15 quotes from Princess Diana's book about love, husband, and the unhappy marriage she had.
On the anniversary of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer's wedding, we remember the princess's remarks about her marriage. A still from the series "The Crown."On July 29, 1981, the wedding ceremony of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles took place at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Three weeks before, at Buckingham Palace, Charles presented Diana with a Garrard ring featuring a 12-carat sapphire, her favorite stone. She would wear it often. But after finding out about her husband's infidelity, Diana would no longer wear the ring. In a BBC interview, the prince recounted that he wanted to give Diana time to consider his proposal, but she agreed immediately. Before her death, as if sensing her fate, Lady Di began writing a book called "A Cry of the Soul" — "Princess Diana: Her Own Story." Here are 12 candid quotes from Diana Spencer's autobiography that stand out for their sincerity and profound emotional experiences. No, I loved my husband very much and intended to be the happiest wife, mother, and in the future, queen! By promising this to myself, I forgot to add 'mistress', because one cannot be a happy wife without being a happy mistress. At our first meeting, the charming Grace Kelly cheered me up: 'Don't be afraid, dear, it will get worse.' How often I recalled her words in the years that followed! "The women of the royal family are made of steel and concrete; they do not mourn, do not suffer, do not have nerves; they are ready to fulfill their duties half an hour after giving birth or recovering from a heart attack!" "The royal court is the most boring place in the world, icy, slow, respectfully calm. In Buckingham Palace, in Sandringham, it is equally boring, quiet, and frighteningly lonely in any of the residences or houses.
1. "It is one thing to watch the royal family from the outside and quite another to be inside it! At Balmoral, the schedule is no less strict than at Buckingham Palace; the queen simply does not know how to live outside a strict routine: just as all things must be in their places, everything must happen to the minute."
2. "My first personal meeting with Charles happened thanks to my sister. There was a fox hunt in the no bottle forest near Althorp. One of the guests was Prince Charles, who was Sara's friend. Upon learning this, I did everything I could to get time off from school and also be present in Althorp at that time. If they hadn't let me go, I would have run away anyway. Sitting in school when a prince is at our estate?! No, that's impossible."
3. "Oh God, I was ready for anything for him! Later, it turned out that I wasn't ready for his infidelities, but that was later, and at that time... You could put a thousand, a million exclamation marks describing my state."
4. "Charles is sweet and gentle only when everything goes the way he wants. He is very polite." And pleasant in communication with friends, he never raises his voice to anyone… except me! It’s okay to yell at me publicly, without shame. Is it not so that everyone decides that I am worthless, and therefore there is no need to pay too much attention to me, to greet me, to smile at me, to be charmed by me in the end?"
5. "Slowly walking in the cathedral down the aisle to the altar, next to which Prince Charles was waiting for me, I still noticed Camilla in a dirty gray outfit and a ridiculous hat under a small veil, as if a veil could hide her massive jaw. She was with her son Tom. I know that Camilla called me a gray mouse. But on that day, she was the gray mouse, not me."
6. "If my husband would tell me he loves me even once a day instead of just giving me deliberately chosen gifts for some occasion if we talked about it in the royal family, I would simply blossom. But in the royal family, it is just not customary to express feelings, especially without a particular reason."
7. "The delight and greetings of huge crowds that gather to see me are not love; rather, it is love, but not for me as a person. People love the created image of the princess who was Cinderella and do not want to notice that the former Cinderella is unhappy."
8. "No, I loved my husband very much and intended to be the happiest wife, mother, and future queen! When I promised myself this, I forgot to add 'mistress', because you can't be a happy wife without being a happy mistress."
9. "At our first meeting, the charming Grace Kelly cheered me up: 'Don't worry, dear, it will get even worse from here.' How often I recalled her words in the years that followed!"
10. "The women of the royal family are made of steel and concrete; they do not experience emotions, do not fall ill, do not have nerves, and are ready to fulfill their duties thirty minutes after giving birth or after a heart attack!"
11. "The royal court is the dullest place in the world, icy, slow, reverently calm. It is equally boring, quiet, and frighteningly lonely in Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, Sandringham, or any of the residences and houses."
12. "Happiness cannot be compelled; there is no need to build illusions. The energy spent on trying to get used to or endure will be so great that there simply won't be any left for true happiness." 13. "I can advise my sons: before proposing, make sure your chosen one doesn't have rose-colored glasses on, that she sees everything in its true light; otherwise, even the most sincere love can bring misfortune."
13. "I can advise my sons: before making a proposal, make sure that your chosen one does not have rose-colored glasses on, that she sees everything in its true light, otherwise the most sincere love can bring misfortune."
14. "My grandmother Lady Fermoy once sarcastically said: - Your main mistake is that you don't know how to be the Duke of Edinburgh. I understood what that meant: I don't know how not to overshadow my husband, the way Prince Philip manages not to overshadow the Queen. It is a rare virtue to be able to be half a step behind, but Her Royal Majesty does not push her husband to the background, especially in the family."
15. "When I return from Paris, I will probably finish writing, explain everything, and let William read it..."
