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According the Gyles Brandreth, who seems to have information from somewhere close to the horses mouth, they were introduced by a previous girlfriend of Charles-- Lucia Something? from Cambridge days, who had found "just the girl" for Charles. Matchmaking seems to have been a habit amongst this set.

Maybe, but it lies close under the surface, and that passion could be whipped up again (probably on both sides). You underestimate the power of these stories that resonate with our lives, they become myths, they don't go away. As for her not being Queen, neither was that timeless icon Lady...

But don't you think this would have happened anyway? Imagine if she had said nothing, and we were all surprised to hear John Major announcing the separation, then 3 years of no comment, then the divorce and her death. People would be speculating like mad, and the book writers would be writing...

Oh I think she is- the great British legendary quadrangle of Henry VIII, Queen Katherine, Anne Boleyn and the Pope. People are still writing books about her.

I'm not sure this is true. Camilla told Diana that she had an agreement with Charles not to contact him after the wedding. There is no evidence I know of that she did. Diana should have turned down Charles' proposal of marriage since she knew about Camilla before the proposal. She went into the...

He was hoping to love her with time-- but any love he might have begun to feel for her was drowned at birth because she was suffering from anxiety, depresson, bulimia, and possibly a personality disorder. She needed 24 hr a day support herself. She wasn't able to sacrifice her own needs to...

Thanks everyone who posted all these lovely pictures. But why is it that Camilla looks 20 lbs. lighter in the day than at night? I agree about her voice, it's delicious. I heard it when she spoke about osteoporosis in England. I think they should let her say a few words more often, it makes...

I've never heard of daily phone calls either, only one from the yacht.

There is another source for an earlier affair, although I don't know how reliable it is. In Max Clifford's (a public relations adviser) new book, he says Hewitt came to him in 1984 to ask his advice about keeping his affair with Diana secret. Hewitt eventually told Clifford that he had met Di...

Would it make much difference? She will still be by his side, still exposed to the press.

From wikipedia: The Archbishop of Canterbury, who has precedence over all other clergymen and over all laymen except members of the Royal Family, traditionally officiates at coronations; during his absence, another bishop may take his place. There have, however, been several exceptions. William...

I''m with you Ysbel, I can't believe the Archbishop would say any of this publicly, especially that bit about never forgiving. If I remember, Richard Kay was the journalist that tricked James Hewitt into revealing his affair with Diana, by offering him a satellite phone to call home from the...

That's a great role model of Christian charity from the Archbishop!

Or perhaps the Church should grow up and recognize that human relationships are more complicated than their out of dates rules allow. I thought it was particularly mean of the Archbishop not to allow them to marry in church.

But it's getting less Germanic by the minute. William must be half English and an eighth Scottish, as well as some Russian? And how likely is he to marry a German wife?

This is quite a funny slip. Amoeba reproduce asexually, so if Philip had been used for breeding like a bloody amoeba, he would have passed 100% of his genes to the next King. Quite an honour really. I guess Philip hadn't joined the WWF yet.

Or even the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg-Saxe-Coburg-Gotha!!

I don't think Diana needed much goading. She wanted out of the marriage, but without losing her reputation like her mother had-- she wanted to come out of it looking like a good mother and the injured party in the marriage breakup. The 'bad father' and 'good mother' press stories helped her look...

I'm not sure they would be able to keep a straight face if she asked them what sort of trees they were--maybe that's why she wasn't chosen. Didn't Diana invite her to KP for lunch? That might be another reason.

I'm not sure she was trying to kill herself. In Morton's tape above she says "I knew I would not lose the baby". She told Simone Simmons she did it to get attention from Charles. Her boys might not like that, but I think they would find the emotional drama familiar. It would probably be less...

Hewitt's not a bad man. He only ever wanted to be a career soldier like his father, was good at it and enjoyed it. When he lost his career because of the Diana affair, he lost his only income and direction in life, and has rattled around ever since. The tabloids have made a villain out of him...

Thanks, I read about the book coming out recently, that must be it.

Maybe Hewitt wanted to sell this lucrative piece of information. Up until now, he held back because he didn't want to hurt the people involved. But Harry has just turned 21, old enough to deal with it. Still, Hewitt doesn't want to take the blame for revealing it in cold blood, so dreams up...

I wonder if they tested that hat out in a wind tunnel?

I don't know much about Charles relationship with his parents, although Diana said he had a "very tricky" relationship with his father. But he wouldn't behave as he does with Camilla if all his caregivers were distant and cold. I think he had a very loving warm nanny. I wonder if he was...