Diana and Charles Engagement

I was given to understand that Camilla didn't marry Charles because she didn't want to be in the Royal spotlight. After all it is a huge responsibility marrying an heir to the throne and your life will be under constant scrutiny for ever more. I can't blame her, but Charles was upset so I believe as he had set his heart on her.

She certainly didn’t avoid the camera’s on her way to work,
and certainly wasn’t shy

Camilla wanted to marry Parker Bowles, she was in love with him, I saw the wedding photographs at the time, this was long before the Camilla loved Charles started in the press, several years before .

I never believed Diana didn’t realise that skirt was transparent…

Anniebach

Camilla wanted to marry Parker Bowles, she was in love with him, I saw the wedding photographs at the time, this was long before the Camilla loved Charles started in the press, several years before .

I believe Charles knew and dated Camilla before Parker Bowles but never got her to the altar. She then met Parker Bowles and the rest is history.

Anniebach

She certainly didn’t avoid the camera’s on her way to work,
and certainly wasn’t shy

Oh come on. The girl had to get to work.

Kate changed jobs when the press hounded her ,

Anniebach

Kate changed jobs when the press hounded her ,

So ?? Diana loved her job.

Diana was ambitious, she wanted to 'best' her sister Sarah. I also think she wanted to be Princess of Wales. She was infatuated by the Prince of Wales rather than Charles the man.
Charles had to marry someone suitable and in those days that meant someone from the right background. He was being pressured to find a wife and Diana fitted the criteria.
They were never right for each other.

Anniebach if neither Harry nor Diana are to be believed where can I find a reliable source of information about the RF?

Agree Framilode and she wanted to please her father

On here, apparently.

? MissA

Parsley by looking at facts and listening to what they say .

I think Diana had an unrealistic fairy tale view of Charles and being a princess. She was only 19. Then it all unraveled horribly and her dream turned into a nightmare. In those days it was still held that the future king had to marry a virgin. Things have moved on a pace since then. People now routinely live together before getting married so have a better idea of compatibility before committing. If Charles and Diana had done the same maybe things would have turned out differently.

Anniebach

The countess of Wessex nearly lost the plot ? Rubbish ,

Don’t you remember the Fake Sheik? After that debacle, the Countess had to give up paid employment.

Wasnt she beautiful though?
No wonder charles was smitten.

Ah, but who can verify the facts? See the Fake Sheik post above.

MissAdventure

Wasnt she beautiful though?
No wonder charles was smitten.

Undeniably.

I’m making no comments on her character but she was incredibly stylish too, not just “correctly” dressed.

I never th she was beautiful. Good looking, elegant and impeccably groomed, but not beautiful in the way Princess Grace was for example.
Kate is beautiful. I have seen her in real life and she really is lovely.

And was Charles ever really smitten?

I find Kate to be very mediocre.

Well, I'd like to believe charles was at least a little smitten.
It really doesn't reflect well on him if not.
There is a name for people who just use others, with no thought for their feelings.

I would settle for Kate's mediocrity happily!!