew, for the last two years she lived not in a remote village, but in London, where this kind of information always made it to the front pages of newspapers. What did the 19-year-old precocious bride expect, whose total experience of acquaintance with her future spouse was less than a year, and communication even less? How was she going to outshine Camilla? (read: Princess Diana: 'On the eve of my wedding, I said I couldn't marry Charles')

“The honeymoon turned out to be a great opportunity to sleep,” a phrase from a letter Diana wrote to her lady-in-waiting on August 15, 1981, 2 weeks after the magnificent royal wedding (read: Princess Diana: “I cut my veins already during the honeymoon”). That is, barely becoming the legal wife of a 33-year-old man who had 9 years love affair with a temperamental and experienced rival in love affairs, Diana did not find anything better than to sleep through the honeymoon with a feeling of deep satisfaction. One can easily imagine how Charles missed Camille at that time.

There was an intellectual and spiritual gulf between Charles and Diana. Almost 13 years of age difference had to be compensated with at least something, but she decided that it was he, Charles, who should take the trouble to “descend” to her level of development, and not she “raise” to the level of her husband. She was not interested in the Prince of Wales' hobbies, did not try to befriend his friends, criticized his habits and mocked his piety. They literally had nothing to talk about with each other, and Diana did not know how to listen to Charles the way Camilla did.

Remarkable fact: Lady Dee's favorite books were romance novels Barbara Cartland. Even before her marriage, she read the book "The King's Bride", admitting that all her girlish dreams were embodied in her. In 1993, the writer herself will say: “Diana read only books written by me. Whatever you say, it's not the best choice". American Mary Robertson, for whom Diana Spencer worked as a nanny shortly before the engagement, also recalled that she was extremely surprised by the girl’s limited literary predilections and even advised her to start reading The Times and the Daily Telegraph in order to be able to maintain conversations with Charles.

After it became obvious that Charles was bored in her presence, Diana made another strategic mistake (which is forgivable for a girl of her age, but, alas, does not change the ending): she began to be jealous of her husband for his former mistress. This greatly "grounded" Diana in the eyes of Charles. And she, not realizing this, came up with more and more reasons for jealousy and new insulting nicknames for Camilla. One of them even remained in history - the Rottweiler. According to Diana, Camille grabbed Charles in a stranglehold, as does a dog of this guard breed. It seems that the "Queen of Hearts" until the end of her life could not understand what she was losing all the time to her "older" and less attractive rival.

I allowed myself to be hysterical

Numerous memories of Diana and her own confessions, made in an interview with the BBC in 1995, clearly indicate that Lady Dee had a hysterical personality type. For the first time, this manifested itself in all its glory when, being 3 months pregnant (and Diana became pregnant almost immediately after the wedding), she staged a fall from the stairs. Of course, everything ended well, and Charles, frightened to death, blew dust particles off Diana for the rest of Diana's pregnancy.

After giving birth, according to the princess herself, she again began to suffer from a lack of attention, fell into postpartum depression, and after that she began to defiantly inflict bodily harm on herself. True, it was precisely that they were “demonstrative”, and not those that could really somehow harm her appearance. In an interview with the BBC, the Princess of Wales stated that she was perhaps "the first in the Royal Family to ever experience depression, or at least the first to allow herself to show it openly." Such regular "openness" repulsed Charles and his family from her.

In addition to depression, Diana suffered from periodic disorders. eating behavior. She herself admitted that at the beginning of her marriage she suffered from bulimia for more than four years, which was associated with dissatisfaction with her figure and with nervous strain due to life changes. Uncontrolled overeating, after which the princess went to the restroom in order to induce vomiting, also did not add romance to the marital relationship. Diana was sent for treatment more than once, however, as you know, this did not lead to anything, since the true problem lay in the self-centered nature of the young woman, in her insatiable thirst for the attention of others to her person and, most importantly, in her unwillingness to work on herself. In a country where the system of private psychotherapists and psychoanalysts was already well developed, Diana chose to reflect, feel sorry for herself and blackmail those around her with her antics. This at first frightened and upset Charles and Elizabeth, then the shock was replaced by irritation and alienation. By 1985, the princess managed to completely distance herself from her husband. Charles thought of Camille, and Diana of the red-haired riding instructor.

Cheated on the future King

England, which is proud of its history, still remembers the times when treason against the king-husband was equated with treason. Of course, modern Windsors have gone far from chopping heads for the adultery of their spouses, and Charles is not yet a monarch. But in the royal family, the taboo against female infidelity is written at the DNA level. Even if the husband himself indulges in all serious things, the wife must remain a saint. Diana could not help but know how her affairs would turn out, given the status of the wife and mother of the heirs of the British monarchy. But she seemed to prefer not to think about it. As well as the fact that the status of her lovers (grooms, drivers, officers) further humiliates both Charles and herself.

Biographers of the Princess of Wales counted 5 official and 6-8 unofficial lovers with whom Diana had a relationship before and after her divorce from Charles. Most of all for these novels went to Prince Harry, whom journalists declared a by-product of his mother's love, as soon as it became known about her many years of adultery with a red-haired officer and riding instructor James Hewitt. And after the memoirs of Diana's former butler Paul Burrell, who claimed that Diana preferred not to protect herself during her secret meetings with men, these rumors became completely unbearable. A simple DNA test could stop them, but the royal court would never go for such a procedure. Perhaps not least because the DNA of Charles and Harry may indeed not match, and in this case, no one knows what to do next. Luckily for Prince Harry, thanks to older brother William and his wife Kate, he has already moved far enough away from the throne that only historians and those who like to delve into someone else's dirty linen worry about his true origin. According to another unofficial version, a DNA test has long been secretly done, and the relationship between Harry and Charles has been proven.

Heated the interest of the press

TV journalist Martin Bashir during the famous scandalous interview reminded Diana that she was often accused of artificially inflating interest in her person, shocking the press in the early years of her marriage to Charles. For example, she performed almost in a negligee on the stage of Covent Garden, paired with the famous ballet dancer Wayne Sleep. The number was a "gift" to Prince Charles for his birthday. However, in fact, Diana drew all the attention that the birthday man was supposed to enjoy.

The second time it happened at a reception at the White House, where she danced rock and roll with John Travolta - improvisation caused real hysteria among journalists and ordinary people, and Diana again outshone both her husband and the Reagan couple who were hosting them. Before her appearance in the royal family, her other members, including young people, never caused such a stir, but, by the way, they behaved much less emotionally. Even the rebellious Princess Margaret seemed to have had less of a problem. Diana has always denied the fact that she plays for the audience, but in reality she was flattered that she was able to become the first "celebrity" in the royal family. A previously inconspicuous girl with very modest tastes suddenly turned into the wife of the crown prince and received unlimited access to the fashion collections of the best fashion designers in the world, and at the same time to the caskets with the family jewels of Elizabeth II. Fashion has become another of her passions. Who else from royalty could afford to wear red tights to a formal event? Diana could. And it also went to the front pages of newspapers.

