I don’t like or believe either of them.
At the time, Diana was one of the global icons on the world stage. The public were largely sympathetic to the way she had been treated by the RF. Her fame was literally huge and she totally overshadowed everything King Charles did and I don’t think she was planning on ever being quiet or sitting in a corner. I do not think Charles and Camilla would be married and have had the relative peace and quiet and acceptance they currently have if Diana had been around.
I can quite image that when Charles (king) heard she died he was shell shocked and realised depending on how it played out, within a few years she would be forgotten largely and he and Camilla could forge forward. He might have also realised it could go the other way and they could be (Charles and Camilla) the most hated people on the planet with ‘Saint’ Diana always young, always comparable etc
I do believe Charles was told to take a bride and he isn’t a great a lovely person - and I really don’t think he has many redeeming qualities. I think he dated many women and Diana was so young and naive and as Camilla said ‘she’s a timid mouse’ - and I believe she was selected as the brood mare to produce the heir and the spare. And then expected to put up with Charles carrying on his affair that never really stopped with Camilla.
I went through a horrific divorce and a decade on my ex and I are largely amicable and although we try to avoid conversations. I can bear to meet him with my husband and have a cup of tea with him for the sake of my teenager son. However, during our divorce I wished and prayed for him to drop dead - I’m ashamed of that now - but then the bitter court process would have stopped. The money issues would have stopped and I could have continued my life with a memory. I’m sure if he had died and I was told I would have been in shock and might of said ‘the children will forget him soon enough’ or something. I wasn’t in a relationship like Charles and Camilla.
I also think Charles had an affair with Camilla all through and before and after their marriage - they never stopped. I think Diana was besotted with him and she couldn’t turn down a Prince and I’m sure she was told she could not back out. Can you imagine? Her life was over and by the time she wanted out it was too late. She was expected to produce two children and the Nanny raise them and then expected to put up with an affair and just quietly crack on and in turn have her own.
I also believe Charles Spencer is not a nice piece of work and doesn’t know how to respect or treat women and when his sister, Diana asked him for help and a house - he said yes and agreed and then a couple of weeks later said no. Citing security risks to his own family etc she wanted a small property that was cozy and had her heart set on it at a time of deep personal unhappiness. He declined and offered her a more isolated house and they fell out. He also wanted her to pay for it - it wasn’t free. He has cashed in on her death, despite him saying he wouldn’t - reports are that he made £30 million from having her at Althorp Estate and by inviting tourists in - very ironic considering he wouldn’t let her live there due to worries about his own privacy and security. Don’t forget he was the youngest with 3 older sister (don’t get me started on why the girls can’t inherit) but this man has hundreds of millions in his personal wealth portfolio.
This is a case of two not nice men and not nice to women - men throwing stones at each other.