The relationship between Charles and Diana has been of public interest since the ‘80s and is still so long after their divorce and Diana’s eventual death in 1997. A resurfaced video of the royal couple has social media users in a frenzy, as they notice Diana’s uneasy body language during an infamous BBC interview with Charles.
Their chat with the outlet came after their engagement, and the late princess admitted to being hurt by Charles’ comments years later. The interviewer asked Charles how he felt about marrying Diana, and his response, “whatever love means,” was followed by a concerning but subtle reaction from the late Princess.
Internet users react to Charles and Diana’s interview
Reddit users created a thread expressing their thoughts about Charles’ maddening answer while commending Diana’s composure. “What an absolute tragedy for her… Still even worse having to do it in front of the entire world. On top of that, she had to pretend it was wonderful and have children with him,” someone complained.
Another person wished Diana had walked away from the engagement after the interview, noting that she had gone awkwardly silent after Charles’ unenthusiastic reply about his love for her. “I’m so dumbfounded by this moment in time, and I need some sort of explanation. God dammit,” they raged.
Princess Diana was only 19 when she married Prince Charles
Diana was young and naive at the time and reportedly had photos of Charles on her wall while in boarding school. The documentary director of Diana, Jemma Chisnall, revealed that she had a crush on the future king long before they got together.
Diana was crushed to learn that Charles was not all in, as he hardly stopped his romance with Camilla Parker-Bowles, who he is currently married to. Their tumultuous marriage lasted for 15 years until August 1996, after which Diana began dating Dodi Al-Fayed. Sadly, she died with her boyfriend in a car crash at the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris, France, shortly after their romance blossomed.