The unhealthy interest of the press was also fueled by Diana's talkative friends, whom (and most importantly) the princess herself allowed to talk about her difficult life at Kensington Palace. In the same 1995 interview, Lady Dee acknowledged that her friends had contacted biographer Andrew Morton with her personal permission. The result of that communication was the infamous book “Diana. Her true story”, published in 1992. Just as provocative and exciting for all hunters for "fried" was Diana's frank interview for the BBC TV channel.

Gave a controversial interview

On November 24, 1995, Diana gave an interview to the BBC. An hour-long conversation with the host of the Panorama program, Martin Bashir, had the effect of an exploding bomb. Diana honestly spoke about the problems that accompanied all 15 years of her marriage to Charles, admitted to bulimia, and to several suicide attempts, and even to her own infidelities, which (and this was seen between the lines) were the result of Charles's infidelities. Diana was convinced that since she and Charles had parted, she had become a "problem" for his entourage, and then she called them "enemies" who set out to make her life difficult, denigrate her and give trump cards to the Prince of Wales in case divorce. "Do you think you'll ever be Queen?" - "Not. I don't think... I would rather be the queen of people's hearts... I don't see myself as the queen of this country. I don't think many people in this country would like me to be Queen. When I say "many", I mean the establishment to which I belong ... ".

Against the backdrop of all that was said about her husband and the royal family, it was strange at the end of the program to hear that Diana did not want to divorce Charles. However, at the end of the broadcast of the program, it was no longer in her power. After such a public removal of rubbish from the hut, there was no point in keeping the broken family boat afloat, at least the Queen did not see him. After a short time, Diana was called to Elizabeth II for an appointment and the issue of divorce was resolved. By the way, this is how Diana got her fortune - 17 million English pounds at a time and another 700 thousand pounds of annual allowance for the maintenance of servants and that part of Kensington Palace in which she was allowed to stay as the mother of the heirs to the Crown.

According to the recollections of Diana's butler, Paul Burrell, until the last moment she doubted that she had done the right thing by agreeing to this interview. True, there is another theory. Diana could not help but understand that divorce would sooner or later become inevitable, and she wanted to tell people her version of why their marriage was ruined. It was the revenge of a tired woman on her husband and his family. But the consequences of these revelations were more serious than she expected. Diana was turned away by her sister and brother, who were close to members of the royal family, she was sharply condemned by her own grandmother and mother, and, finally, many doors that she had recently entered without problems stopped opening in front of her. Few were ready for the love of the "Queen of Hearts" to lose the favor of the real Queen. And if it seemed to Diana that her life became more complicated after she and Charles parted ways, then after the ill-fated broadcast it became her objective reality.

Wanted to marry a Muslim

Even before the official divorce, Diana had an affair with a Pakistani-born surgeon Hasnat Khan. According to friends and butler Paul Burrell, who organized their love meetings at Kensington Palace, Diana was so passionate that she seriously talked about the possibility for her to change her faith for a successful marriage. However, Hasnat felt that the princess was too in love with her star status and social life. The offer never came, but when the next Muslim lover appeared on Diana's personal front, the Royal House tensed.

It was obvious that after the official divorce, Diana was nervous about her status and was actively searching. Dodi al-Fayed was not the man of her dreams, but behind him were his father's billions and the opportunity to continue to live the lifestyle of "celebrity" that she was used to and lost through the efforts of the Queen. The fact that Diana was not in love, but considered Dodi as a possible candidate for the next husbands, is also said by her friends. In the summer of 1997, Diana took both sons with her in order to spend holidays with them on the Cote d'Azur. And then in the press there were pictures of the heirs of the British Crown in the company of Diana and her Muslim lover. Diana not only introduced the children to the potential "new dad", but allowed them to communicate closely. The fact that such contacts could compromise the boys, Diana, obviously, did not even think. She was determined to arrange her personal life and, it seems, once again forgot that she ceased to be an “ordinary woman” at the moment when she became the mother of the heirs of the Crown, and even a divorce from Charles could not change anything here.

Elizabeth and the Court were in a panic: given the impact on the sons of an unbalanced outrageous mother, what would have happened if Diana had accepted the Muslim faith (which she herself allowed as a sacrifice for the sake of a successful marriage)? What would happen if William and Harry had Muslim siblings? And this is not a question of tolerance towards people of other religions, it is a matter of life and death for the monarchy, one of the pillars of which is Protestantism. In the summer of 1997, it became clear that Diana, in pursuit of a personal life, was becoming a danger to her own children. Princes William and Harry were destined for a different fate, and there was no way they could become the stepsons of a Muslim billionaire.

Whether Diana's death was a planned action or a tragic set of circumstances, her death, of course, was a great relief for the Royal Court. The eccentric, unstable, rushing from one extreme to another, playing for the audience, the princess turned out to be a black sheep in their herd. And it is not known how else her story could have ended if it had not ended in that Parisian tunnel.

Air Force: Your Royal Highness, were you prepared for the pressure when you entered royal family?

Diana: When you are 19 years old, it always seems that you are ready for anything and imagine your future. At first I felt out of place, but I always felt the support of my husband.

Air Force: What did you expect from family life?

Diana: I believe that everyone in a marriage, especially if you have divorced parents, wants to succeed. And don't mold what you saw in your family. I was desperate for this, I desperately loved my husband and wanted us to share everything together, it seemed to me that we were a great team.

Air Force: How did you feel everything that happens to you? After you become a princess with the prospect of taking the throne of the queen.

Diana: I was not discouraged by this, I was never scared off by responsibility. Naturally, it was and remains a difficult task to hold such a post. As for becoming a queen - for me it was not an end in itself when I got married.

The most unexpected thing that happened to me was the media attention. We were warned that the engagement would cause a stir among journalists who could sneak up unnoticed, and so it happened. Then they focused their attention on me, and I began to appear alone on the front pages of newspapers daily.

Air Force: How do you explain that Lady Diana Spencer has become the most photographed, most talked about woman in the world?

Diana: I had to track for a long time what caused people's interest in my personality. I assumed that this could be due to the fact that my husband did a lot of work preparing for the wedding and for the relationship. But over time, you realize that you yourself become a product, and people make good money on you.

Air Force: According to the press, it was very difficult for you to cope with your duties. Did you worry?

Diana: Oh sure. Then there was a situation that could not have happened before, it felt like the media was everywhere. It was something like a circus in which everyone wanted to participate. It was a situation where you can't feel sorry for yourself: you either sink or swim. You learn this very quickly.

Air Force: And what did you do?

Diana: I swam. We drove to Alice's Spring in Australia. And when we arrived, we went for a walk, and I asked my husband a question: “What should I do now?” He replied, "Go to the other side and talk to them." I said, "I can't, I can't." He said, "You must do it," and left to do his duty. I followed and did my duty. I started to understand everything. We were on a six week tour: four weeks in Australia and two weeks in New Zealand. At the end, when we returned, I became a completely different person. I felt a sense of duty, interest and understood my role, which I still perform.

Air Force: Were you repressed by people in the beginning?

Diana: Yes. I was very intimidated by such interest, I was a plump, chubby 20-21 year old girl, and I could not understand what caused such interest.

Air Force: Can you say that in the early stages you were happily married?

Diana: Very happy. But the pressure from journalists was phenomenal. For example, when we traveled around Australia, they could hear her: oh, they did not bypass her. If you were a proud man like my husband, how would you feel hearing this every day for four weeks? You would feel depressed instead of feeling happy.

