1 00:00:02,060 --> 00:00:05,050 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:05,070 --> 00:00:06,070 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:06,269 --> 00:00:09,249 [light, tense music] 4 00:00:09,269 --> 00:00:11,139 female narrator: Prince Charles, 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:15,210 the future King of England, has a dangerous secret. 6 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:21,049 A secret which threatens the entire House of Windsor. 7 00:00:22,219 --> 00:00:26,019 He's in love with a married woman. 8 00:00:26,039 --> 00:00:27,139 [crowd cheering] 9 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,100 - And isn't that a sight? 10 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:33,070 narrator: The queen expects him to produce an heir. 11 00:00:33,090 --> 00:00:36,210 And she hopes he's found the perfect bride. 12 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,209 - For better, for worse, - For better, for worse. 13 00:00:40,229 --> 00:00:44,029 - Till death us do part. - Till death us do part. 14 00:00:44,049 --> 00:00:46,039 [crowd cheering] 15 00:00:46,060 --> 00:00:49,200 narrator: But what happens when royal tradition 16 00:00:49,219 --> 00:00:53,089 stops you from following your heart? 17 00:00:53,109 --> 00:00:55,139 ♪ ♪ 18 00:00:55,159 --> 00:00:58,139 [crowd cheering] 19 00:00:58,159 --> 00:01:01,119 [gentle music] 20 00:01:01,140 --> 00:01:04,250 ♪ ♪ 21 00:01:10,150 --> 00:01:12,010 [cheering] 22 00:01:12,030 --> 00:01:14,140 [light orchestral music] 23 00:01:14,159 --> 00:01:16,059 ♪ ♪ 24 00:01:16,079 --> 00:01:19,209 In the medieval fortress of Carnarvon Castle, 25 00:01:19,230 --> 00:01:23,150 Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth, 26 00:01:23,170 --> 00:01:26,040 is crowned Prince of Wales. 27 00:01:26,060 --> 00:01:29,130 - I, Charles, Prince of Wales, 28 00:01:29,150 --> 00:01:32,190 do become your liege man of life and limb. 29 00:01:32,210 --> 00:01:35,100 - There's so much pomp, so much glamour, 30 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:39,180 but under it all is a nervous 20-year-old 31 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,190 who feels strongly 32 00:01:41,210 --> 00:01:45,020 that whole weight of monarchy rests on him. 33 00:01:45,039 --> 00:01:47,999 [crowd cheering] 34 00:01:48,020 --> 00:01:51,020 - He had no choice in his life at all. 35 00:01:51,039 --> 00:01:53,199 His future was mapped out for him. 36 00:01:54,280 --> 00:02:00,030 He knew from an early age that he was part of a machine. 37 00:02:00,049 --> 00:02:02,049 [crowd cheering] 38 00:02:02,069 --> 00:02:04,219 - Prince Charles is a central figure of this dynasty. 39 00:02:04,239 --> 00:02:08,169 He is the future. He is the great hope. 40 00:02:08,189 --> 00:02:10,199 [orchestral fanfare] 41 00:02:10,219 --> 00:02:14,029 - The young prince who just celebrated his third birthday 42 00:02:14,050 --> 00:02:17,240 carried out his handshaking duties most sedately. 43 00:02:17,259 --> 00:02:22,039 - The prince as a child was quite withdrawn, 44 00:02:22,060 --> 00:02:25,010 very sensitive, very shy. 45 00:02:26,020 --> 00:02:27,170 - But right from the beginning, 46 00:02:27,189 --> 00:02:29,209 there's all this weight of expectation 47 00:02:29,229 --> 00:02:32,169 on this poor little boy's back. 48 00:02:32,189 --> 00:02:34,029 narrator: When Charles was four, 49 00:02:34,050 --> 00:02:36,230 he watched his 27-year-old mother 50 00:02:36,250 --> 00:02:39,200 crowned queen after the unexpected death 51 00:02:39,219 --> 00:02:41,259 of her father, King George VI. 52 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,180 ♪ ♪ 53 00:02:43,199 --> 00:02:45,179 - She had to juggle 54 00:02:45,199 --> 00:02:48,209 the really onerous duties of being Queen, being monarch, 55 00:02:48,229 --> 00:02:51,209 with being a young mother. 56 00:02:51,229 --> 00:02:53,239 - She went off on long tours for months at a time 57 00:02:53,259 --> 00:02:57,189 'round the Commonwealth, and Charles was left. 58 00:02:57,210 --> 00:03:00,010 - She came back and instead of hugging him, 59 00:03:00,030 --> 00:03:03,270 she was cool and aloof. 60 00:03:03,289 --> 00:03:07,069 This gives you an indication of the formal, 61 00:03:07,090 --> 00:03:10,290 institutionalized nature of their relationship. 62 00:03:12,159 --> 00:03:14,079 - His father, Prince Philip, 63 00:03:14,099 --> 00:03:17,129 was an alpha male, a leader. 64 00:03:17,150 --> 00:03:20,240 Charles was unconfident, diffident, 65 00:03:20,259 --> 00:03:24,059 not at all the sort of son that Prince Philip wanted to have. 66 00:03:25,069 --> 00:03:28,029 - It was clear to the prince that his father 67 00:03:28,050 --> 00:03:29,240 was disappointed in him, 68 00:03:29,259 --> 00:03:33,179 and I think that was very painful. 69 00:03:33,199 --> 00:03:36,159 - His father's method of dealing with that 70 00:03:36,180 --> 00:03:38,100 was to try and toughen him up. 71 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:41,180 It's the school of hard knocks. 72 00:03:44,150 --> 00:03:46,070 - Gordonstoun, as Prince Charles 73 00:03:46,090 --> 00:03:47,190 arrives with his father, 74 00:03:47,210 --> 00:03:49,150 the school's most famous old boy. 75 00:03:49,170 --> 00:03:52,210 Remember how you felt when you started? 76 00:03:52,229 --> 00:03:55,179 narrator: Gordonstoun, a remote boarding school 77 00:03:55,199 --> 00:03:57,109 in the north of Scotland, 78 00:03:57,129 --> 00:04:00,259 is renowned for its tough regime. 79 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,020 - Philip chose Gordonstoun for his son, 80 00:04:03,039 --> 00:04:06,059 because it had been the school he'd been at in the 1930s. 81 00:04:07,050 --> 00:04:10,060 - Philip had been a terrific success there, 82 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,020 and so he believed that this school 83 00:04:13,039 --> 00:04:15,159 would fit Charles to wear the crown. 84 00:04:15,180 --> 00:04:18,280 You couldn't have a wimp sitting on the throne. 85 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,240 - His parents very much wanted Prince Charles 86 00:04:21,259 --> 00:04:25,159 to be treated just like anybody else, 87 00:04:25,180 --> 00:04:28,170 but he wasn't anybody else. 88 00:04:28,189 --> 00:04:32,219 - And so he was ostracized by the other pupils. 89 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:38,050 - He was so vulnerable and such an easy target. 90 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,230 - They slept in dormitories, 91 00:04:40,250 --> 00:04:43,260 and they would come across and beat him up at night. 92 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:47,079 He was unmercifully bullied. 93 00:04:47,100 --> 00:04:50,050 [gentle music] 94 00:04:50,069 --> 00:04:52,089 - He emerged from his education 95 00:04:52,110 --> 00:04:55,170 with a lack of self-confidence and a constant worry 96 00:04:55,189 --> 00:04:57,239 about whether he was doing the right thing. 97 00:05:01,139 --> 00:05:05,079 - Charles' whole existence is totally defined 98 00:05:05,100 --> 00:05:08,180 by the family firm and by his position within it. 99 00:05:08,199 --> 00:05:12,059 - Queen Elizabeth inherited this idea 100 00:05:12,079 --> 00:05:14,089 from her own mother and father 101 00:05:14,110 --> 00:05:17,070 that she's supposed to belong to a model family, 102 00:05:17,089 --> 00:05:19,249 that they're supposed to represent something 103 00:05:19,269 --> 00:05:21,139 to the nation. 104 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,230 narrator: So the heir to the throne 105 00:05:23,250 --> 00:05:25,160 needs a suitable bride. 106 00:05:25,180 --> 00:05:28,200 - The spouse had to be spotless beyond any doubt. 