Princess Diana struggled with depression and bulimia. In Andrew Morton's book, "Diana: Her True Story," the Princess of Wales also opened up about her mental health and struggle with bulimia as a result of her troubling marriage and complicated relationship with the press, who would make comments on her appearance.
The combination of illnesses from which Diana herself said she suffered resulted in some of her biographers opining that she had borderline personality disorder.
What were Princess Diana's last words? The firefighter on the scene of Princess Diana's accident revealed the last words she spoke before her death in an interview with The Independent. According to the firefighter, Xavier Gourmelon, the Princess of Wales asked: “My God, what has happened?”
But, according to Brown, Diana was insecure herself, and despite her soaring popularity, was crumbling in private. Suffering from both postpartum depression and bulimia, Diana soon discovered that Charles had resumed his relationship with his old lover Camilla Parker-Bowles.
By the end of the year, Charles and Diana's marriage dissolved. British Prime Minister John Major formally announced their separation, saying it would happen "amicably." A year and a half after their separation, Prince Charles gave a bombshell television interview where he admitted to infidelity.
She dated Prince Charles in her early 20s.
Sarah Spencer with her future brother-in-law, Prince Charles, at a polo match, July 1977. Sarah briefly dated Prince Charles, but it was not meant to last. She reportedly said to Time magazine in 1978, "There is no chance of my marrying him.
It was worn for the first time to a 1994 dinner at the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens. The garment has been interpreted as having been worn by Diana "in revenge" for the televised admission of adultery by her husband Charles, then Prince of Wales.
Throughout her life she supported and gave her voice to people struggling with AIDS, leprosy, cancer and illnesses, and homelessness. Her patronage and involvement with many charities helped the lives of people all around the world, and found Diana a special place in the hearts of the public.
The crash. At 00:23, Paul lost control of the car at the entrance to the Pont de l'Alma underpass. The car reportedly struck a passing white Fiat, swerved to the left of the two-lane carriageway and collided head-on with the thirteenth pillar that supported the roof.
Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8 had an uneasy relationship with daughter-in-law Princess Diana. According to the reports, the association had many ups and downs, primarily because of the Queen's son Prince Charles' alleged extramarital affairs.
According to Prince Diana's former lover Dr Hasnat Khan, the royal switched cars after experiencing faulty brakes. In his statement at the 2008 inquest into her death, Dr Khan said: “One day, in 1995, I had finished work and bumped into Diana outside the hospital.
Actors Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, and Tom Hanks were among the mourners at the funeral. Michael famously "bawled his eyes out" at the funeral.
The Queen thought Diana quite suitable for Charles. “She was very much a hit with the royal family—they really warmed to her,” Chernock says. “Diana worked very, very hard to ingratiate herself and to model what she thought being a princess would entail, and she did it very successfully.”
However, she preferred chicken and fish to red meats. According to Darren, her favourite fish was Egg Suzette. The hollowed-out jacket potato with wilted spinach, a poached egg, and some sort of buttery hollandaise to finish was the perfect dish for the Princess.
When Diana and Prince Charles divorced eight months later, the Princess gave up her right to be the next Queen of England. She also had to surrender the title of “HRH” (Her Royal Highness). After the divorce, it was agreed that her new title would be Diana, Princess of Wales.
On 31 August 1997, Rees-Jones was seriously injured in the crash that resulted in the death of Princess Diana. The Princess's boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their chauffeur, Henri Paul, were found dead inside the car; Rees-Jones was the sole survivor of the crash.
Prince Harry said he tried to 'shut down' emotions afterwards. Prince Harry said he took Diana's death very hard. In a 2017 interview with The Telegraph, the prince said he “shut down all his emotions”after losing his mother.
But only one man has been called the "love of her life"—British Pakistani surgeon Hasnat Khan, whom Diana dated from 1995 to 1997.
From destroying landmines to shattering the stigma against AIDS and leprosy victims, the People's Princess was committed to helping the country. From destroying landmines to shattering the stigma against AIDS and leprosy victims, the People's Princess was committed to helping the country.
Twenty-five years after her untimely death, Princess Diana remains a beloved figure. Diana married Prince Charles, the heir apparent to the British throne, in 1981. She became an international icon and used her celebrity to raise awareness for a number of causes, from leprosy to domestic violence to mental health.
Hasnat Khan, a Pakistani heart surgeon, and Princess Diana dated for two years, from 1995 to 1997. Diana reportedly described him as the "love of her life" to friends, and introduced him to her sons Prince William and Prince Harry.
Paul's Cathedral, as the excessive amount of fabric made it difficult for her to fit in the coach. Folding the fabric over and over to fit Diana into the carriage was what caused the wrinkles on her dress, designer Elizabeth Emanuel told the Daily Mail.
Diana's body was clothed in a black long-sleeved, three-quarter length woolen cocktail dress designed by Catherine Walker which she had chosen some weeks before, a pair of black pantyhose, and a pair of black shoes.
"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," Thornton said. "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."
Camilla Is Related to Both Diana and King Charles
Strangely, they are also both related to the late Princess Diana through shared ancestry dating back to King Charles II. Also note that Camilla's great-grandmother was a mistress to King Edward VII, the great-great-grandfather of King Charles.