Air Force: When you say "did not bypass her", what do you mean?

Diana: They didn't let me pass.

Air Force: So they preferred you over your husband?

Diana: Yes. I felt uncomfortable about this, it seemed unfair to me, because I wanted to share everything equally in our lives.

Air Force: Aren't you flattered that the media gives you increased attention?

Diana: Increased attention was not flattering, because along with this attention envy came and various difficult situations arose.

Air Force: How did you initially see the role of Princess Diana? Did you have any ideas about what she should do?

Diana: No, I was very embarrassed when I appeared on this stage. But over time, I became more and more immersed in the problems of people rejected by society - drug addicts, alcoholics, the oppressed. And in them I found something close to me. I was struck by their sincerity in the course of our communication. In hospices, for example, people are more open and vulnerable, they are more natural than others. I appreciated it.

Air Force: Did the palace help you understand what your role is?

Diana: No. No one sat me down and did not give me a paper with the words: "This is what is expected of you in the future." But I was happy that I managed to find my place, I felt it and loved being with people.

Air Force: Have you created the role you wanted to create? What did you do for this?

Diana: I remember sitting on hospital beds and holding people's hands. And people were in some shock because they had not seen this before. Although for me it was quite a normal thing. I dreamed that people found solace in these actions, and I decided to do it.

Air Force: You got pregnant shortly after your wedding. What was your reaction to find out that you are expecting a boy?

Diana: Huge relief. I felt that he would work with me. Huge relief. When I was pregnant, the scanner showed that it would be a boy.

Air Force: Have you always wanted to have a family?

Diana: I came from a family where there were four of us. We were unbelievably happy. And now William and Harry are just happiness for me, although it is harder than having two girls, because a different approach to their upbringing is needed. But I decided: let their future be what it will be.

Air Force: How did the members of the royal family react when they found out it was going to be a boy?

Diana: Everyone has experienced some degree of trepidation. For me, the pregnancy was hard enough, but when William was born, it was a huge relief, peace reigned. I was healthy and happy. But then came postpartum depression, which has been repeatedly discussed. It was a tough time. You wake up in the morning and realize that you do not want to get up, you do not feel understanding, you cry to yourself.

Air Force: Was it not in your nature?

Diana: Yes , certainly. I have never been depressed in my life. When I then analyzed what changes had taken place in Last year, this picture stood before my eyes, and my body said: "We want to rest."

Air Force: What did you desire?

Diana: I wanted a lot, I understood that I needed space and time to adapt to the new conditions that arose on my way. I knew I could handle it if only people would be more tolerant of me and give me time.

Air Force: When you talk about the new conditions that have come your way, what do you mean?

Diana: It was a short period of time. The time in which my life completely changed, when everything was turned upside down, is a wonderful moment, but also a moment of change. And I saw where there are roughnesses and how to smooth them out.

Air Force: How did your family react to your postpartum depression?

Diana: I may have been the first member of this family to be depressed and cry out loud. And it was clearly discouraging, because if you haven't seen it before, how can you react to it?

Air Force: How has depression affected your life together?

Diana: This allowed everyone to talk about me as an unstable and unbalanced person. Unfortunately, this has been discussed from time to time for several years.

BBC: According to reporters, it's supposed that life got so difficult that you hurt yourself?

Diana: When no one listens to you, or you feel like no one listens to you, anything can happen. You hurt yourself on the outside because you want help, but you realize you're not getting what you need. People greedily devour and count all this, but if you flicker in the press, it means that you have enough attention. But I didn't cry out for help because I wanted to be better, to move forward, to fulfill my responsibilities as a wife, mother and princess of Great Britain. Thus, I stabbed myself. I didn't love myself, I was ashamed because I couldn't handle the pressure.

Air Force: What did you usually do?

Diana: I hurt my arms and legs. Now I work in an environment where I see women with similar problems and understand why they are.

Air Force: What was your husband's reaction to your actions?

Diana: I never did it in front of him. But it is obvious that the one who loves wants to care.

Air Force: Do you think he understood what was behind this?

Diana: No. Not all people had time to see it.

Air Force: Can you say that you were unwell, or is it natural for a princess?

Diana: I was in my role. I was obliged to get out of this state and fulfill my obligations - not to leave people in trouble to support and love them. And people in return supported me, xc they did not realize how much they help me.

Air Force: Did you feel that you were supporting the image of a successful Princess of Wales?

Diana: Oh sure.

Air Force: The depression was strong, judging by your words. Later it became known about your disease - bulimia nervosa. This is true?

Diana: Yes, I have been bulimic for several years. It was a hidden disease. You are hurting yourself because your self-respect drops and you don't feel loved and appreciated. You get upset stomach four or five times a day, sometimes more, and it makes you feel uncomfortable. Then your swollen stomach annoys you, and everything goes in a vicious circle. It's all very destructive to you.

Air Force: How often was it?

Diana: It depended on the pressure. Coming home, you feel emptiness, because at that time you were obliged to be with the dying, sick, experiencing family troubles. And you understand that you can feel comfort when other people feel it. You come home and jump into the refrigerator out of habit. This is a symptom that accompanied me during marriage. I asked for help, but gave the wrong signals. People thought bulimia was just a front. They concluded: Diana is unbalanced.

Air Force: Instead of getting to the bottom of the cause.

Diana: Well, yes.

Air Force: And what was the reason?

Diana: The reason was the situation that my husband and I did everything together, we did not want to disappoint the public, a lot of anxiety remained inside our house.

Air Force: Have you sought support from the royal family?

Diana: No. You know, when you're bulimic, you're very ashamed and you hate yourself. People think you are trash. That's why you can't discuss it with people.

With bulimia, your weight remains stable, while with anorexia, a person loses a lot of weight, so there was no evidence.

Air Force: When people assumed you were a waste, did anyone support you?

Diana: Yes people. Many times.

Air Force: What did he say?

Diana: Something like: "I hope you become trash later." It was also a kind of pressure. Of course I would like to stay.

Air Force: How long were you sick?

Diana: For a long time. Now I am free from it.

Air Force: Two or three years?

Diana: Mmm. I think a little more.

Air Force: According to newspaper reports, during this period did you experience difficulties in your personal life?

Diana: We were a newlywed couple, we were under pressure from the media, who were fascinated by everything we did. Whatever clothes we wore, whatever we said, however my hair lay, the way we carried ourselves became our work - all these little things tired us out after a few years.

Air Force: How has the public interest affected your marriage?

Diana: It was difficult, especially for a couple who do the same job: we drive the same car, we shake hands. It's hard for a couple, especially if all the attention is on you. We tried to fight it, but it was unbearable. My husband decided that we needed to share our responsibilities. It was very sad because I loved the company enough.

Air Force: That is, it was not your request to do everything yourself?

Diana: Not at all.

Air Force: In the biography of the Prince of Wales by Jonathan Dimbleby, which, as you know, was published last year, it was suggested that you and your husband had very different worldviews, different interests. Do you agree with this?

