When Prince Charles (73) and Princess Diana († 36) said yes on July 29, 1981, their relationship was already heavily burdened. At that time, Diana was already sure that her husband was having an affair with Camilla Parker Bowles (75), his current wife. As reported in the ZDF documentary “The Secrets of the English Crown”, Diana is said to have discovered the relevant piece of evidence for this suspicion just one day before her wedding: a gold bracelet with the abbreviated pet names of the two.
Despite this more than unfortunate starting point, Diana apparently tried to keep the situation under control. As her former bodyguard Ken Wharfe recounted on ITV’s Lorraine, she was brave and not at all squeamish.
Ken Wharfe was Diana’s security guard for six years and during that time has witnessed many situations first-hand. This includes a party – the exact date is not known – that Camilla’s sister Annabel Elliot (73) threw at the time. The invited guests included Camilla and many of her friends, but also Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
As Ken Wharfe reports, many guests would have been surprised at the time that Diana attended this celebration at all. She knew who she would meet here and she also knew that the situation was delicate. Apparently, the princess tried to keep a close eye on Charles at the party because she called Wharfe over after less than an hour, the former bodyguard reveals. Diana had found that she could not find Charles or Camilla and wanted to start looking. She finally found the two on a couch in the basement, where they were talking. And she decided to make a clear announcement.
Perhaps, Wharfe says, that was one of the pivotal moments in Charles and Diana’s broken marriage, a moment when it became clear that the relationship was going to fail. In any case, Diana stated to her husband and Camilla, according to Wharfe: “Please don’t treat me like an idiot. I know what’s going on.”
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