107 00:05:28,220 --> 00:05:31,190 No unpleasant details about their previous lives, 108 00:05:31,209 --> 00:05:34,239 and there weren't that many people around 109 00:05:34,259 --> 00:05:36,009 who could fit the bill. 110 00:05:36,029 --> 00:05:38,079 - When you marry in my position, 111 00:05:38,100 --> 00:05:39,220 you are going to marry somebody 112 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:43,070 who perhaps one day is going to become queen, 113 00:05:43,090 --> 00:05:45,150 and you've got to choose somebody very carefully, 114 00:05:45,170 --> 00:05:48,210 I think, who could fulfil this particular role. 115 00:05:48,230 --> 00:05:52,010 [light music] 116 00:05:52,029 --> 00:05:53,149 - In his early 20s, 117 00:05:53,170 --> 00:05:56,280 Charles begins to have a social life. 118 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,170 - He's in London, going to parties, 119 00:05:59,189 --> 00:06:01,089 meeting girls. 120 00:06:01,110 --> 00:06:03,010 - He was slightly uncomfortable 121 00:06:03,029 --> 00:06:05,149 with members of the opposite sex. 122 00:06:05,170 --> 00:06:08,210 He hadn't got a lot of experience. 123 00:06:08,230 --> 00:06:12,140 - One of the women whom he meets is Camilla Shand. 124 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:15,060 ♪ ♪ 125 00:06:15,079 --> 00:06:16,199 narrator: Camilla, the daughter 126 00:06:16,220 --> 00:06:19,290 of a military officer, is 24 years old. 127 00:06:20,009 --> 00:06:22,099 - She isn't aristocratic, 128 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,070 but she's easy to be with, she's fun to be with. 129 00:06:25,089 --> 00:06:27,159 - Her ability to talk to everybody, 130 00:06:27,180 --> 00:06:31,110 her ability to communicate and this sense of humour 131 00:06:31,129 --> 00:06:34,209 that she's got always made her a very attractive person. 132 00:06:35,149 --> 00:06:38,199 - Charles was bowled over, head over heels. 133 00:06:38,220 --> 00:06:43,070 Finally, he's found someone he can actually be himself with. 134 00:06:44,139 --> 00:06:47,099 narrator: But Charles knows the queen expects him 135 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,250 to choose a bride who will uphold 136 00:06:49,269 --> 00:06:52,179 traditional royal values. 137 00:06:52,199 --> 00:06:55,179 - There is this prevailing idea that Charles 138 00:06:55,199 --> 00:06:59,249 must marry a virgin bride because he is the future king. 139 00:06:59,269 --> 00:07:01,279 - Camilla had enjoyed life. 140 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,150 She'd had a number of romances. 141 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,170 - And so the problem that Prince Charles has 142 00:07:09,189 --> 00:07:13,099 is that he's fallen for someone thoroughly unsuitable. 143 00:07:14,269 --> 00:07:18,139 - But the more time Charles spends with Camilla, 144 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:22,040 the more he sensed that she could be someone 145 00:07:22,060 --> 00:07:25,210 with whom he could spend the rest of his life. 146 00:07:27,189 --> 00:07:30,219 narrator: Charles, now an officer in the Navy, 147 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:34,010 embarks on a six-month tour of duty. 148 00:07:35,060 --> 00:07:40,060 - He thinks that Camilla will be there when he returns. 149 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,260 - But while he's away at sea, 150 00:07:43,279 --> 00:07:46,049 he gets word from England 151 00:07:46,069 --> 00:07:49,039 that Camilla is going to get married. 152 00:07:50,259 --> 00:07:55,189 - Camilla has gotten engaged to a military officer 153 00:07:55,209 --> 00:07:58,149 by the name of Andrew Parker Bowles. 154 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,100 - Camilla knew that she was never 155 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,000 going to marry Prince Charles. 156 00:08:03,019 --> 00:08:06,189 I mean, he was Prince Charles, and she was just Camilla Shand. 157 00:08:06,209 --> 00:08:08,259 So she said yes to Andrew. 158 00:08:08,279 --> 00:08:11,999 [gentle music] 159 00:08:12,019 --> 00:08:14,999 Prince Charles realized that he'd lost 160 00:08:15,019 --> 00:08:18,079 what he suddenly felt might be the love of his life. 161 00:08:19,079 --> 00:08:21,229 - He writes to a friend 162 00:08:21,250 --> 00:08:25,050 that he is devastated by the news. 163 00:08:25,069 --> 00:08:29,279 He says "I will not have someone to come home to." 164 00:08:36,230 --> 00:08:39,210 [lively orchestral music] 165 00:08:39,230 --> 00:08:41,180 ♪ ♪ 166 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,200 narrator: In the winter of 1973, 167 00:08:44,220 --> 00:08:47,250 Prince Charles arrives at Westminster Abbey 168 00:08:47,269 --> 00:08:49,189 for a Royal celebration 169 00:08:49,210 --> 00:08:53,050 watched by millions around the world. 170 00:08:53,070 --> 00:08:55,030 - The Wedding of the decade, 171 00:08:55,049 --> 00:08:57,169 Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips. 172 00:08:57,190 --> 00:09:01,080 narrator: His younger sister is getting married. 173 00:09:01,100 --> 00:09:03,200 - Instead of celebrating his sister's marriage, 174 00:09:03,220 --> 00:09:07,050 Prince Charles is not full of joy about this. 175 00:09:07,289 --> 00:09:11,129 He feels that he's been left behind. 176 00:09:11,149 --> 00:09:13,039 narrator: Princess Anne's wedding 177 00:09:13,059 --> 00:09:15,199 falls on Charles' 25th birthday. 178 00:09:15,220 --> 00:09:19,040 At his age, his mother was was already queen 179 00:09:19,059 --> 00:09:22,029 and married with two children. 180 00:09:22,049 --> 00:09:23,289 - Here is Prince Charles, a young adult, 181 00:09:24,009 --> 00:09:26,049 but with no clear-cut job 182 00:09:26,070 --> 00:09:28,200 and a very strong sense of duty. 183 00:09:28,220 --> 00:09:31,210 He ought to be marrying the right person and he isn't. 184 00:09:32,210 --> 00:09:37,020 - Prince Charles, if there's a problem, he broods about it. 185 00:09:37,039 --> 00:09:38,159 He talks about it. 186 00:09:38,179 --> 00:09:41,099 He needs a shoulder to cry on. 187 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,140 - And he seems to be really very much left on his own 188 00:09:44,159 --> 00:09:46,059 without much guidance. 189 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,040 He sees very little of his parents. 190 00:09:48,059 --> 00:09:50,079 He has to sort of make a formal appointment 191 00:09:50,100 --> 00:09:51,180 to see them. 192 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:55,280 - One person in his life who gives him a lot of time 193 00:09:56,000 --> 00:10:01,100 is his great-uncle, Lord Louis Mountbatten. 194 00:10:03,169 --> 00:10:05,159 - My grandfather and the Prince of Wales 195 00:10:05,179 --> 00:10:08,009 had a very unique relationship. 196 00:10:08,029 --> 00:10:11,239 Sometimes it's easier to be close to someone 197 00:10:11,259 --> 00:10:14,079 who's not necessarily your parents. 198 00:10:14,100 --> 00:10:16,190 - He calls him "Grandpapa," 199 00:10:16,210 --> 00:10:19,130 but actually Charles comes to see Mountbatten, 200 00:10:19,149 --> 00:10:22,029 much more, I think, as a father figure. 201 00:10:24,029 --> 00:10:26,029 narrator: Lord Mountbatten is the uncle 202 00:10:26,049 --> 00:10:28,149 of Charles' father, Prince Philip. 203 00:10:30,220 --> 00:10:33,020 It was Mountbatten who acted as matchmaker 204 00:10:33,039 --> 00:10:35,289 to Charles' parents. 205 00:10:36,009 --> 00:10:40,019 - Louis Mountbatten is very free with advice 206 00:10:40,039 --> 00:10:42,149 on love and marriage. 