Why Prince Charles And Princess Diana’s Marriage Couldn’t Have Lasted Even Without Camilla

Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage wouldn’t have lasted even if Camilla Parker Bowles wasn’t in the picture. The Prince and Princess of Wales were very different from one another.

Royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith said that the first issue between Prince Charles and Princess Diana had to do with their 12-year age gap. The heir to the throne was already an adult when he started dating the late royal.

“Charles had been through the ups and downs of the formative years of early adulthood, pushing to find a role for himself and channel his passion into action,” Smith said. “Diana was still an adolescent.”

Prince Charles and Princess Diana also lacked having an intellectual connection, and their interests were also very different. To make things worse, the royal couple didn’t also have common friends that could’ve helped them deal with their marital issues.

The future king also became increasingly jealous of Princess Diana, especially after he realized that the public has become more drawn to her than him. Prince Charles became insecure, and his insecurity stressed the late royal out.

In the book “Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of An Improbable Life,” Smith said that the dad of two was already aware that his marriage to Princess Diana was doomed. But despite his knowledge, Prince Charles still tried to make his relationship work.

“Pressured and panicked, he had rushed into a decision before he was ready, understanding little about the rosy-cheeked girl of nineteen who gave him beguiling sidelong glances. At age thirty-two, he should have known better,” Smith said.

And in a letter that he wrote to his friends, the Prince of Wales rhetorically asked how he could’ve gotten things so wrong. In the documentary “Charles And Di: The Truth Behind Their Wedding,” Prince Charles also expressed his concerns about Princess Diana just hours before they tied the knot.

“Prince Charles kept saying ‘I want to do the right thing by my country. I want to do the right thing by my family,’” royal biographer Ingrid Seward said. “In his heart, I think he knew that they just had nothing in common,” she added.