Diana told me real reason her marriage to Charles failed just before she died - it wasn't Camilla

DIANA revealed the real reason her marriage with Charles ended shortly before death, says a royal expert.

Royal author Ingrid Seward spoke on The Sun's Royal Exclusives Show about a conversation she had with the late princess before she died.

The royal expert told The Sun's Royal Editor, Matt Wilkinson, Camilla was not the reason their marriage broke down despite the stories.

"She had this spectre of Camilla in her head the whole time, she was obsessed, yet when I last spoke to her I brought Camilla up, and she said 'oh it wasn't Camilla that ruined our marriage'," said Ingrid.

"She said, 'it was the people around my husband', and I thought to myself 'it wasn't Camilla? You've been complaining and complaining about her all these years'."

The author continued: "But she changed tact, and said it was the environment in which keeping a royal marriage together, you've got to be very strong, and probably far more mature than she was."

When asked about Queen Camilla stepping up for King Charles since his cancer diagnosis, Ingrid hailed her for taking on extra duties.

"She led them into King Constantine's memorial service, but it was different on Easter Sunday and people really respect her," said the expert.

"She was 50 when she got into this family and now she's 76. Unless you're born into it, it's quite hard, the Windsors have massive energy.

"Charles as a young man used to run everywhere, Prince Philip would run everywhere.

"Camilla doesn't have that kind of energy, and it really takes it out of her and I think a lot of people have a lot of respect for her."

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[pamelafolger]

Continued Healing and Prayers to The King and The Princess of Wales. 😊💖🙏🇺🇸💖🙏

[butterbeanqueen]

It’s obvious that they make each other very happy. ❤

[janetholling]

AT 75 it's best to try to be happy and live in the present.

[erinbeyondthebruises]

Kate and William exude warmth.. very true

[millymay]

Fascinating insight into Diana’s last thoughts on her marriage! Sometimes when people are angry after a break up, the want someone to blame, as anger dissolves, the real reasons come out.

[Lovesapuzzle]

Charles and Camilla seem to be great friends. That is the key to a happy marriage & a happy life.

I've heard Camilla has osteopenia or osteoarthritis and a lot of spinal pain so really, she is doing an extraordinary job at stepping up and helping through this time.

[TrevorPalmatiershow]

I don't believe for a second that Diana said that to her. At all.

[lucyroberts]

I think with Kate and William you can see the spark between them .

[Karen-ptg]

A supportive spouse is heaven on earth.

[CatharinaKoenheim]

Arranged marriages hardy ever work Now he is married for love and it shows Sadly Diana never found it.

[di]

I have been team Diana for so long. I think since she married Charles and especially after Diana died. I started to be team Camilla when Meghan and Harry left the royal family and when they started whining about and attacking the royal family. The contrast between Meghan's behavior and Camilla's made me see how well Camilla has behaved over the years, how she endured a lot of the bad press while never fighting back, never speaking out against Diana or against the royal family. I have now come to realize that Diana and Charles were simply wrong and incompatible with one another and in the long run, it is and was better for Charles to be with Camilla, with someone he loves and who loves him.

[Lizzy]

Charles needed mothering and Camilla knows how to do that with Charles. They're compatible and Diana and Charles were definitely Not compatible. Diana needed parenting and nuturing too and Charles couldn't do that.
The rules for royalty prevented Charles and Camilla from marrying initially, and that was just wrong. Charles never should have married Diana. She should have been a woman who found the right kind of man for her and she'd most likely be alive today and happy. She was too young to decide whom to marry.

[Shirley]

They are a lovely couple. They radiate love. God bless them and give them many more happy years together.

[lilianmcguigan]

A loving husband is proud of his wife's beauty, not put off by the attention she gets.

[QueenOfScorpions]

I think you're right. Laughter is the best glue to keep love strong in a marriage. My husband and I love and laugh together everyday. He's my best friend and I could not be more in love ❤ we're in our 50s and still going strong

[Lovesapuzzle]

Charles and Diana were a mismatch. That may be why they both saw the marriage as a vehicle to promote themself, individually rather than as a team. That sort of marriage can be successful if both parties are discrete, honest with and don't compete with the other.

[Carte-Blanche-NZ]

Charles has been happy since he got back together with Camilla. It was sad that he had to marry Diana.

[health_Natural]

People don't understand that when two souls find each other there is nothing can separate them. Charles always looked so unhappy around Diana

[nurserambo]

Nobody knows what goes on in a marriage. Charles and Diana were a mismatch from the start. However, I will say this: King Charles has done immense good works through the Prince's Trust and his environmental endeavors etc. and Princess Diana changed the worldwide perception towards AIDS patients (our modern day lepers if you think about it) LITERALLY overnight. She also had the guts to take on the landmine issue, and that was a decision fraught with risk and even death threats towards her. Thus, they are/were each remarkable people in their own way, and I prefer to think of them way rather than dwell on any human failings, which we all have, or what the reasons were behind their divorce.