207 00:10:42,169 --> 00:10:44,279 - His attitude was play the field, 208 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,230 sow your wild oats, 209 00:10:46,250 --> 00:10:49,060 enjoy yourself and then eventually 210 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,220 you'll meet some nice, pure girl 211 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,230 that you can marry and make the queen. 212 00:10:54,250 --> 00:10:57,160 - Prince Charles takes his advice 213 00:10:57,179 --> 00:10:59,229 onboard with a vengeance. 214 00:10:59,250 --> 00:11:01,160 [light music] 215 00:11:01,179 --> 00:11:04,249 narrator: And the public sees a new side to Charles. 216 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:09,260 - He's the most eligible bachelor in the world. 217 00:11:09,279 --> 00:11:11,129 Everybody wanted to go out with him. 218 00:11:11,149 --> 00:11:13,099 Nobody was going to say no. 219 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,070 Nobody was going to turn down 220 00:11:15,090 --> 00:11:17,110 the Prince of Wales, were they? 221 00:11:17,129 --> 00:11:19,129 ♪ ♪ 222 00:11:19,149 --> 00:11:22,259 - He went on tour all round the world. 223 00:11:22,279 --> 00:11:25,139 There's girls who'd pursue him. 224 00:11:25,159 --> 00:11:28,209 He was in demand. 225 00:11:28,230 --> 00:11:31,200 - He is known as an action man. 226 00:11:31,220 --> 00:11:33,250 He is a heartthrob. 227 00:11:33,269 --> 00:11:35,279 ♪ ♪ 228 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,280 - The girlfriends that he picks up 229 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,050 get a lot of publicity in the press. 230 00:11:40,070 --> 00:11:42,140 They're known as Charlie's Angels. 231 00:11:43,250 --> 00:11:48,180 narrator: The prince's private life is now front-page news. 232 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,000 - Increasingly in the 1970s, 233 00:11:51,019 --> 00:11:52,999 there's a new era of competition, 234 00:11:53,019 --> 00:11:55,009 especially in the British tabloid press. 235 00:11:55,029 --> 00:11:57,249 So there is now an incentive and a price 236 00:11:57,269 --> 00:12:00,009 for paparazzi pictures 237 00:12:00,029 --> 00:12:03,009 of members of the British royal family. 238 00:12:03,029 --> 00:12:06,009 - He couldn't take any young woman out for anything 239 00:12:06,029 --> 00:12:08,239 without being photographed. 240 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,190 - The latest girl would come in, 241 00:12:11,210 --> 00:12:13,130 and if she fluttered her eyelashes at him 242 00:12:13,149 --> 00:12:17,159 or Charles smiled back, a story would break. 243 00:12:17,179 --> 00:12:19,279 - I think it was very tough for the Prince of Wales 244 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,240 under the pressure and the surveillance which went on. 245 00:12:24,259 --> 00:12:27,279 - I rather feel that being here today 246 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,240 is rather like asking a pheasant 247 00:12:30,259 --> 00:12:33,249 to award the prizes to the best shot. 248 00:12:33,269 --> 00:12:35,999 [laughter] 249 00:12:36,019 --> 00:12:38,259 I've only got a few pellets in my backside, 250 00:12:38,279 --> 00:12:41,079 and you haven't yet brought me down. 251 00:12:41,100 --> 00:12:44,080 [gentle music] 252 00:12:44,100 --> 00:12:46,270 narrator: But soon Charles is concealing something 253 00:12:46,289 --> 00:12:50,039 from the press. 254 00:12:50,059 --> 00:12:51,269 - Charles is having a relationship 255 00:12:51,289 --> 00:12:54,149 with a married woman, 256 00:12:54,169 --> 00:12:56,169 Camilla Parker Bowles. 257 00:12:56,190 --> 00:12:59,170 ♪ ♪ 258 00:12:59,190 --> 00:13:01,150 narrator: Camilla, Charles' first love, 259 00:13:01,169 --> 00:13:05,079 is still married to Andrew, a cavalry officer. 260 00:13:05,100 --> 00:13:09,220 - Charles never stopped really adoring Camilla. 261 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:13,290 - He hasn't really ever gotten her out of his mind. 262 00:13:14,230 --> 00:13:16,230 - She was the one who made him feel 263 00:13:16,250 --> 00:13:20,060 as if he'd come home, as if this was his soul mate. 264 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:21,280 ♪ ♪ 265 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,120 - They continued to meet on the polo pitch, 266 00:13:24,139 --> 00:13:27,079 and their relationship turned into an affair. 267 00:13:28,059 --> 00:13:31,269 - The royal family doesn't mind a bit of hanky-panky, 268 00:13:31,289 --> 00:13:33,179 but this was adultery. 269 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,100 [light music] 270 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:39,150 - An officer in Andrew's regiment 271 00:13:39,169 --> 00:13:42,079 gets word to the queen, 272 00:13:42,100 --> 00:13:44,170 and she takes a very dim view of it. 273 00:13:44,190 --> 00:13:48,080 She actually says that Camilla 274 00:13:48,100 --> 00:13:52,170 will no longer be invited to royal events. 275 00:13:52,190 --> 00:13:54,220 - Frankly they were terrified 276 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:57,180 that he was going to turn into King Edward VIII, 277 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,170 who abdicated to marry Mrs. Simpson. 278 00:13:59,190 --> 00:14:01,270 ♪ ♪ 279 00:14:01,289 --> 00:14:05,159 Narrator: In 1936, Edward, the queen's uncle, 280 00:14:05,179 --> 00:14:07,049 was forced to give up the throne 281 00:14:07,070 --> 00:14:10,170 after falling in love with a divorced woman. 282 00:14:13,139 --> 00:14:15,279 The queen was ten years old 283 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,210 when this scandal engulfed the monarchy. 284 00:14:19,230 --> 00:14:21,280 - The whole abdication was the great drama 285 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:23,230 that defined the queen's reign. 286 00:14:23,250 --> 00:14:26,260 She's still living in the shadow of the abdication. 287 00:14:26,279 --> 00:14:28,229 narrator: Throughout her reign, 288 00:14:28,250 --> 00:14:30,230 Queen Elizabeth has fought to maintain 289 00:14:30,250 --> 00:14:34,230 the Windsors' image as stable and dutiful. 290 00:14:34,250 --> 00:14:38,070 ♪ ♪ 291 00:14:38,090 --> 00:14:39,290 - When I was 21, 292 00:14:40,009 --> 00:14:44,059 I pledged my life to the service of our people. 293 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:48,200 I do not regret nor retract one word of it. 294 00:14:49,139 --> 00:14:52,069 - The Queen has been building this picture 295 00:14:52,090 --> 00:14:55,200 of her family as an ideal royal family. 296 00:14:55,220 --> 00:14:57,180 I mean, a dynasty is about a family. 297 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,090 [crowd cheering] 298 00:14:59,110 --> 00:15:00,270 - Once that image of 299 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,200 kind of perfect family life becomes tarnished, 300 00:15:04,220 --> 00:15:07,140 well, what do they represent to the nation? 301 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:15,060 [light string music] 302 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:16,200 ♪ ♪ 303 00:15:16,220 --> 00:15:18,170 narrator: 1979, 304 00:15:18,190 --> 00:15:22,160 Prince Charles' great-uncle and mentor, Lord Mountbatten, 305 00:15:22,179 --> 00:15:25,109 is spending the month of August with his family 306 00:15:25,129 --> 00:15:28,199 at their country house. 307 00:15:28,220 --> 00:15:32,070 - We were at Classiebawn Castle in Ireland every summer. 308 00:15:33,059 --> 00:15:37,119 They were pretty magical summers, 309 00:15:37,139 --> 00:15:39,139 until unfortunately in 1979 310 00:15:39,159 --> 00:15:42,059 when that came to an abrupt halt. 311 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:46,070 ♪ ♪ 312 00:15:46,090 --> 00:15:49,190 - Lord Mountbatten and several members of his family 313 00:15:49,210 --> 00:15:52,180 set off fishing on a boat that he owned. 