til death us do part. til death do us part. but what happens when royal tradition stops you from following your heart? in the medieval fortress, charles the eldest son of queen elizabeth, is crowned prince of wales. i, charles, prince of wales, do become your liege man of life and limb. there s so much pomp, so much glamour. but under it all is a nervous 20-year-old who feels strongly that the whole weight of monarchy rests on him. he had no choice in his life at all. his future was mapped out for him. he knew from an early age that he was part of a machine. prince charles is a central figure of this dynasty. he is the future. he is the great hope. the young prince, who just celebrated his 3rd birthday, carried out his handshaking duties most sedately. the prince, as a child, was very withdrawn, very sensitive, very shy. but right from the beginning there s all this weight of expectation on this poor little boy s back. when charles was 4, he watched his
star to join the family. the world was waiting for someone, and diana delivered. did you find it difficult to adapt? i did, yes. purely because there was so much attention on me when i first arrived on the scene. the more the media attention grew on her, the more troubles it created in her marriage. as in all families, there would be jealousies caused by this glamorous newbie coming in. she quickly became one of the most famous women in the world. diana has no idea what s about to hit her. she s only 21. and she s about to make her debut on the world stage. she s embarking on a six-week tour of australia and new zealand. it s her first international outing as her royal highness. it s an unbelievable responsibility for a 21-year-old. and she has got to prove she is up to the job. the prince of wales led the way. but it was his princess who drew most attention. young prince william after strong loving by his mother was also allowed to come on tour. charles was
till death us do part. diana feels lost and abandoned. she was so thin. she was painfully thin. she is, in essence, a ticking she is, in essence, a ticking time bomb. captions by vitac www.vitac.com prince charles, the future king of england, has a dangerous secret. a secret which threatens the entire house of windsor. he s in love with a married woman. and isn t that a sight? the queen expects him to produce an heir, and she hopes he s found the perfect bride. for better, for worse for better, for worse
As lady diana spencer arrives at st. paul s cathedral. i thought, like so many other people, that it was the ideal match. isn t that a sight? i don t think anybody would have disagreed with that at the time. the public, they re elated, totally in love with this ideal couple. and yet, the public can t see everything. as diana walks down the aisle with her father, she sees camilla. here is the stuff of which fairy tales are made, the prince and princess on their wedding day. there she is on this magical day and the one thing that she is focusing on is the image of
He gets word from england that camilla is going to get married. camilla has gotten engaged, a military officer by the name of andrew parker bowles. camilla knew that she was never going to marry prince charles. i mean, he was prince charles, and she was just camilla shand. so she said yes to andrew. prince charles realized that he d lost what he suddenly felt might be the love of his life. he writes to a friend that he is devastated by the news. he says, i will not have someone to come home to.