After Disney Princesses, the princess we knew in real life and heard most about was ‘Princess Diana’, who was famously known as the People’s Princess. It’s been more than four decades since her wedding to Prince Charles, who isnow- hailed as ‘King’. The ex-couple got married on July 29, 1981, at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Princess Diana’s wedding remains the most-talked-about wedding of all time, and it is the most-watched television programme in Britain.
However, not many know that Princess Diana met Prince Charles through the former’s sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, who was the first to date the heir to Britain’s throne. They had a brief romance in the late 70s. In 1980, Sarah claimed that she was the one who introduced Charles to Diana. But the wedding ended on a tragic note. And it seems like the Universe gave eight signs to Princess Diana of her doomed marriage. Read on to know more!
Princess Diana’s wedding gown had to be altered due to significant weight loss weeks before her wedding
Princess Diana’s bridal gown designer, Elizabeth Emanuel, revealed that the young bride-to-be’s body changed weeks before her wedding to Prince Charles. While some brides lose a few inches, Diana has lost a notable amount of weight. Her waist size went from 26 inches to 23 inches.
After many years, Diana revealed what actually triggered her weight loss condition, which was triggered by Bulimia, and it started after her fiance, Prince Charles’ mean comment regarding her weight. In Andrew Morton’s book, Diana said:
“The bulimia started the week after we got engaged (and would take nearly a decade to overcome).”
Recalling the incident, Diana revealed that the moment her husband put his hand on her waistline, he said, “Oh, a bit chubby here, aren’t we?” After which, she started feeling ashamed of herself and wasn’t able to cope with the pressures.
Diana spilled perfume on her gown
Diana walked down the aisle wearing one of her favourite scents, but according to her bridal makeup artist, Barbara Daly, revealed that the young princess accidentally spilt some perfume on her dress. She was trying to put some on her wrists after getting dressed up in the world’s most famous gown. To avoid the perfume mark being visible to people, the makeup artist advised Diana to hold that spot on her dress while she was walking.
Diana had two wedding bouquets to avoid a mishap like Queen Elizabeth
As suggested by Queen Elizabeth, who lost her flower bouquet during her own wedding, she started the tradition of having two identical bouquets to prevent the mishap. The first one was delivered at 8 in the morning to Buckingham Palace, and then a second bouquet was delivered.
Diana forgot Prince Charles name during her wedding vows
This one was the biggest sign from the universe, as Diana was getting the wedding jitters, she accidentally referred to her groom as ‘Philip Charles’ rather than ‘Charles Philip’.
Prince Charles’ married love affair Camilla attended their wedding
Camilla, who was a socialite then, had a serious love affair with Prince Charles. But they had to break up due to the royal norms, as Charles couldn’t marry her. However, she was present at Prince Charles’ wedding day as her husband, Andrew Parker Bowles was on the royal wedding guest list. The reports claim that Prince Charles was still not over then-married Camilla. In fact, he even cried his heart out just a day before his wedding to Diana.
Princess Diana’s astrologers revealed that Prince Charles told his wife that he didn’t love her
According to Diana’s astrologer, Penny Thornton, whom the Princess consulted, revealed that on the night before the wedding, Prince Charles dropped a bomb on Princess Diana. He told her that he didn’t love her. Thorton claimed that Charles might think he should not start the relationship on a false promise. And it was the devastating start to Diana’s so-called ‘happily-ever-after’, which never happened. In a TV’s 2020 documentary, The Diana Interview: Revenge of a Princess, the astrologer said:
“One of the most shocking things that Diana told me was that the night before the wedding, Charles told her that he didn’t love her, I think Charles didn’t want to go into the wedding on a false premise. He wanted to square it with her, and it was devastating for Diana.”
There came a point when Diana considered skipping the wedding. However, it was her two sisters who forced her to get married as the entire world was watching. But Diana’s heart knew that the marriage and her relationship with Prince Charles were doomed. The couple had two children from the marriage, but they never lived a happy life. There were times, when they were seen taking digs at each other during press events. In fact, Diana was the first to openly talk about Prince Charles’ extra-marital affair.
What do you think about Princess Diana’s doomed relationship and the universe giving her signs?
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