314 00:15:54,009 --> 00:15:58,019 - Suddenly the boat is ripped apart by a bomb. 315 00:16:00,110 --> 00:16:02,170 - My brother and I weren't on the boat, 316 00:16:02,190 --> 00:16:05,070 but my brother and I heard the bomb. 317 00:16:05,090 --> 00:16:07,230 We heard it go off, and--and-- 318 00:16:07,250 --> 00:16:12,040 and, you know, the chaos that followed was unimaginable. 319 00:16:14,090 --> 00:16:16,280 - Lord Mountbatten has been killed in an explosion 320 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,220 in his boat off the coast of County Sligo. 321 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,080 A local boatman also died, and one of the children 322 00:16:22,100 --> 00:16:25,160 Nicholas Brabourne is said to be missing. 323 00:16:26,289 --> 00:16:29,259 [gentle music] 324 00:16:29,279 --> 00:16:32,059 ♪ ♪ 325 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,130 narrator: The Queen's Family were targeted 326 00:16:34,149 --> 00:16:36,259 by The Irish Republican Army, 327 00:16:36,279 --> 00:16:40,229 who want to end British rule in Northern Ireland. 328 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,150 - None of the royal family 329 00:16:43,169 --> 00:16:45,029 has left the castle since yesterday 330 00:16:45,049 --> 00:16:47,259 and security operations have been stepped up. 331 00:16:47,279 --> 00:16:50,049 A platoon of extra soldiers was brought 332 00:16:50,070 --> 00:16:53,030 to the castle by lorry to join an undisclosed number 333 00:16:53,049 --> 00:16:56,009 of policemen flown here from Scotland Yard. 334 00:16:56,029 --> 00:17:00,179 - Mountbatten had had a very distinguished naval career, 335 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,050 and so as far as the IRA were concerned, 336 00:17:03,070 --> 00:17:05,050 he was a legitimate target. 337 00:17:05,069 --> 00:17:07,209 ♪ ♪ 338 00:17:07,230 --> 00:17:09,050 narrator: Lord Mountbatten's 339 00:17:09,069 --> 00:17:11,099 14-year-old grandson Nicholas 340 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:13,199 and the Dowager Lady Brabourne 341 00:17:13,220 --> 00:17:16,120 are also killed in the blast, 342 00:17:16,140 --> 00:17:18,200 along with Paul Maxwell, 343 00:17:18,220 --> 00:17:21,260 the 15-year-old Irish boathand. 344 00:17:21,279 --> 00:17:24,259 ♪ ♪ 345 00:17:24,279 --> 00:17:27,209 - It was brutal 346 00:17:27,230 --> 00:17:30,200 and deeply upsetting and disturbing. 347 00:17:32,230 --> 00:17:37,010 You know, we had our childhoods ripped away from us. 348 00:17:45,230 --> 00:17:48,230 - They that go down to the sea in ships 349 00:17:48,250 --> 00:17:52,090 and occupy their business in great waters, 350 00:17:52,109 --> 00:17:56,169 these men see the works of the Lord. 351 00:17:58,180 --> 00:18:01,010 - This is the greatest personal tragedy 352 00:18:01,029 --> 00:18:04,109 in the life of Prince Charles. 353 00:18:04,130 --> 00:18:07,260 His honorary grandfather is dead. 354 00:18:10,220 --> 00:18:14,110 - The one man who made him feel good about himself, 355 00:18:14,130 --> 00:18:16,040 who had his back, 356 00:18:16,059 --> 00:18:18,209 who he could talk to freely 357 00:18:18,230 --> 00:18:22,080 and who was guiding him had gone. 358 00:18:25,059 --> 00:18:30,009 - When Mountbatten's body came back to England, 359 00:18:30,029 --> 00:18:32,209 his father, the Duke of Edinburgh, 360 00:18:32,230 --> 00:18:36,170 didn't want him to weep, didn't want him to cry, 361 00:18:36,190 --> 00:18:38,140 and he started to say, 362 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,100 "Come on, pull yourself together. 363 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:42,259 Gotta be strong about this." 364 00:18:42,279 --> 00:18:44,199 That gives you a picture 365 00:18:44,220 --> 00:18:48,260 of the complete incompatibility of father and son 366 00:18:48,279 --> 00:18:53,249 on a matter of profound importance to both of them. 367 00:18:56,069 --> 00:18:58,099 - Charles is not only devastated, 368 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:01,189 but he's also kind of unmoored. 369 00:19:01,210 --> 00:19:03,160 ♪ ♪ 370 00:19:03,180 --> 00:19:06,230 He is now 30 years old. 371 00:19:06,250 --> 00:19:10,070 Everybody is pressuring him to marry. 372 00:19:10,089 --> 00:19:13,149 - Certainly his father felt he must have a wife. 373 00:19:13,170 --> 00:19:15,150 She would straighten him out 374 00:19:15,170 --> 00:19:16,290 and give him the respectability 375 00:19:17,009 --> 00:19:19,259 that a future king should have. 376 00:19:19,279 --> 00:19:22,149 - Charles' unwillingness to marry was really about 377 00:19:22,170 --> 00:19:26,080 his deep emotional relationship with Camilla. 378 00:19:26,099 --> 00:19:28,239 He knew she was married and he couldn't possibly marry her, 379 00:19:28,259 --> 00:19:32,109 but I think it made him keep not finding, quote, the one. 380 00:19:33,180 --> 00:19:36,080 His parents had to get him out of that relationship. 381 00:19:36,099 --> 00:19:38,279 So they really began to hunt for a bride. 382 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:42,190 ♪ ♪ 383 00:19:42,210 --> 00:19:45,000 narrator: In the summer of 1980, 384 00:19:45,019 --> 00:19:46,169 a meeting is orchestrated 385 00:19:46,190 --> 00:19:49,120 between Prince Charles and a 19-year-old 386 00:19:49,140 --> 00:19:51,090 who will change the shape 387 00:19:51,109 --> 00:19:54,169 of the House of Windsor forever. 388 00:19:54,190 --> 00:19:57,240 - The young Diana Spencer was not some girl 389 00:19:57,259 --> 00:20:01,019 just taken out of a nice middle class home. 390 00:20:01,039 --> 00:20:03,029 She was a daughter 391 00:20:03,049 --> 00:20:06,279 of one of the most illustrious families in England. 392 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,110 - The royal family, particularly the queen, 393 00:20:10,130 --> 00:20:11,190 thought she would be ideal, 394 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:13,160 and they were much taken by her. 395 00:20:13,180 --> 00:20:15,270 - She was an Earl's daughter. 396 00:20:15,289 --> 00:20:20,009 She had a title, and she was a virgin. 397 00:20:20,029 --> 00:20:22,279 She did tick the boxes. 398 00:20:24,069 --> 00:20:26,059 - They arranged for her to be invited 399 00:20:26,079 --> 00:20:30,109 to this house party where they knew he was going to be. 400 00:20:30,130 --> 00:20:32,280 - She talks to him in quite an open 401 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,140 and rather engaging way. 402 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,100 - She speaks to him about having watched 403 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:40,169 the Mountbatten funeral 404 00:20:40,190 --> 00:20:42,250 and how sad he looked 405 00:20:42,269 --> 00:20:45,109 and how much he needed to be comforted. 406 00:20:45,130 --> 00:20:47,220 ♪ ♪ 407 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,100 She's charming, 408 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,019 a pretty English rose. 409 00:20:52,039 --> 00:20:55,069 She's 12 years younger than he is, 410 00:20:55,089 --> 00:20:57,249 but he is intrigued by her. 411 00:20:57,269 --> 00:21:02,169 ♪ ♪ 412 00:21:02,190 --> 00:21:06,090 narrator: The royal family's plan for Charles is working. 413 00:21:06,109 --> 00:21:11,039 - She could not have been more perfect on paper. 414 00:21:16,019 --> 00:21:19,269 [sweeping orchestral music] 415 00:21:19,289 --> 00:21:22,069 narrator: By September of 1980, 416 00:21:22,089 --> 00:21:24,149 Prince Charles is beginning to spend 417 00:21:24,170 --> 00:21:28,050 more time with Lady Diana Spencer. 