7 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT LADY D. - NEWS - GOSSIP

7 things you didn't know about Lady D that will blow your mind

It is useless to deny it: about Lady Diana Spencer everything has been written, we know everything - or at least, we think we know. Yet what officially emerges is a partial portrait and not entirely faithful to the truth of the Princess of Wales: in fact, little is known of the real life that the very young Diana had to face close to her marriage with Charles and in the years immediately following, which , as she herself declared, they were the most unhappy moment of her life. To clarify and reveal some burning indiscretions on the behind-the-scenes of the most famous and disastrous wedding in history - which certainly will not please the English royals, now quite used to swallowing toads - is a documentary, aired in recent days on the National Geographic Channel, produced by Andrew Morton, British journalist and official biographer of the woman, also author of that famous book, Diana. Its True Story , which caused a sensation at court, and beyond. Yet the Diana case seemed already closed some time ago:

Morton focuses above all on the palace life of the very young Diana, who recently became Princess of Wales and the wife of a man who never wanted to love her. Here are seven things you didn't know about the Princess of Wales that will make you love her. even more (if possible!).

1.A few days before the wedding, Diana witnessed an intimate phone call between Carlo and Camilla

You may remember the image of a young Diana in tears in a red coat at the airport to greet Carlo, ready to leave for a trip to Australia. The press at the time spoke of the sad face of a woman for the departure of her man: nothing could be further from reality. The real reason for the crying hides behind a loving phone call between her future husband and Camilla Parker Bowles, to whom Diana he had witnessed a moment before, and all this happened just before the royal wedding.

2. Carlo, before Diana, dated his sister, Sarah Spencer

Carlo, before asking Diana to marry Diana, attended the latter's sister, Sarah Spencer who, apparently, was quite willing to enter the Palace. Yet, the Prince of Wales soon turned his attention to the very young Diana: it is said that Sarah's dreams were shattered when Carlo invited Diana to her 30th birthday party, arousing disappointment and envy in the eldest of the Spencers, who by now had sensed her imminent departure from the scene. In short, Carlo quickly realized that it was Diana who had all the credentials for a perfect facade wedding ...

3. Diana secretly participated in writing her biography written by Morton

Perhaps not everyone knows that Morton's famous book about Diana, entitled Diana. Its True Story and published in 1992, it was secretly written in collaboration with Diana herself. The choice to write a biography was precisely of Lady D who identified the most suitable author for the risky task, with the aim of revealing her innermost truths indirectly and without running into problems with the court. The princess had found an expedient to prevent this collaboration from being known: Diana sent Morton through a trusted friend, James Colthurst, tapes containing the interviews that were made to her by Colthurst himself. In this way she could never be accused of having had contact direct with Morton and being so responsible for the truth-book so hated at court.

4. Carlo was very jealous of the people's love for Diana

Charles was very jealous of Diana: yes, but not in the way that the role of husband would require… That's right, the Prince of Wales couldn't bear that his wife could steal the show from her - which he did regularly - putting him in the background. In fact, Carlo was irritated by the extraordinary affection and warmth that the people constantly showed towards Lady D. It is said that when the two passed on the carriage in the middle of the crowd, the voices of the people could be heard who regretted not to being on Diana's side and not being able to see her so well.

5. Diana's bulimia was triggered by her husband's unpleasant comments

Diana stated that the first episodes of bulimia occurred following some comments that were anything but pleasant from her husband, who had pointed out, not very elegantly, that he did not have an enviable silhouette. Diana, who did not perceive any feeling of love from the man she had married, those words unleashed a real inner earthquake, bringing to the surface all the uneasiness that had been silently hatched in previous years.

6. Diana confronted Camilla directly at a party, telling her about Carlo's betrayals

That Diana was not exactly a lover of the rigid Palazzo etiquette, is certainly not unknown, after all, her entire life after the divorce is vivid testimony with episodes full of humanity that not by chance earned her the reputation of princess of the people, but imagine her face to face with her husband's lover in a vitriolic face to face, perhaps it is not so obvious. Well yes, during the birthday party of Camilla's sister in one of the last years before the divorce from Carlo, Diana interrupted a chat between Carlo and Camilla, on the lower floor of the room where the celebrations were held, confronting Camilla directly and talking to her about Carlo's constant betrayals without any fear. she felt courageous and full of strength, so much so that she recognized it as the beginning of her slow and progressive rebirth.

7. Diana always knew she was going to be a special person

"I knew I had to keep myself pure in view of what could happen", these are the words that Diana spoke as a young girl to those who asked her about her future. In a sort of very deep connection with her life and her destiny, as happens for the people destined to go down in history, the sad princess so loved by the people has always known in her heart that hers would not be a life. normal. And history confirmed this to him pretty soon.