Diana: No. I believe that we had a lot in common: we both loved people, our country, children, worked in a cancer dispensary, in hospices. But I was portrayed by the media, if I remember correctly, as stupid. I once made the mistake of telling a child that I was dumb as a log. And all the headlines the globe dazzle with this phrase. I regret that I said so.

Air Force: The prince is described in his biography as a great thinker, a man with varied interests. What does he think of your interests?

Diana: I don't think I was allowed to have them. I was always the 18 year old girl he got engaged to, I didn't have any growth jolts. But luckily I grew up.

Air Force: Explain what you mean when you say that.

Diana: Well... "

Air Force: When do you say you've never had jerks?

Diana: When I did something, no one said: “well done” or “everything is good?”. But when there were stumbles, and this happened because these conditions were unusual for me, a ton of bricks fell on me.

Air Force: How did you deal with it?

Diana: It is clear that there were many tears, immersion in bulimia, flight.

Air Force: Some people find that you were so lonely that you could not cope with your duties, and the descriptions suggest that your relationship with your husband was not very good initially?

Diana: We were under special pressure, we tried to hide, but nothing came of it.

Air Force: Around 1986, going back to Jonathan Dimbleby's biography of your husband, he says that your husband rekindled his relationship with Camilla Parker. Did you know about it?

Diana: Yes, I knew, but there was nothing I could do about it.

Air Force: What evidence did you have that his relationship with Camille continued even after your marriage?

Diana: The female instinct is a good thing.

Air Force: And all?

Diana: I just knew.

Air Force: From staff?

Diana: From the people who cared about our marriage.

Air Force: What impression did it make on you?

Diana: Devastation. The violent bulimia you can imagine, the feeling that everything is hopeless, useless and unsuccessful.

Air Force: And with a husband who had a relationship with someone else?

Diana: Yes , and with a husband who loved another woman.

Air Force: Did you really think so?

Diana: I didn't think so, I knew it.

Air Force: How could you know?

Diana: The behavior of the husband has changed. Rely more on instinct. It was terrible and getting more and more terrible.

Air Force: How was this reflected in practice?

Diana: People, I mean my husband's friends, presented me as unstable, yearning and wanted to put me in a psychiatric hospital to make me feel better. I was completely confused.

Air Force: Do you think he really thought that?

Diana: There is no better way to deprive a person than to isolate it.

Air Force: Have you been isolated?

Diana: Yes. Very much.

Air Force: Do you think that Miss Parker was the reason for the breakup of your marriage?

Diana: There were three of us in our marriage, which is already too many.

Air Force: You actually lived separately, although there were still materials in the press about the happiness of the royal couple. What was the relationship like in the royal family?

Diana: I think everyone was preoccupied with what was happening, because they could see all the complexities, but no one wanted to interfere.

Air Force: Do you admit the possible coexistence of two lives - public and private?

Diana: No, because the media was very interested in our couple. When we traveled abroad, we took separate rooms, although on the same floor. But there was a leak, and this caused various complications. Charles and I had responsibilities, that was paramount for us.

Air Force: But did you feel like you got through those two lives?

Diana: We were a good team for the public. Despite the fact that this all reflected on our personal lives, we were a good team.

Air Force: Some people think that reconciliation would be hard enough?

Diana: These are their problems. I know it's possible.

Air Force: The Queen described 1992 as a "black streak" of her life, and in the same year, Andrew Morton's book about you was published. Did you meet the author or personally assist him in writing the book?

Diana: I never met him.

Air Force: Did you contribute in any way to the writing of the book?

Diana: Many people saw how broken I was at that moment. And they understood that this would somehow help them achieve what they aspired to.

Air Force: Did you allow friends, your close friends, to communicate with Andrew Morton?

Diana: Oh sure. Yes.

Air Force: Why?

Diana: I was on edge. I was in despair. I am a strong person and I know that the causes of difficulties lie in the world where I live.

Air Force: Could this book make a difference?

Diana: I dont know. Perhaps people would understand better, perhaps she would help women who are suffering in a similar situation, who are unable to rise because their self-esteem is torn in two. I dont know.

Air Force. What effect did this book have on your husband and the royal family?

Diana: I think they were shocked and very disappointed.

Air Force: Do you understand why?

Diana: I think this book was a shock to a lot of people and disappointed them.

Air Force: What impact did the book have on your relationship with the Prince of Wales?

Diana: It was hidden or, as we thought, hidden. Then it broke out, discussions began, pressure began. Are you staying together or are you going to leave? And such words as separation and divorce were raised in the media daily.

Diana: We fought together. We fulfilled our obligations jointly. And in our personal lives, this caused obvious concerns.

Air Force: Did different thoughts cross your mind?

Diana: Yes, slowly. My husband and I discussed it very calmly. We understood that society needed to clarify the situation, which was becoming unbearable.

Air Force: So what happened?

Diana: We went to the lawyers together. We discussed breaking up. Obviously a lot of people have discussed this with us: the Prime Minister, Her Majesty. And then it went by itself, so they started talking about it.

Air Force: In December of that year, as you said, you were ready for a legal divorce. What were your feelings?

Diana: Deep, deep sadness. Because we fought, but we both ran out. I guess it was a consolation that we both eventually came to terms with the idea. My husband talked about breaking up, and I supported him.

Air Force: Was it not your idea?

Diana: No, nothing. I grew up in a divorced family and I wouldn't want to be in that situation again.

Air Force: What happened next?

Diana: I asked my husband to tell the kids about this before they got back from the Christmas holidays. Being at school, they are protected from press harassment.

Air Force: Have you told the children that you are going to leave?

Diana: Yes , I explained to them what was going on. They, like all children, began to ask a lot of questions. I hoped I could calm them down. But who could know about it?

Air Force: How did this message affect them?

Diana: It had a huge impact on the prince and me, but it was even more so on the children.

Air Force: The spat happened in 1993. What happened during this period?

Diana: The topic of discussion suddenly changed. I was then the estranged wife of the prince. I was a problem, a burden. Everyone wondered: "What to do with her?" This hasn't happened before.

Air Force: Who asked these questions?

Diana: People around me, my environment and...

Air Force: The Royal Family?

Diana: Yes. People from my environment.

Air Force: And you began to feel that you are a problem?

Diana: Yes, and very strongly.

Air Force: How was it expressed?

Diana: My trips abroad were suspended, many things were forbidden, letters were missing and the like.

Air Force: Despite the fact that you were interested in business, were you removed from much?

Diana: Yes . A lot changed when I became a estranged wife and life became difficult for me.

Air Force: Who is behind these changes?

Diana: My husband's side.

Air Force: What was your reaction to the fact that there was a recording of telephone conversations between you and Mr. James Gilbey?

Diana: I felt protected by James because he was a good friend of mine. I couldn't stand it when his life went wrong because there was a bond between us. This worried me. I'm used to protecting my friends.

Air Force: Did you refer to telephone conversations?

Diana: Oh sure.

Air Force: According to the tape, Mr. Gilbey is expressing his affection for you. How can you explain it?

Diana: In my opinion, he is a very gentle man. But it would be wrong to read the subtext of the conversation as a close relationship between two adults.

Air Force: Do you have any idea how the conversation got into the national newspapers?

Diana: No. But it was done to hurt me.