418 00:21:28,069 --> 00:21:30,169 - Among other places he invites her to 419 00:21:30,190 --> 00:21:34,020 his mother's estate in the Scottish Highlands, 420 00:21:34,039 --> 00:21:36,239 Balmoral. 421 00:21:36,259 --> 00:21:40,039 narrator: The Queen sees her as a prospective bride. 422 00:21:41,250 --> 00:21:44,280 And Diana is falling for Charles. 423 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:48,080 - Diana was always madly in love with the idea 424 00:21:48,099 --> 00:21:50,119 of marrying the Prince of Wales. 425 00:21:50,140 --> 00:21:52,240 He was the great heartthrob at the time. 426 00:21:52,259 --> 00:21:55,249 I mean, his picture was in her boarding school dorm. 427 00:21:55,269 --> 00:21:59,089 - She tried very hard to make herself 428 00:21:59,109 --> 00:22:01,219 everything that he wanted. 429 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:04,030 - Diana did this great impersonation of someone 430 00:22:04,049 --> 00:22:06,999 who loved to walk the wet moors, 431 00:22:07,019 --> 00:22:08,139 interested in shooting 432 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,110 and all of the things that she actually hated. 433 00:22:11,130 --> 00:22:13,040 - Because of her childhood, 434 00:22:13,059 --> 00:22:17,079 I think Diana did have an absolute craving 435 00:22:17,099 --> 00:22:20,169 for love and for security. 436 00:22:21,250 --> 00:22:23,250 narrator: Diana was only seven years old 437 00:22:23,269 --> 00:22:27,259 when her parents divorced acrimoniously. 438 00:22:27,279 --> 00:22:30,049 - One of her most vivid memories 439 00:22:30,069 --> 00:22:32,219 was listening to her mother driving away, 440 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,220 and Diana is thinking 441 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,100 that she'll never see her mother again. 442 00:22:39,039 --> 00:22:42,189 - What she saw in Charles was life happily ever after 443 00:22:42,210 --> 00:22:44,250 with her Prince. 444 00:22:44,269 --> 00:22:47,189 narrator: But Diana is not the only person 445 00:22:47,210 --> 00:22:51,060 searching for a fairy-tale romance. 446 00:22:51,079 --> 00:22:53,189 - The royal hacks from the tabloids 447 00:22:53,210 --> 00:22:56,140 are across the river with their long lenses. 448 00:22:56,160 --> 00:23:00,180 - Diana, the press decided, was perfect. 449 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,250 It seemed to the media at the time 450 00:23:02,269 --> 00:23:05,049 that the stars had aligned. 451 00:23:05,069 --> 00:23:09,139 - And the next day in huge headlines: 452 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:11,070 Diana is the one. 453 00:23:11,089 --> 00:23:13,059 [indistinct chatter] 454 00:23:13,079 --> 00:23:15,189 - When the press get wind of the fact that 455 00:23:15,210 --> 00:23:19,040 Charles and Diana are dating, it is absolute chaos. 456 00:23:19,059 --> 00:23:21,019 It's a nightmare for Diana. 457 00:23:21,039 --> 00:23:23,119 She lives in a flat in London. 458 00:23:23,140 --> 00:23:26,000 They besiege this flat. They are following her. 459 00:23:26,019 --> 00:23:28,039 [indistinct shouting] 460 00:23:28,059 --> 00:23:29,259 - I followed her through the town. 461 00:23:29,279 --> 00:23:31,179 I followed her car. 462 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:34,040 This was it. We had found a real one. 463 00:23:34,059 --> 00:23:36,029 - Is there any possibility of any announcement 464 00:23:36,049 --> 00:23:37,219 of your marriage in the near future? 465 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:39,010 Can you tell me? 466 00:23:39,029 --> 00:23:41,269 - It was utterly overwhelming for her. 467 00:23:41,289 --> 00:23:45,049 - I'm not gonna say anything really. 468 00:23:45,069 --> 00:23:46,229 - She was 19. 469 00:23:46,250 --> 00:23:50,250 She was a 19-year-old in that glare of publicity. 470 00:23:50,269 --> 00:23:55,039 - This girl was on the front pages of the newspapers. 471 00:23:55,059 --> 00:24:00,009 She was being offered up as the perfect bride for Charles. 472 00:24:00,029 --> 00:24:01,229 ♪ ♪ 473 00:24:01,250 --> 00:24:05,050 - Headline after headline. 474 00:24:05,069 --> 00:24:08,179 "Charlie, why aren't you proposing to this woman?" 475 00:24:11,150 --> 00:24:14,070 - Charles had all sorts of reservations about Diana. 476 00:24:14,089 --> 00:24:15,169 He didn't really know her. 477 00:24:15,190 --> 00:24:17,240 She didn't share many of his interests. 478 00:24:17,259 --> 00:24:20,119 she wasn't widely read. 479 00:24:20,140 --> 00:24:24,120 - He was still in love with Camilla, 480 00:24:24,140 --> 00:24:26,270 and he was in a real quandary. 481 00:24:26,289 --> 00:24:29,139 ♪ ♪ 482 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,090 - He kept agonising and analysing, 483 00:24:32,109 --> 00:24:35,059 but his father Philip's concern was that 484 00:24:35,079 --> 00:24:37,119 so much had been said and written about her 485 00:24:37,140 --> 00:24:39,040 that if he didn't do something, 486 00:24:39,059 --> 00:24:42,189 she was going to be a very damaged young woman. 487 00:24:42,210 --> 00:24:45,140 - Prince Charles gets a letter from his father, 488 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:48,280 basically telling him it's time to make up your mind. 489 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:50,170 "You want to marry her, marry her. 490 00:24:50,190 --> 00:24:53,250 If you don't, well then let her off the hook." 491 00:24:53,269 --> 00:24:57,029 - Charles misconstrued it, 492 00:24:57,049 --> 00:24:58,179 thought that his father 493 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,150 was instructing him to marry Diana 494 00:25:00,170 --> 00:25:03,020 way earlier than he would have comfortably 495 00:25:03,039 --> 00:25:05,149 chosen to do it. 496 00:25:05,170 --> 00:25:09,210 The tragedy is that these two men, father and son, 497 00:25:09,230 --> 00:25:12,200 could not simply see one another face to face 498 00:25:12,220 --> 00:25:16,130 and have a conversation. 499 00:25:16,150 --> 00:25:19,130 - He meets her at Windsor Castle, 500 00:25:19,150 --> 00:25:22,230 and he goes down on one knee and proposes. 501 00:25:22,250 --> 00:25:26,030 ♪ ♪ 502 00:25:26,049 --> 00:25:28,159 narrator: Six months after they tart dating, 503 00:25:28,180 --> 00:25:32,000 Charles and Diana announce their engagement. 504 00:25:34,029 --> 00:25:38,229 - They've only been together 12 times. 505 00:25:38,250 --> 00:25:42,280 They've only had a few times alone together. 506 00:25:43,259 --> 00:25:46,189 They barely know each other. 507 00:25:46,210 --> 00:25:49,070 - He really did think that he was doing his duty, 508 00:25:49,089 --> 00:25:52,999 sacrificing his heart really to do the right thing. 509 00:25:53,019 --> 00:25:54,169 - Can you find the words 510 00:25:54,190 --> 00:25:57,080 to sum up how you feel today, both of you? 511 00:25:57,099 --> 00:26:00,189 - Difficult to find the right sort of word, isn't it, really? 512 00:26:00,210 --> 00:26:02,140 Just delighted and happy. 513 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:07,160 And I'm amazed that she's been brave enough to take me on. 514 00:26:07,180 --> 00:26:09,150 - And I suppose in love? 515 00:26:09,170 --> 00:26:11,060 - Of course. 516 00:26:11,079 --> 00:26:14,019 - Whatever "in love" means. - [chuckles] Yes. 517 00:26:14,039 --> 00:26:16,999 [gentle music] 518 00:26:17,019 --> 00:26:18,259 - The engagement interview 519 00:26:18,279 --> 00:26:20,269 revealed the shape of things to come, 520 00:26:20,289 --> 00:26:22,229 that this was not a love match, 521 00:26:22,250 --> 00:26:26,160 that it was almost, you could say, a marriage of convenience. 