Both Charles and Diana Wept Before Wedding

Multiple royal experts and biographers have revealed that both King Charles III and Princess Diana were in tears the night before their 1981 wedding, indicating deep unhappiness beneath the public fairytale narrative. Charles, pressured by royal expectations and his father Prince Philip, felt compelled to marry Diana despite his ongoing love for Camilla Parker Bowles, who was considered unsuitable due to her marital status and past. On the wedding day, Charles reportedly wore cufflinks bearing Camilla’s insignia, underscoring his emotional conflict. Diana, also reluctant, was persuaded by her sister that it was too late to back out given the wedding's advanced preparations. Their marriage was troubled from the start, shaped by Charles’s unresolved feelings for Camilla and Diana’s growing distress. The tragic love triangle has become emblematic of the monarchy’s struggle to balance tradition with personal fulfillment.