Air Force: What is the purpose of such actions?

Diana: For society to change its attitude towards me. After parting, my husband had more cards in his hands than I had - there was big poker or chess.

Air Force: There was also a series of telephone conversations you made regarding Mr. Oliver Hoare. Could you tell the nuances of these conversations?

Diana: I believe that three hundred phone calls were made, I remember my lifestyle: at that time I was a very busy lady. So I can't answer, I can't. It was a powerful move to defame me in the public eye. They almost succeeded. I did my own research and found out who the young man was who called me so many times. It was Mr Hoare.

Air Force: Were there several such calls?

Diana: Yes.

Air Force: Once, twice, thrice?

Diana: I dont know. Over a period of six to nine months, but of course it happened in an unobtrusive manner.

Air Force: Do you really believe that the campaign was against you?

Diana: Yes, I am absolutely sure of it.

Air Force: Why?

Diana: I wasn't the prince's woman, I was the problem. It was necessary to put an end to me. But how to do this if there was no compromising evidence on me before?

Air Force: Wouldn't it have been better for them to send you out quietly instead of creating a whole campaign?

Diana: I I couldn't leave quietly, that was the problem. I knew that I would fight to the end because I believed that I would play my part and raise two children.

Air Force: By the end of 1993, you were suffering from persistent harassment from the press - your telephone conversations were published - and you decided to withdraw from public life. Why did you decide to do so?

Diana: The pressure was unbearable. My work, all my activities were affected. I wanted to give 100% to my work. But I could only do 50%. I was constantly exhausted and tired because there was pressure. It was cruel. I made the decision that I needed to give a speech and leave until I started to get frustrated with everything and not do my job. It was my decision to give a speech, because I had to publicly declare, so that everyone would know: “Thank you. I'll disappear for a while, but I'll be back."

Air Force: Soon you returned.

Diana: I don't know. I did a lot of work in the shadows, without media oversight, I never stopped. And my return came as a surprise to those who caused my grief. They didn't expect it. I believe that you can always confuse your enemies.

Air Force: Who are these enemies?

Diana: My husband's environment, because I was more famous, did more work, was more talked about than he was. Everything follows from this. I did good things, I wanted to do good. I never hated anyone, never let anyone fall.

Air Force: Do you really think that jealousy has undermined you?

Diana: Rather fear, when a strong woman does her thing, where will her strength end?

Air Force: What was your reaction to your husband's revelation to Jonathan Dimbleb, actually of infidelity?

Diana: I completely unaware of the content of the book. When I found out, the first reaction was concern for the children, because they were able to understand what was happening. And I wanted to protect them. I was devastated, but then I admired the honesty because it means a lot.

Air Force: What?

Diana: Honesty about relationships with someone else.

Air Force: How did you manage this situation with the children?

Diana: I went to school for William. In that moment, I realized how important it is that if you find someone who loves you, you have to hold on tight to him. For happiness, it is enough to find a person and then protect. William began to ask questions that I expected. He asked about the reason for our separation. I said that there were three of us in the marriage, and pressure from the press is another factor. Together they formed a powerful force.

Air Force: What effect did this message have on Prince William?

Diana: He is a child who thinks deeply, he experienced. I tried to give him all my affection without resentment and anger.

Air Force: Turn back. Do you take full responsibility for the complexities of your family life?

Diana: Mmm. I cannot take full responsibility. I take only half, whether I would like more or not, because in family life two people do everything.

Air Force: But do you bear some of the responsibility?

Diana: Of course. We both made mistakes.

Air Force: Another book recently published by Mr. James Hewitt, in which he stated a very close relationship with you since 1989. What is the nature of these relationships?

Diana: We were good friends during hard times. He always supported me. And I am absolutely devastated after the release of this book, because I believed him and because I again worried about the reaction of my children. And most of the evidence in this book came from some other world, it couldn't have happened in reality.

Air Force: What do you mean?

Diana: There is a lot of fantasy, and this made me very upset as his friend; someone I trusted made money off me. And ten days before the books appeared on the shelves, he called me and said that there would be no lies there. I, foolish, believed him. After leaving, the first thing I wanted to do was talk to the kids. William said to me: “Mom, I think it hurt you so much. But you still smile." So that...

Air Force: Was your close relationship beyond a close friendship?

Diana: Yes. Of course.

Air Force: Have you been devoted?

Diana: Yes, I adored him. I loved him, but I was deceived.

Air Force: How would you describe your current life? You rely only on yourself, don't you?

Diana: Yes, surprisingly. People believe that a man should always be next to a woman. In fact, the work done brings me more pleasure. (Laughs.)

Air Force: What do you mean?

Diana: If I had a man, we would be immediately discussed by the press. And life would become hell.

Air Force: Do you feel that you need to be alone with yourself in order to relax?

Diana: No, not necessarily. I have great friends, my boys, my job. In principle, living in Kensington Palace, you are already a little isolated.

Air Force: What can you say about the attitude of the press towards you now?!

Diana: To date, the interest of the press is discouraging, phenomenal for me, because I do not like to be in the spotlight. When I go out to do community work, I realize that by taking the car, I will be caught by photographers. But now they take pictures of me when I just walk out of the front door. I never know where lenses might end up. It’s already normal for me that four cars follow me, and when I return to the car, photographers jump around me. The journalists decided that I am a product, I sell well. They call to me: “Oh, Diana, look over here. If you let me take a photo, I can send my children to good school". You might laugh it off. But when it happens all the time, it's hard enough.

Air Force: Some people tend to think that at first you liked the interest from the press: you danced with people like Wayne Sleep, you looked joyful and had good and warm relationships. Do you think you owe something to the press?

Diana: I never approved of the media. It was a relationship that used to work, but now I can't afford it because it gets violent and abusive. I don't want to feel sorry for myself. I'm not like this. I understand it's their job. For all situations, you still have to pay, because you will be criticized. I am a free person, unfortunately for many.

Air Force: a. here at Kensington Palace, are you isolated?

Diana: In general, I am in an environment according to my position. And I don't regret anything. I do the job I have chosen, I have children, I have plans for the future - I want to visit Argentina and continue its partnership with our country.

Air Force: In what role do you see yourself in the future?

Diana: I want to be an ambassador and represent my country abroad. As for media interest, I don't want to sit in the country and be watered by them.

Air Force: You said that you see your future as an ambassador. Is this someone's wish or just your personal decision?

Diana: I have held a privileged position for fifteen years. This allowed me to learn a lot about people and how to swear. I have studied it, I have understood it and I want to apply it. I watched the lives of people and realized that the most serious diseases of our society lie in the lack of love. And I know that I can give love every minute, half an hour, throughout the day, month. I can and I am happy to do this and I want to do this.

Air Force: Do you think the British are satisfied with your mission?

Diana: I think the British need a statesman with whom a sense of closeness is established, who feels their importance, supports them, helps them find light in a dark tunnel. I see this as the only possible role.

Air Force: Do you think you can?

Diana: I know yes.

BBC: Before When you came into the royal family, the monarchy was at the heart of British life. Don't you think that you are to blame for the fact that they began to talk about the monarchy as a relic?