522 00:26:28,190 --> 00:26:30,130 narrator: To shield her from the press, 523 00:26:30,150 --> 00:26:33,240 the royal family moves Diana into a suite of rooms 524 00:26:33,259 --> 00:26:36,269 at Buckingham Palace. 525 00:26:36,289 --> 00:26:40,189 - Life in Buckingham Palace was very difficult for her. 526 00:26:40,210 --> 00:26:43,190 It's beautifully appointed and lovely furniture, 527 00:26:43,210 --> 00:26:48,100 but it's not a home by any stretch of the imagination. 528 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:50,269 - She was suddenly shut off from everybody. 529 00:26:50,289 --> 00:26:54,119 She didn't have her own friends around her. 530 00:26:54,140 --> 00:26:56,050 narrator: Diana's social life 531 00:26:56,069 --> 00:26:59,169 now centers around Charles' friends. 532 00:26:59,190 --> 00:27:03,220 One of them is Camilla Parker Bowles. 533 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:06,030 - Certainly all his friends knew 534 00:27:06,049 --> 00:27:08,149 that he was in love with Camilla. 535 00:27:08,170 --> 00:27:11,040 Certainly the royal family knew it. 536 00:27:11,059 --> 00:27:16,009 So Diana was really a bit duped in this whole situation. 537 00:27:17,109 --> 00:27:20,049 - Diana's in one of the offices at Buckingham Palace 538 00:27:20,069 --> 00:27:22,229 and notices that there's a little parcel 539 00:27:22,250 --> 00:27:25,000 addressed to Camilla Parker Bowles. 540 00:27:25,019 --> 00:27:28,019 She opens it and finds this bracelet. 541 00:27:28,039 --> 00:27:29,279 Diana just felt, you know, 542 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,160 "Who are you marrying me, or Camilla?" 543 00:27:34,150 --> 00:27:36,120 - Charles is going off 544 00:27:36,140 --> 00:27:40,050 on his trip to Australia, 545 00:27:40,069 --> 00:27:45,019 and there are images of Diana weeping. 546 00:27:47,250 --> 00:27:51,070 - It wasn't because he was going and she was sad. 547 00:27:51,089 --> 00:27:54,209 She'd overheard him talking to Camilla 548 00:27:54,230 --> 00:27:57,180 just before he'd boarded the plane. 549 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:01,080 She's thinking, "How can I go through with this? 550 00:28:01,099 --> 00:28:03,039 Should I call the wedding off?" 551 00:28:03,059 --> 00:28:05,099 She goes to see her sisters 552 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:07,139 and she explains the situation. 553 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:09,240 - And really the response she got from her sister 554 00:28:09,259 --> 00:28:11,249 was fairly--fairly succinct. 555 00:28:11,269 --> 00:28:15,069 "You know your face is on the mugs and the tea cloths now. 556 00:28:15,089 --> 00:28:16,289 That's it." 557 00:28:17,009 --> 00:28:19,999 - There's no backing out now. The nation expects it. 558 00:28:20,019 --> 00:28:21,249 There's going to be a huge royal wedding. 559 00:28:21,269 --> 00:28:23,209 You play your part. 560 00:28:28,140 --> 00:28:31,120 [light orchestral music] 561 00:28:31,140 --> 00:28:33,150 ♪ ♪ 562 00:28:33,170 --> 00:28:35,240 - Once upon a time, 563 00:28:35,259 --> 00:28:37,259 there was a prince who lived in a palace. 564 00:28:37,279 --> 00:28:39,269 He fell in love with a fair young maiden 565 00:28:39,289 --> 00:28:43,039 and asked her to marry him. 566 00:28:43,059 --> 00:28:45,019 What you will see now is the story 567 00:28:45,039 --> 00:28:47,079 of two very real young people 568 00:28:47,099 --> 00:28:50,289 sharing their day of happiness with us all. 569 00:28:51,009 --> 00:28:53,079 - The wedding was extraordinary. 570 00:28:53,099 --> 00:28:56,209 It spectacular. 571 00:28:56,230 --> 00:28:59,040 Diana's amazing dress. 572 00:28:59,059 --> 00:29:02,109 Charles in his beautiful uniform. 573 00:29:02,130 --> 00:29:06,040 - And have you ever heard such cheers? 574 00:29:06,059 --> 00:29:10,049 - The queen had every reason to be proud 575 00:29:10,069 --> 00:29:12,209 and happy and hopeful for the future. 576 00:29:12,230 --> 00:29:15,120 ♪ ♪ 577 00:29:15,140 --> 00:29:18,180 narrator: Hundreds of millions of people around the world 578 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:21,170 watch as Lady Diana Spencer 579 00:29:21,190 --> 00:29:23,290 arrives at St Paul's Cathedral. 580 00:29:24,009 --> 00:29:26,059 [crowd cheering] 581 00:29:26,079 --> 00:29:28,199 - I thought, like so many other people, 582 00:29:28,220 --> 00:29:31,020 that it was an ideal match. 583 00:29:31,039 --> 00:29:33,249 - And isn't that a sight? 584 00:29:33,269 --> 00:29:35,129 - Don't think anybody would have disagreed 585 00:29:35,150 --> 00:29:37,190 with that at the time. 586 00:29:37,210 --> 00:29:39,270 - The public, they're elated. 587 00:29:39,289 --> 00:29:43,159 Totally in love with this ideal couple, 588 00:29:43,180 --> 00:29:46,090 and yet the public can't see everything. 589 00:29:46,109 --> 00:29:49,169 [light, tense music] 590 00:29:49,190 --> 00:29:52,280 - As Diana walks down the aisle with her father, 591 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,020 she sees Camilla. 592 00:29:55,039 --> 00:29:57,059 ♪ ♪ 593 00:29:57,079 --> 00:29:59,199 - Here is the stuff 594 00:29:59,220 --> 00:30:03,260 of which fairy tales are made. 595 00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:07,259 The prince and princess on their wedding day. 596 00:30:09,099 --> 00:30:14,209 - There she is on this magical day 597 00:30:14,230 --> 00:30:17,220 and the one thing that she is focussing on 598 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:22,050 is the image of Camilla. 599 00:30:22,069 --> 00:30:25,269 - Charles Philip Arthur George, 600 00:30:25,289 --> 00:30:28,999 wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife? 601 00:30:29,019 --> 00:30:30,019 - I will. 602 00:30:30,039 --> 00:30:32,149 - Diana Frances, 603 00:30:32,170 --> 00:30:36,040 wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband? 604 00:30:36,059 --> 00:30:37,249 - I will. 605 00:30:37,269 --> 00:30:41,019 - Charles persuaded himself 606 00:30:41,039 --> 00:30:43,249 that he could be in love with Diana, 607 00:30:43,269 --> 00:30:46,059 at least enough in love to get married. 608 00:30:46,079 --> 00:30:48,999 ♪ ♪ 609 00:30:49,019 --> 00:30:50,229 - They went on honeymoon 610 00:30:50,250 --> 00:30:53,170 and they sailed around the Mediterranean. 611 00:30:53,190 --> 00:30:56,270 Diana was hoping that they would sunbathe in the sun 612 00:30:56,289 --> 00:31:00,289 and sit and chat and laugh and have a good time. 613 00:31:01,009 --> 00:31:03,279 - But after a while, she realized 614 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,260 that Camilla was still present on her honeymoon. 615 00:31:08,059 --> 00:31:10,089 - Charles wore cufflinks 616 00:31:10,109 --> 00:31:12,059 that had been given to him by Camilla. 617 00:31:12,079 --> 00:31:15,029 - She overheard Charles making a call with Camilla. 618 00:31:15,049 --> 00:31:17,259 - She finds that Prince Charles 619 00:31:17,279 --> 00:31:21,029 has pictures of Camilla inside his diary. 620 00:31:22,109 --> 00:31:25,019 - That was, for her, an absolute agony. 621 00:31:25,039 --> 00:31:28,119 She was terrified really of what she'd got herself into. 622 00:31:28,140 --> 00:31:34,250 ♪ ♪ 623 00:31:34,269 --> 00:31:38,219 narrator: But for the cameras, Diana is all smiles. 624 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:41,080 - How are you enjoying married life? 625 00:31:41,099 --> 00:31:43,259 - Highly recommend it. 626 00:31:43,279 --> 00:31:46,069 - How do you like Balmoral as a place? 627 00:31:46,089 --> 00:31:47,259 - Lovely, beautiful. 628 00:31:47,279 --> 00:31:49,079 [indistinct chatter] 629 00:31:49,099 --> 00:31:52,259 - There's a longstanding contradiction 630 00:31:52,279 --> 00:31:55,279 in what the royal family actually wants in a bride. 