living there was quite an adjustment from the country home where diana and her brother charles grew up. the inside of the house very formal. there wasn t even a family kitchen. it wasn t fun growing up in this house. i think it was an awful lot of unrest in her home life. but teacher penny walker says life at the west heath school, 100 miles from home, was full of fun and friends. she was part of a really lively group. they were fun, and they were not naughty, and they giggled a lot. and of course they talked a lot about boys. she was always known to adore prince charles, and her little bedroom cubicle had pictures of him all over it. it was common knowledge. then one weekend, diana returned to school with a story
it was 1980. the queen said to me, we have a guest come to stay for the weekend, and would you meet her at the front door of the castle? it s early september in scotland. paul burrel, queen elizabeth s footman, welcomes 19-year-old lady diana spencer. i met this shy young girl with one suitcase, and i took her to her room. she said, i am completely out of my depth. i don t know anything about this place. charles invited me to stay the weekend, and what do i do? despite being from an aristocratic, withdrawal-connected family, diana is not prepared for a weekend with the royals, especially the queen.
world at that point exactly where the state of the marriage was. this wasn t unexpected. it was just waiting for sort of royal ad mission that things were really wrong here. but according to palace insiders, charles is not about to do that. they say the people on his team have other ideas. they set out to diminish diana in the public s eyes. this was an attempt to intimidate us, it was a bullying tactic. what diana s private secretary, patrick jeffson, calls a smear campaign that he says began in 1991. for diana s 30th birthday, charles wanted to throw a party and she saw it as a pr stunt so his people could say, here he is, the loving devoted husband putting on a birthday party for her. reluctance to have a big birthday party was prominently reported on the front page of
i think it was a very atypical run up to the wedding. when you re stuck inside those walls, it s not a totally joyous, free, fun experience. do you think she felt lonely? i m quite sure she felt lonely. diana writes letters to stay connected. i am continually surrounded by grown-ups, and sometimes search for my own age group. i think she was desperately lonely, and she sought friendship downstairs. it was odd with diana. she spent more time downstairs with the staff than she did upstairs with the guests. making matters worse, charles is often absent. she definitely expected to get a whole lot more support and reassurance and guidance from him. and that didn t materialize. one month after their
pleasure. a startling and revealing admission from the notoriously private and composed queen elizabeth. it has turned out to be an declaring 1992 a horrible year. she actually found a very neat way of saying, yep, it s tough, and i don t mind telling you it s tough. tough times that start early february in india. diana is at a polo match with charles. after his victory, the prince goes in for the ceremonial celebratory kiss from his princess. this is the kiss that missed. this is when the prince was expecting to get a kiss on the lips and the prize awkward moment. got the bobby prize, i m afraid. she turned her head. i think it did signify to the