Diana: I don't feel guilty. A couple of times I heard from people: "Diana destroys the monarchy." These words confused me: why should I destroy what will ensure the future life of my children. But I don't want to talk about how people discuss the monarchy.

Air Force: What?

Diana: People don't care. They have enough family problems and all sorts of other things.

Air Force: Do you think that the monarchy needs to be changed, and is it able to survive?

Diana: I understand that any change scares people, especially if they do not understand it well. They prefer to stay where they are now. I understand it. But I think there are some things that complicated the relationship between the monarchy and the people that can be changed. I think they will be able to go hand in hand, overcoming fragmentation.

Air Force: Have you tried anything for this kind of change?

Diana: With William and Harry, for example, I developed projects for the homeless. I took my children to AIDS patients, although I told them that it was a disaster, I wanted my children to go to areas where none of our environment had been before. They have knowledge that they may never use, but they have acquired it. I hope they will grow because knowledge is power.

Air Force: How can all this affect your children?

Diana: I I want them to understand people's worries, vulnerability, need, hopes and dreams of people.

Air Force: What kind of monarchy can you name?

Diana: I want to see a monarchy that is in contact with the people. But I would not like to criticize the existing device, I just want to say what I see, hear and feel every day, doing my duty, and which correlates with my personal choice.

Air Force: There is a lot of talk about the relationship between you and Prince Charles right now. Would you support a divorce? What are your thoughts on this?

Diana: I don't want to get divorced. We need clarification on a situation about which there have been heated discussions over the past three years.

Air Force: If he decides to get a divorce, will you agree?

Diana: We would have discussed this with him, so far none of us have discussed this issue.

Air Force: Wouldn't that be your decision?

Diana: No, not mine.

Air Force: Why? Wouldn't that solve your problems?

Diana: Why should this solve my problems?

Air Force: Would it solve the issues discussed by the public, what directly affected you?

Diana: Yes, but what about children? Our boys are the most important thing, aren't they?

Air Force: Have you ever thought about becoming a queen?

Diana: No, I didn't.

Air Force: Why?

Diana: I would like to be the queen of people's hearts, in people's hearts. But I don't see myself as the queen of my country. I don't think many people would like to see me in this position. In reality, when I say "many people", I mean the ruling society that I entered because they consider me a failure.

Air Force: Why do you think so?

Diana: Because I do different things, I don't follow what is written, because I think with my heart and not with my head, because of this there are troubles at work. I understand it. But someone has to love people and help them.

Air Force: Do you really think that your actions would prevent you from becoming a queen?

Diana: I would not say so. I had no idea that I have so many supporters in this environment.

Air Force: Do you mean within the royal family?

Diana: They look at me as a kind of threat. I am here to do good: I am not a destroyer.

Air Force: Why do they see you as a threat?

Diana: I think every strong woman in history has gone through this. The reason is confusion and fear. What is her strength? Where does she get it from? Why do people support her?

Air Force: Do you think that a prince will be a king?

Diana: I don't think anyone could answer this question. But, obviously, this question is in everyone's mind. But who knows, who knows how fate will decide, who knows how the circumstances will turn out.

Air Force: But you know him best. Do you think he dreams of becoming king?

Diana: This is always a very sensitive issue when we discuss it. This is a very responsible role - to be a prince, but it is equally more to be a king. When you are a prince you have more freedom, being a king you are a bit suffocated. And knowing him, knowing what restrictions he will be subjected to, I'm not sure if he will be able to get used to this role.

Air Force: Do you think that in the light of your family problems the throne will pass directly into the hands of Prince William?

Diana: As you can see, William is still very young at this moment. Is it worth burdening him with this? So I cannot answer this question.

Air Force: Would you rather see Prince William than Prince Charles on royal throne?

Diana: My dream is for my husband to come to his senses, and everything else will follow from this, yes.

Air Force: Why did you decide to give an interview now? Why did you decide to speak up?

Diana: Because this December will be three years since we broke up. These last three years have confused and troubled me, and I am sure that many, many people do not trust me. I want to convince all those people who have loved and supported me over the past fifteen years that I will never let them die. This is the main thing for me, along with my children.

Air Force: And you think you can convince people?

Diana: What matters to me is just the person on the street, the middle class. He is the most important.

Air Force: Some people will interpret your performance as just a convenient opportunity to get your husband back.

Diana: Sitting here, I feel no resentment: I sit here sad that my marriage didn't work out. I am here because I hope for the future, for the future for my husband, for myself, for the whole monarchy.

Air Force: Thank you, Your Highness.

Translation Irina Bagaeva

Task 4

Read Rich and Powerful Dodi Was Perfect for Diana by Mark Townsend and Peter Allen, United States Secret Service Wiretapped Diana on the Night of the Car Crash, Messages of Condolence Filled Websites, Death of the Beautiful, recounting the events, related to the death of Princess Diana, comment on them.

As always, instead of studying for exams...

Wedding ceremony of Prince Charles of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer on July 29, 1981

Live Stream. If we abstract from further fate getting married, the wedding looks fabulous, for William and Kate 30 years later everything was much more modest (taxpayers watch). The carriages and outfits of the guests are chic. Diana is young, shy and beautiful, and even her huge dress looks appropriate for St. Paul's Cathedral and her marriage to the Prince of Wales. To be honest, even Prince Charles himself looks like a very interesting man :)). One thing is not clear, why during the famous greeting from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the royal family has to go back and forth all the time? Get out, get in, close the doors, open the doors, get out, get in. Probably 5 times in a row. Either they all do not fit on the balcony, or they have such traditions, or they want to tease the crowd ...

After last time Diana and Charles left the balcony, the huge glass doors behind which they had disappeared began to open again. The crowd clapped and whistled, but one of the employees slammed it. Symbolic moment: the royal family only shows what is allowed to be seen.

Princess Diana: her true story

I can not say about the veracity, but there are many controversial and strange moments in the film, perhaps even too many.

1. Judging by the script, there is no doubt that Diana knew about the connection between Prince Charles and Camilla. At least during the period of their relationship before the wedding, the name "Camilla" is pronounced in the film with a frequency of once every 2 minutes and starts to get a little annoying.

2. Camilla herself. It is not known whether she was actually rude to Diana in the way that is shown in the script, but the appearance and behavior of Mrs. Parker-Bowles is puzzling. Camilla appears as a sort of vamp woman, always with styling and make-up, shooting her eyes from right to left, elegantly pacing in rubber boots along Highrov, and invitingly sitting in the saddle.

3. In general, everyone in the film behaves rather strangely. Charles appears to be on antidepressants and retarded to the extreme. Diana mostly giggles stupidly before the wedding, and regularly yells at her husband after the wedding. He listens to everything steadfastly and silently, repeats like a mantra: "Camilla and I are just friends" and answers his wife with a cry just a couple of times. As a rule, in the next joint scene, the spouses talk as if nothing had happened. Sometimes, somehow, they even sleep in the same bed, although not a single scene of reconciliation is shown.

4. Diana often drinks, flirts with other men (in almost any society), stays up late at parties. One morning, after a stormy night, she drives up in a car in Hargrove right to the garden where Charles is flying. Charles just sighs and continues to weed (!).

