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Diana and Charles first met in 1977, when she was just 16 years old and he was 29. In an article published in The Daily Times, it said that their meeting took place at the Spencer's ancestral home of Althorp, while Diana's elder sister Sarah was also there.
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The engagement was officially announced on February 24, 1981, and per royal tradition, the newly betrothed couple gave a TV interview shortly after the news became public.
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The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer took place on Wednesday 29 July 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral in London, United Kingdom. Which was watched by million of people.
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Their first child, Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales, was born on June 21, 1982.
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Prince Henry Charles Albert David, was born on September 15, 1984.His birth made Charles furious as he wanted a daughter
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Camilla was the old love of Charles. Camilla wasn't considered a suitable match for the Prince of Wales back then so Charles then married Diana
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Although the Princess of Wales said that she was “terrified” of Camilla, Diana told her boldly, “I’d just like you to know that I know exactly what is going on.” Camilla attempted to avoid the claim by saying she did not know what Diana was talking about. Diana remembered Camilla saying that she had “everything she could ever want” and “all the men in the world.” When asked what more she could want, Diana told Camilla, “I want my husband.”
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Prince Charles admitted that once he and Diana's marriage had "irretrievably broken down" five years in, he and Camilla began their affair in 1986. Diana was aware of it, and in 1989 she confronted Camilla about it all at a party.
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Diana's marriage to Charles, however, suffered due to their incompatibility and extramarital affairs. They separated in 1992, soon after the breakdown of their relationship became public knowledge.
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Bashir asked if Diana asked for help from any of the royals. She responded: “No. You, you have to know that when you have bulimia you're very ashamed of yourself and you hate yourself, so - and people think you're wasting food - so you don't discuss it with people.
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The princess agreed to speak with Martin Bashir in 1995 to set the record straight following tabloid speculation about her marriage to Prince Charles, which by that point had irretrievably broken down. During the interview the princess admitted that her marriage to Charles was over, saying, “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded”—an unmistakable reference to Charles’s ongoing affair with Camilla.
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The princess was powerless to combat the French paparazzi, renowned as an even tougher breed
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In the early hours of 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died in hospital after being injured in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris while being followed by the paparazzi. Her partner, Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140, Henri Paul, were pronounced dead at the scene
