August 31 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana. She became one of the most popular women of her time, and human rumor made her almost holy. But was the life of a princess like a fairy tale?
Recently, many new materials appeared, shedding light on Diana's personality. It turns out that this woman suffered tremendous mental suffering. But first things first.
Diana was an unhappy abandoned child
When the girl was 8 years old, her parents divorced. She and the other children stayed with her father, who hastened to marry again. His offspring, he distributed on boarding schools, so as not to get confused under his feet and do not interfere with enjoying life with his new wife.
Children hated their stepmother and were offended by their mother, who left them with such ease. Later, Diana said:
"She had to stay with us! I would never have abandoned my children for anything! Yes, I would rather have died! "
Diana suffered from bulimia
The tendency to overeating appeared in Diana at the age of 8: the girl tried to "seize" the stress caused by the divorce of her parents. According to the memories of her friends, she could eat 3 portions of stewed beans and 12 slices of bread at a time. Not surprisingly, at the time of the engagement with Charles, 19-year-old Diana had problems with being overweight.
Once the prince had the imprudence to tell the young bride that there was an extra fat on her waist. The girl was very hurt by this remark. She starved herself for 3 days, and then could not resist and ate a whole box of chocolates. Horrified by the deed, she ran to the toilet and put two fingers in her mouth ... Since then, she often resorted to this method. By the wedding, the volume of her waist has decreased from 74 cm to 59.
The marriage with Charles was doomed to failure
Everyone knows that Charles loved Camille Parker-Bowles all his life, and married to Diana only at the insistence of his father. The young bride knew about this and suffered terribly, because she was madly in love with her prince. And he remained indifferent to his bride, but he did not forget to send Camille bouquets and gifts, worry about her health and secretly talk to her on the phone.
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles
This situation shook Diana's nervous system. She became irritable and unbalanced, often falling into hysterics and making fiancé scandals.
I wanted to break off the engagement
Two weeks before the wedding, she told her sisters that she could not marry a man who was in love with another. To which they answered:
"It's unlucky for you, Dutch, your portraits are already on all the tea napkins, so it's too late to back out"
Wedding of Diana and Charles
Honeymoon turned into a real nightmare
The first part of the honeymoon was spent at the Broldlands estate. Diana, brought up on the novels of Barbara Cartland, dreamed of romantic candlelit dinners, oaths of love and intimate conversations with the beloved ... But instead Diana waited tedious lectures on philosophy: the prince read to her aloud his favorite scientific treatises, and at lunch shared his thoughts about the read .
And these were only flowers. The second part of the honeymoon was spent by the newlyweds on a yacht, cruising the Mediterranean Sea. The ship was full of noble guests, whom Charles and Diana were obliged to entertain. They practically could not remain alone, and at some point Diana felt that she could no longer bear all this. Plus, her food frustration got out of hand.
"All that I could find, I immediately eaten, and a couple of minutes I felt nauseous, - this exhausted me. In addition, it provoked mood swings, just now you were happy, and now you glumly hide your eyes "
To top it off, Diana was tormented by nightmares, the main character of which was Camille Parker-Bowles. The princess was madly jealous: she thought that every five minutes a young husband ran to call Camille.
Twice I tried to commit suicide
During her debilitating honeymoon, Diana tried to cut her veins. The second time she attempted suicide when she was pregnant with Prince William. Experiences due to Charles's coldness and jealousy of Camille forced her to fling herself off the ladder in front of her husband and mother-in-law. Falling, she saw the horror in the eyes of Queen Elizabeth and indifference on the face of the prince ... Charles silently turned and went on a horse walk.
Diana cheated on her husband, but all her life she loved only him
It is known that the princess repeatedly cheated on her husband, but these infidelities were only attempts to cause him jealousy, as well as a way to fight his own loneliness. Despite the numerous lovers, among whom the horse riding instructor and, perhaps, her personal bodyguard, the princess has always loved only Charles. In any case, she told one of her friends.
Was pathologically jealous
She harassed not only Prince Charles, but also all his lovers. One of them dropped her after the princess had dialed his phone number three hundred times in a row. According to rumors, the famous photo session on which Diana enjoys a rest in the company of Dodi Al Fayed was organized by Diana specifically to cause jealousy of the cardiologist Hassanat Khan - her former lover.
Complexed because of appearance
Diana worried because she was too tall (1.78 cm), and Prince Charles was with her the same height. For this reason, the princess stooped and wore shoes without a heel.
In addition, she complexed because of her figure like a "triangle". She complained to her fitness coach:
"I have a swimmer's body, and I do not like my big shoulders"
She saw the suffering of dying children
After the divorce, Diana engaged in public activities: she visited children's homes and hospitals, in which children died of cancer and AIDS, collected donations, advocated the ban of anti-personnel mines:
"Children are with whom anti-personnel mines are fighting ... All talk about politics is criminal when children suffer"
She was not afraid to take in the hands of children who were sick with AIDS and to reap the hands of the leper. During a visit to Moscow she visited Tushino hospital. The Deputy Chief Physician recalls:
"Very calm and persistent woman. She went to the traumatology department, and there children after road and rail accidents, and she saw all the wounds. Even the accompanying persons fell into fainting, and she calmly passed through the department "
The Paparazzi made her miserable
Prince Harry talks about the most terrible memory of his childhood:
"My mother and I went to a tennis club. She was so tortured by the guys on a motorcycle that she stopped the car and chased after them. Then she returned to us and sobbed, could not stop. It was terrible to see her so unhappy "
At the time of her death, she had not spoken to her mother for 4 months
They had a quarrel after a telephone conversation, during which the mother expressed dissatisfaction with the behavior of her daughter, after which Diana ceased all communication with her.
Prince William and Harry still can not forgive themselves last conversation with his mother
Shortly before her death, Diana called her sons, but they were so carried away by the game with their cousins that they hurried to end the conversation. Prince William admitted that it still weighs heavily on his heart.
Lady Dee died 2 hours after the car accident in Paris in the tunnel in front of the Alma Bridge on the Seine embankment. At the time of her death, she was only 36 years old.