How Princess Diana Struggled To Keep Up With Her Public And Private Life

Princess Diana struggled a lot when she was still with Prince Charles. In fact, she also faced a dilemma when it came to juggling her private and public life.

In the book “Diana: Her True Story,” royal author Andrew Morton said that the Princess of Wales was forced to keep up with her appearances because she lived a very public life. But behind closed doors, only a few people were aware that she was actually struggling.

Morton also thought that the public put a heavy strain on the mom of two. Princess Diana also felt that it was her obligation to support the public, as well as the royal family’s image.

“A close friend says: ‘The public side of her was very different from the private side. They wanted a fairy princess to come and touch them and turn everything into gold. All their worries would be forgotten. Little did they realize that the individual was crucifying herself inside,’” he added.

During her interview with Martin Bashir for Panorama in 1995, the late royal also talked about another hardship she experienced while she was married to Prince Charles. She said that the feeling of being unloved was the biggest disease a person could ever have.

“I know that I can love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month, but I can give,” she said. “I am very happy to do that. I want to do that,” she added.

During the same interview, Princess Diana also admitted to suffering from bulimia, which got worse because of her marriage to Prince Charles. After Prince William’s birth, the mom of two also suffered from postpartum depression, and she resorted to hurting her arms and legs as a means to cope.

And even though Princess Diana tried to protect the royal family when she was still alive, they didn’t necessarily do the same thing for her. She told Bashir that when the members of Prince Charles’ family found out that she was suffering from depression, they turned the other way.

“I felt like I was the first person ever in the royal family to openly cry and nobody knew what to do,” she said. “If you haven’t seen it before, how do you support it?”