631 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:59,090 Because on the one hand they want somebody meek, 632 00:31:59,109 --> 00:32:02,199 blushing, deferential, 633 00:32:02,220 --> 00:32:04,110 but at the same time they want her, 634 00:32:04,130 --> 00:32:07,180 at the flick of a switch, to be able to manage on her own, 635 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:12,250 not make a fuss, and not to be too emotional. 636 00:32:12,269 --> 00:32:14,219 - How do you see your role 637 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:18,150 developing as Princess of Wales? 638 00:32:18,170 --> 00:32:21,240 - My life will be a great challenge. 639 00:32:21,259 --> 00:32:24,149 - Are you going to have time for the private life, 640 00:32:24,170 --> 00:32:26,170 for making a home and running a home? 641 00:32:26,190 --> 00:32:28,120 - You're the one with the domestic responsibilities. 642 00:32:28,140 --> 00:32:29,260 - Are you looking forward to making a home 643 00:32:29,279 --> 00:32:31,249 at Highgrove, for example? - Oh, yes, very much so. 644 00:32:31,269 --> 00:32:34,029 Looking forward to being a good wife. 645 00:32:34,049 --> 00:32:35,999 [crowd shouting] 646 00:32:36,019 --> 00:32:38,229 - Prince, princess and baby Prince emerge 647 00:32:38,250 --> 00:32:41,040 to the cheers of the crowd. 648 00:32:41,059 --> 00:32:42,239 narrator: One year into their marriage, 649 00:32:42,259 --> 00:32:45,159 Diana gives birth to a son, 650 00:32:45,180 --> 00:32:48,280 Prince William Arthur Philip Louis. 651 00:32:50,049 --> 00:32:52,079 - The birth of Prince William 652 00:32:52,099 --> 00:32:54,009 did a great deal for Diana. 653 00:32:54,029 --> 00:32:55,249 Wow, you know, this is great. 654 00:32:55,269 --> 00:32:59,189 You know, and she's done her job. 655 00:32:59,210 --> 00:33:02,260 - The birth of William is a happy moment. 656 00:33:05,039 --> 00:33:08,039 Charles enjoys being in the nursery with him, 657 00:33:08,059 --> 00:33:13,089 and they have that shared love, 658 00:33:13,109 --> 00:33:15,129 but at the same time, 659 00:33:15,150 --> 00:33:17,260 there's a lot of tension between them. 660 00:33:17,279 --> 00:33:20,099 [tense music] 661 00:33:20,119 --> 00:33:23,069 narrator: A princess in the most famous family 662 00:33:23,089 --> 00:33:25,019 in the world, 663 00:33:25,039 --> 00:33:30,119 Diana is a young mother caught in the spotlight. 664 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,250 - She was meant to be a mom, she was meant to do it all, 665 00:33:33,269 --> 00:33:36,049 was meant to do it all with a smile. 666 00:33:36,069 --> 00:33:38,059 That's a pretty tough brief, you know, for anybody, 667 00:33:38,079 --> 00:33:40,139 unless there's a support crew. 668 00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:43,110 - The royal family thought she would be able to cope 669 00:33:43,130 --> 00:33:44,290 with what was expected. 670 00:33:45,009 --> 00:33:47,169 Her family had been courtiers going back generations. 671 00:33:47,190 --> 00:33:50,150 They thought she was one of them. 672 00:33:50,170 --> 00:33:52,020 - And she often said, 673 00:33:52,039 --> 00:33:55,029 "If only just once or twice they'd say well done." 674 00:33:55,049 --> 00:33:58,259 But that's the way the royal family were brought up. 675 00:33:58,279 --> 00:34:00,999 You don't do the praise thing. 676 00:34:01,019 --> 00:34:05,199 - Because of her discomfort in the royal family 677 00:34:05,220 --> 00:34:09,200 and the issue of Camilla hovering in the background, 678 00:34:09,219 --> 00:34:13,179 she was in a very bad way. 679 00:34:13,199 --> 00:34:15,189 - Well, there's no doubt that she has lost weight 680 00:34:15,210 --> 00:34:18,260 since the birth of Prince William. 681 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:23,030 - She was so thin. She was painfully thin. 682 00:34:23,050 --> 00:34:26,080 Her wrists look like sticks. 683 00:34:27,090 --> 00:34:30,000 - She is, according to the palace, currently fit and well. 684 00:34:30,019 --> 00:34:33,229 The Palace adds the proviso, "as far as we know." 685 00:34:35,150 --> 00:34:38,160 - She sat me down and actually told me 686 00:34:38,179 --> 00:34:41,009 that she had bulimia, 687 00:34:41,030 --> 00:34:45,190 and I was very-- I was shocked actually. 688 00:34:47,010 --> 00:34:50,130 - The bulimia was her way of trying to vent. 689 00:34:50,150 --> 00:34:51,280 She would purge herself 690 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:55,160 of her emotions and discomfort. 691 00:34:55,179 --> 00:34:57,169 - She is really, really suffering, 692 00:34:57,190 --> 00:35:00,010 and no-one seems to be helping her. 693 00:35:00,030 --> 00:35:03,040 - She just wanted somebody to put their arms around her 694 00:35:03,059 --> 00:35:05,149 and tell her, "It's all right, darling," 695 00:35:05,170 --> 00:35:08,160 and I know that that didn't happen. 696 00:35:08,179 --> 00:35:11,119 - The queen and Princess Diana 697 00:35:11,139 --> 00:35:14,129 belong to very different generations. 698 00:35:14,150 --> 00:35:17,200 Duty and self-restraint are absolutely 699 00:35:17,219 --> 00:35:21,099 hard-wired into the queen. 700 00:35:21,119 --> 00:35:22,289 - And here the royal family 701 00:35:23,010 --> 00:35:25,140 have a very emotional young girl 702 00:35:25,159 --> 00:35:28,139 who is, to their mind, hysterical. 703 00:35:28,159 --> 00:35:31,109 ♪ ♪ 704 00:35:31,130 --> 00:35:33,130 - The royal family bring in a doctor, 705 00:35:33,150 --> 00:35:34,260 a psychiatrist. 706 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:37,100 They prescribe valium, 707 00:35:37,119 --> 00:35:38,269 but Diana doesn't want to take pills. 708 00:35:38,289 --> 00:35:42,189 She wants her life to get better. 709 00:35:42,210 --> 00:35:46,010 - And nobody is addressing the central issue, 710 00:35:46,030 --> 00:35:49,030 which is that Prince Charles' heart lies elsewhere 711 00:35:49,050 --> 00:35:53,030 and Diana feels lost, alone and abandoned. 712 00:35:53,050 --> 00:35:57,220 ♪ ♪ 713 00:36:04,280 --> 00:36:08,010 [gentle music] 714 00:36:08,030 --> 00:36:10,260 narrator: The royal family is gathered together 715 00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:13,270 at Windsor Castle to celebrate the christening 716 00:36:13,289 --> 00:36:16,079 of Charles and Diana's second son. 717 00:36:16,099 --> 00:36:18,059 [Harry fussing] 718 00:36:18,079 --> 00:36:21,279 Henry Charles Albert David, 719 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,080 known as Prince Harry. 720 00:36:24,099 --> 00:36:26,019 - Granny was christened in this. 721 00:36:26,039 --> 00:36:29,239 - Great-granny. - Great-granny. 722 00:36:29,260 --> 00:36:31,100 And I was. 723 00:36:31,119 --> 00:36:32,259 I was christened in this. 724 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:35,200 It must get so incredibly hot inside there, doesn't it? 725 00:36:35,219 --> 00:36:38,279 - Yeah, [indistinct]. - Some dribbling too. 726 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:42,280 - The birth of Harry and having two beautiful children 727 00:36:43,010 --> 00:36:45,020 just meant the world to her. 728 00:36:45,039 --> 00:36:49,189 - Question: What is Prince William's favorite toy? 729 00:36:49,210 --> 00:36:53,250 - Jamie, he loves his koala bear he's got, 730 00:36:53,269 --> 00:36:55,279 but he hasn't got anything particular. 731 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:58,110 He just likes something with a bit of noise. 732 00:36:58,130 --> 00:37:00,040 - [whispered] Plastic whale which throws things out. 733 00:37:00,059 --> 00:37:03,009 - We've got a plastic whale that throws things out the top, 734 00:37:03,030 --> 00:37:04,080 little balls. 