5. The Queen communicates with Charles exclusively in the style: “If you close the window, I will give you the throne. they don’t talk about anything with their son, only about the succession to the throne.

Diana: A Love Story

This is an attempt to pull up a typical Hollywood love story between a girl from high society and a poor but honest young man under real people. Not very successful in my opinion. One fact that Princess Diana calmly ran unrecognized in tears and tattered tights through the deserted night streets of 8 million London looks unlikely.

The Royal Romance of Prince Charles and Diana

Filmed a year after their wedding and personally approved by Diana. The costumes are kept in every detail, the film has a lot of footage of the chronicle and everything is so fabulous, as it should be and as it has never really been. Charles is too handsome, in love and caring, Diana is so perfect and sweet with journalists and photographers that it is not clear why she suddenly starts crying at a polo game when she is surrounded by the press.

Diana: last days princesses

Not a bad movie overall, but more about the hard work of bodyguards and newspaper sales than the princess. It cuts the ear a little when the soft and sweet Diana loses her temper and declares something like: "I do not send servants for gifts, but I go for them myself. I am not Charles." It is clear that the creators want to trump the facts, but it looks rude.

Queen

It's a good movie, but Helen Mirren's performance is the best. Honestly, after the film, I saw an interview with Helen and was shocked when I saw a completely different person - a smart, lively emotional woman, not at all the same as she was in the role of Elizabeth. That's when I realized what it's like to constantly look at Hollywood actresses who play themselves from film to film.

The film itself is, of course, a big, big flattery to Elizabeth II and Tony Blair. It is indisputable that the queen is precisely the "Queen" - steadfast, devoted to her duty and loving her grandchildren, but also a very domineering, tough, and sometimes cruel woman. What is prudently silent in the script.

Princess Diana Jewels

The history of famous jewelry: tiara, strings of pearls, sapphires, framed with diamonds as a wedding gift to Charles from the Prince of Saudi Arabia, jewelry from the Queen's vault, etc., in which Lady Diana appeared at official events.

Reinviting the royals

A two-part BBC film about the relationship between the royal family and the press. The first part is the crisis associated with tragic death Diana, by the desire of the royal family to protect their privacy and Charles' attempts to restore his reputation. The second is the "thaw" associated with the emergence of the younger generation of Windsors.

An interesting film, you can find out a lot of details that were not covered in our press (or I missed it). The first is embarrassment at the press conference of the princes (Charles and sons) at the ski resort, just before the wedding with Camilla. The journalist asked William and Harry how they feel about the upcoming marriage, at which time Charles leaned over and muttered under his breath: "Bloody people. I can't bear that man. I mean, he's so awful, he really is."

(Disgusting people. I can't stand this man. He's terrible) Cameras and microphones were on.

The second episode does not paint already TV people. Transfer announcement. Anna Leibovitz takes a picture of Queen Elizabeth. Leibovitz looks into the camera and addresses the queen: "I think it will look better without the crown because the garter robe is so..." how the photographer could finish the word "extraordinary" (unusual), the queen looked at her sternly and replied: "Less dressy, what do you think this is?" (Less dressy, do you think?), indicating what she was wearing . The BBC then aired a clip of the Queen walking quickly down the hallway and saying "I"m not changing anything. I"ve had enough dressing like this, thank you very much." (I won't change anything. I've been wearing this for quite some time, thank you very much). Everything looks as if after the words of Leibovitz, the queen flared up and slammed the door. Later, the BBC apologized and admitted that the episode in the corridor was filmed before the photo was taken, Elizabeth's remark related to the weight of the mantle embroidered with gold, and the Queen was in a hurry to the photographer, and not away from her. The show is the show.

"The Same" Interview with Diana on the BBC

The interview is really shocking, the year is 1995, and despite living apart from her husband, Diana at that time is still officially married, bears the title of Princess of Wales and is a member of the royal family. Over the past 20 years, the public has seen a lot of things, and an even more scandalous story of the unsuccessful marriage of a princess with the prefix "pop" - Britney Spears, and got used to naked royal priests, which no, no, flash in photographs in the media, and at that time such frankness from the hypothetical Queen of Great Britain had the effect of an exploding bomb. It is sad and bitter to hear how young and beautiful princess tells how she hurt her legs and arms, how she felt her husband's betrayal, how Charles's friends offered to lock her up in Kensington and not let her out ... At the same time, do you think that Diana felt better from all these revelations? Despite all the nightmare of the "royal marriage", the princess repeats like a mantra: "I do not want to get divorced, I want to continue to fulfill my duties. My main goal is to earn the love of the masses of people and make them happy." And in general, Lady Diana did an excellent job of this task all her life, but at too high a price. And you involuntarily think, maybe it’s better not to be the most discussed, photographed and adored woman in the world, but just alive and happy ...

P.s. " There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dream of in your philosophy".

William Shakespeare.

(There are many things in the world, friend Horatio, What a person is not supposed to know (free translation))

In an interview with the BBC, Princes William and Harry said they adhere to one of the main versions of the tragedy, according to which it was the journalists who provoked the fatal accident in Paris, and each of them should be collectively responsible for the death of their mother.

Prince William: “Like a pack of dogs, they followed her everywhere. Tracked her, spat at her, shouted, tried to provoke her into reciprocal anger, an emotion that would have looked good in the frame.

Prince Harry: “One of the worst: my mother and I were driving to a tennis club, and my mother was so tortured by guys on a motorcycle that she parked the car and chased them. Then she came back to us and sobbed, could not stop. It was terrible to see my mother so unhappy.”

A car with a drunk driver behind the wheel, a security guard from the Ritz Hotel, Diana herself, who always, except for this single time, fastened her seat belts, and her boyfriend Dodi al-Fayed avoided the paparazzi at a speed of 195 kilometers per hour through the Paris tunnel. The driver lost control and their Mercedes crashed into a barrier. Dodi and the driver died on the spot, the guard survived, Diana died in the hospital on the operating table that night.

Prince Harry: “Those people who caused the car accident, the paparazzi, took pictures of her when she was sitting in the back seat broken car. She had horrific head injuries, but she was still alive, still breathing, and could see the same faces of her tormenting photographers who had driven her to death. And now they were taking her last shots. And then they sold them to agencies for a lot of money.”

The press tried to shift the responsibility for the death of Diana to Elizabeth II and Prince Charles. the queen herself was accused of organizing a car accident. More reputable publications scolded her for not publicly enough to sprinkle ashes on her head.

The subjects reproached the queen for staying in quiet Scotland when London struggled and choked in hysterics. People wanted to see the grieving monarch in mourning at Buckingham Palace, but she was not there. She was in Scotland, seven hundred kilometers from London. These days, Elizabeth decided to be a grandmother, not a queen: she believed that it was more important to be with the little princes than with her nation, and she did not want to take them to London before the funeral and left them to mourn in peace and quiet.

Diana died on the night of August 31st. Charles, who was with the children at Balmoral Castle, wanted to wake up his sons and immediately tell them the news. But Elizabeth II forbade disturbing the last happy dream their childhood.

Prince William: “All newspapers have been removed from our field of vision, all televisions have been turned off. We didn't know there was such a huge reaction in the world to her death."

Details in the story NTV correspondent Lisa Gerson.