735 00:37:04,099 --> 00:37:05,249 [both chuckle] 736 00:37:05,269 --> 00:37:09,049 - She thought that bond of parenthood 737 00:37:09,070 --> 00:37:11,170 would help bring their marriage together, 738 00:37:11,190 --> 00:37:15,100 but that's not really what happened. 739 00:37:15,119 --> 00:37:18,139 Charles at the beginning of the marriage 740 00:37:18,159 --> 00:37:21,039 tried to make things work, 741 00:37:21,059 --> 00:37:25,249 but I do believe that Camilla was in his mind from early on. 742 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:30,040 - Diana didn't talk much about Camilla. 743 00:37:30,059 --> 00:37:32,159 She kept quiet and had her bulimia 744 00:37:32,179 --> 00:37:35,249 and had her upset and hoped it would all come good. 745 00:37:37,179 --> 00:37:40,229 - She wanted love, she craved love. 746 00:37:40,250 --> 00:37:43,190 And what she found she was getting 747 00:37:43,210 --> 00:37:46,070 was love-- the love of strangers. 748 00:37:46,090 --> 00:37:49,270 [upbeat music] 749 00:37:49,289 --> 00:37:53,999 - The public take to Diana like no other royal. 750 00:37:54,019 --> 00:37:55,219 [crowd cheering] 751 00:37:55,239 --> 00:37:58,279 She has a kind of glamour and a kind of wholesomeness 752 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:02,130 that people found very endearing. 753 00:38:02,150 --> 00:38:05,130 - Here is a popular young princess 754 00:38:05,150 --> 00:38:08,000 who engages with ordinary people. 755 00:38:08,019 --> 00:38:10,209 She seems to be kind, caring, and she's beautiful. 756 00:38:10,230 --> 00:38:14,080 all: We want Princess Diana! 757 00:38:14,099 --> 00:38:15,219 - The children made it clear 758 00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:17,179 in the direct way that only children have 759 00:38:17,199 --> 00:38:19,129 that it was the princess they wanted 760 00:38:19,150 --> 00:38:22,200 on their side of the road. 761 00:38:22,219 --> 00:38:26,119 - Charles became quite a forlorn figure. 762 00:38:26,139 --> 00:38:29,119 The photographers didn't really take many photographs of him 763 00:38:29,139 --> 00:38:32,119 unless he was in the frame with Diana. 764 00:38:32,139 --> 00:38:34,239 - He was very jealous. 765 00:38:34,260 --> 00:38:36,210 His wife is further down 766 00:38:36,230 --> 00:38:38,280 in the royal pecking order than he is, 767 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:42,230 and yet she is getting the most attention. 768 00:38:42,250 --> 00:38:45,250 - Crowds estimated in the thousands are straining 769 00:38:45,269 --> 00:38:48,219 for a peek at the prince and princess. 770 00:38:48,239 --> 00:38:51,059 narrator: When the royal couple arrives in America 771 00:38:51,079 --> 00:38:53,199 for their most high-profile tour yet, 772 00:38:53,219 --> 00:38:56,079 Diana is greeted with a frenzy 773 00:38:56,099 --> 00:38:59,149 of press and public excitement. 774 00:38:59,170 --> 00:39:02,180 - Princess Diana was a tremendous star 775 00:39:02,199 --> 00:39:04,089 in the United States. 776 00:39:04,110 --> 00:39:07,160 There was a bit of an American hysteria. 777 00:39:07,179 --> 00:39:09,269 - Might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience 778 00:39:09,289 --> 00:39:11,149 to actually see royalty. 779 00:39:11,170 --> 00:39:13,200 - She's beautiful, yeah. 780 00:39:13,219 --> 00:39:15,079 Much skinnier than I thought. 781 00:39:15,099 --> 00:39:16,259 - She fulfilled our dreams. 782 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:19,090 She grew up and married the prince. 783 00:39:19,110 --> 00:39:21,020 - The dramatic high point of it 784 00:39:21,039 --> 00:39:25,169 was the dinner and dance with the Reagans 785 00:39:25,190 --> 00:39:28,170 at the White House. 786 00:39:28,190 --> 00:39:31,120 Nancy Reagan, recognizing the powerful mix 787 00:39:31,139 --> 00:39:34,069 of Hollywood celebrity and British Royalty, 788 00:39:34,090 --> 00:39:37,120 organizes a publicity stunt. 789 00:39:37,139 --> 00:39:40,089 - John, are you going to dance with the princess tonight? 790 00:39:40,110 --> 00:39:42,240 - If she would like me to. 791 00:39:42,260 --> 00:39:46,090 - My job was to go to John Travolta and I said, 792 00:39:46,110 --> 00:39:48,180 "Mr. Travolta, would you please cut in on the president 793 00:39:48,199 --> 00:39:51,019 and ask the princess to dance." 794 00:39:51,039 --> 00:39:53,219 And he says, "I can't cut in on the president." 795 00:39:53,239 --> 00:39:57,289 [laughs] And I said, "Oh, yes, you can." 796 00:39:58,010 --> 00:40:00,290 [gentle orchestral music] 797 00:40:01,010 --> 00:40:04,080 ♪ ♪ 798 00:40:04,099 --> 00:40:07,049 - Diana didn't just upstage Charles. 799 00:40:07,070 --> 00:40:08,230 She eclipsed him actually. 800 00:40:08,250 --> 00:40:12,050 I mean, she made him nothing is the truth. 801 00:40:12,070 --> 00:40:14,150 - He had been the star of the show. 802 00:40:14,170 --> 00:40:16,250 He had been the top of the House of Windsor bill, 803 00:40:16,269 --> 00:40:20,079 and now he was running a very poor second. 804 00:40:20,099 --> 00:40:21,289 - To the core of the issue first, 805 00:40:22,010 --> 00:40:24,280 had the princess enjoyed her dance with Mr. Travolta? 806 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:27,030 - Well, I'm not a glove puppet, 807 00:40:27,050 --> 00:40:28,270 so I can't answer for that, I'm afraid. 808 00:40:28,289 --> 00:40:31,099 But I think you enjoyed it, didn't you, darling? 809 00:40:31,119 --> 00:40:33,019 Be an idiot if she didn't enjoy dancing 810 00:40:33,039 --> 00:40:35,039 with John Travolta, wouldn't she? 811 00:40:35,059 --> 00:40:37,139 - It actually goes to the heart of, I think, 812 00:40:37,159 --> 00:40:39,099 a great sense of insecurity in him 813 00:40:39,119 --> 00:40:42,059 and a growing resentment of her popularity. 814 00:40:42,079 --> 00:40:43,249 - Why did the prince think there was much 815 00:40:43,269 --> 00:40:45,279 media fascination with their every move? 816 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:50,220 - It has nothing to do with me. It's my wife here. 817 00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:53,279 [light upbeat music] 818 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:55,280 ♪ ♪ 819 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:58,110 narrator: Charles, the dutiful Prince, 820 00:40:58,130 --> 00:41:01,210 has married the perfect bride. 821 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:05,190 But that union will pose a threat 822 00:41:05,210 --> 00:41:09,040 to the entire royal family. 823 00:41:09,059 --> 00:41:12,219 - They are already deeply unhappy, 824 00:41:12,239 --> 00:41:18,129 and at the same time she has become a global celebrity. 825 00:41:18,150 --> 00:41:20,030 ♪ ♪ 826 00:41:20,050 --> 00:41:23,060 - He wants to control what's going on. 827 00:41:23,079 --> 00:41:26,169 Perhaps he's sensing that it's slipping out of his control, 828 00:41:26,190 --> 00:41:29,050 she is slipping out of his control. 829 00:41:29,070 --> 00:41:31,130 ♪ ♪ 830 00:41:31,150 --> 00:41:34,200 - She is, in essence, a ticking time bomb. 831 00:41:34,219 --> 00:41:37,189 ♪ ♪ 832 00:41:37,210 --> 00:41:40,140 narrator: Next on "The Windsors"... 833 00:41:40,159 --> 00:41:44,049 - The war between Charles and Diana through the press 834 00:41:44,070 --> 00:41:47,000 could pull down the whole of the monarchy. 835 00:41:47,019 --> 00:41:49,999 - Here she was, undermining the throne, 836 00:41:50,019 --> 00:41:51,999 undermining the dynasty. 837 00:41:52,019 --> 00:41:54,019 - When you unleash the demons of the press, 838 00:41:54,039 --> 00:41:56,189 you then cannot keep them at bay. 839 00:41:56,210 --> 00:42:01,210 - Nobody dreamed that it would end in such a shocking way. 840 00:42:01,230 --> 00:42:03,260 ♪ ♪