In 2017, something happened that should have happened a long time ago: Camilla Parker-Bowles spoke. The famous English patience was enough for 25 years of silence, but, obviously, there is a limit to everything. In the year of the "anniversary" of the death of Princess Diana, her ghost again disturbed the UK - a new edition of the book "Diana. Her True Story,” in which the already devastating truth about her unfabulous life with the Prince of Wales was supplemented by accusatory transcripts of Lady Dee’s personal audio recordings. 25 years after the first publication of these revelations, her "rival" decided to publish her part of this story. In 2018, the book “The Duchess. The Untold Story by acclaimed royal biographer Penny Junor. After spending many hours with Camilla, Charles, their friends and family, interviewing their former secretaries, butlers and assistants, Junor wrote what the British Daily Mail rightly called "Camilla's explosive biography."

lying princess

“There have always been three of us in this marriage, which, you know, is a bit much,” Diana said in a scandalous interview for the BBC in 1995, wiping away a sudden tear. The one in question was sitting at that moment watching TV at home and could not help smiling sarcastically: those who knew Diana as well as Charles' friends knew perfectly well that this was a one-man theater. But the problem was that few knew the true Diana. For the rest, that day, Camilla finally turned into an absolute evil, a dissolute creature who destroyed the family of a beautiful and generous princess. By the time Diana gave this strange interview in every sense, the "halo effect" in relation to her was so powerful that few people, in principle, could critically evaluate everything that she told.

For example, Diana said that when the book of her former lover James Hewitt saw the light, the first thing she did was rushed to the children, thinking in horror about what would happen to them when they found out about everything. But how is this concern related to the fact that a year later she herself gave an interview in which she told an audience of 20 million much more terrible things about her marriage?

Another lie was to deny, sitting in front of a television camera, his personal participation in writing the book “Diana. Her true story. The truth surfaced only after her death - Diana did not just allow her friends to tell Morton about her suffering. She herself was the main narrator. For weeks on end, she met with a friend, a psychotherapist James Colthurst: they left Kensington Palace for walks, armed with a voice recorder, he asked her questions on Morton's list, and she answered them in an expanded form. Sometimes, when the situation allowed, they talked on the phone, and Diana dictated answers to the writing device on the other end of the line. So did she care what would happen to her sons when all this dirt reached them?

“I always felt that Andrew Morton's book should be taken with great caution,” recalls Penny Yunor, author of the book about Camille. - “Diana at that time had been married to Charles for more than 10 years, unhappy for both. She was angry, resentful and wanted revenge. It is with this understanding of the situation that one should perceive her notes. What was "truth" for Diana was not necessarily true for others."

Exploring the history of the most famous love triangle, Junor has done a really great job. “Diana in her revelations often took the facts and distorted them - as many of the participants in those events spoke about. And that pissed people off." For example, this was the whole history of the relationship between Charles and Camilla - from the very moment of the engagement of the prince with Diana.

alien bride

“There were always three of us in our marriage,” Princess Diana said, but this was not true, the biographer assures. Married Camilla was indeed Charles's mistress, but when the prince proposed to Diana, they ended the relationship. It was a conscious choice by both. Camilla at that time knew firsthand what it was like to be the wife of an unfaithful husband: her Andrew cheated on her throughout the years, his adventures were not a secret to their friends (after all, he often chose his mistresses from their own circle). Charles believed that they could remain just friends, because they had a lot in common, and not just sex. At the same time, he firmly set out to try to fall in love with the sweet girl whom he had chosen as his wife. He believed that such a thing was possible (after all, there are many such examples in history). The fact that the marriage was engaged was not in doubt. Charles and Diana hardly knew each other. There were few opportunities for them to meet where they could get to know each other better. They write that Diana behaved nicely, and, surprisingly, at first she liked most of Charles's friends, with whom he managed to introduce her. Even Camilla considered her a worthy match for the prince, in fact, approving the choice of a wife for her, as it then seemed to her, already a former lover.

According to the royal biographer, a month before her death (in 1993), Diana's grandmother, Lady Ruth Fermoy (companion of the Queen Mother), asked for forgiveness from Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and Charles for the fact that family ambitions did not allow her to warn them about psychological granddaughter's disorders from the very beginning. According to Lady Fermoy, Diana was already demonstrative, unbalanced and prone to pathological lies, but she knew how, when necessary, to play in public. But all Lady Ruth did back in 1981 was tell Diana that the lifestyle of the royal family was not for her, that she could not fit into this family. And the "shy" granddaughter resolutely crossed her grandmother off the guest list at her wedding.

Passion for Camille

Striking changes in Diana's behavior began within a few weeks after the official announcement of the engagement. As Penny Junor writes, Diana suddenly became suspicious, moody, irritable. It seemed to her that everyone around was only doing what they were discussing. It seemed to her that Prince Charles was constantly talking about her with friends and with the Queen. She was sure that all the servants in the palace of the Queen Mother (where she moved from her London apartment in order to protect herself from annoying paparazzi) were whispering about her and considered her unworthy of respect. It is curious that Diana also told almost the same thing, only her voice sounded confident. She did not use the phrase "it seemed to me", she claimed that it was so. And no one could convince her otherwise. Exactly at that time, Diana's attacks of bulimia returned - this eating disorder had visited her before, but not in such a pronounced form. She secretly stuffed her stomach with whatever she could find in the refrigerator and then forced herself to vomit. Charles learned about this feature of Diana already during their honeymoon.

As Junor writes, Diana began to be jealous of Charles for all his friends, she did not like that he continued to spend time with them, it seemed to her that he should devote more time to her. The same applied to the communication between the Prince and the Queen. Charles, and others too, were sure that the drastic changes in Diana were the result of stress due to the attention that had fallen on her person, and that after the wedding she would come to her senses. Therefore, in order not to unnerve the bride, Charles, in fact, limited his contacts with friends, transferring most of his communication to the telephone format. He also spoke on the phone with Camilla. She was his only close female friend, so it was from her that he sought advice on how to deal with a depressed bride.

At this time, a terrible thing happened - someone reported to Diana about the nature of the relationship between Charles and Camilla. It was a cruel mistake on the part of the prince not to make sure that the bride learned about it from him and what is called "on the shore." A terrible scene took place between them, Diana crushed furniture and screamed, and the prince could only say that since their engagement he had not and would not have any other woman except his wife. Of course Diana didn't believe him.

From that moment on, Camilla became her obsession. Diana spied on her fiancé, looking for evidence of his infidelity, and he, like a fool, secretly called Camille and asked what he should do with all this. When your mother is the Queen, you have little chance of just going to her and talking heart to heart. So, Camilla remained for Charles the only woman with whom he could honestly and not cunningly discuss the problems that had arisen.

Camille did not like her role. Charles's stories embarrassed her, it seemed to her right to withdraw herself, at least for a while. In the end, they could no longer be lovers, and, judging by the behavior of Diana, and friends too. But Charles needed a friend. And he could not completely let go of Camilla at such a moment, even if they did not see each other, as before. Diana later said that she was very hurt when Charles sent a bouquet of flowers to Camilla who had meningitis. But the most disgusting scandal because of Camilla occurred a couple of weeks before the wedding (