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he fairytale wedding which was to bring together the next King and Queen of England was designed to have a happy ending.
Gut the young woman of 20 who walked up the aisle with her handsome prince was des-
tined to die in tragic circumstances. Diana, Princess of Wales, touched many
hearts during her life and will be remem- ■ bered long after the bitterness of her ill- fated marriage is forgotten. July 1981: The Prince of Wales marries Lady Diana Spencer in the “wedding of the
century” at St Paul’s Cathedral. Jan 1982: Four months pregnant, the Princess crashes down a Sandringham stair
case in an alleged suicide atterhpt June 1982: Birth of first child, Prince
William.July 1982: Looking thin and strained, the .
Princess is said to be suffering from post natal depression. Sept 1984: The couple’s second child,
Prince Harry, is bom. According to later speculation, this is when problems between
the couple begin. Sept 1985: Friends say the Prince Ira be
come “lonelyand eccentric”. The Princess is reported to be openly criticising her hus
band. They begin to lead separate lives. 1987: Rift in marriage becomes increasing ly obvious prompting media speculation about possible split.
The Prince spends more than a month at .■
Balmoral, apart from his wife and family. 1988: The couple continue to spend long
periods apart as the Prince comes to terms with the death ofhis close friend Major Hugh Lindsay in the Klosters ski-ing acci dent.
July 1989: The Princess spends an evening without her bodyguard, playing bridge with Old Etonian James Gilbey at his London
flat
March .1991: The Princess is reported to be a close friend of Life Guards officer Major
. James Hewitt , ' ' ' • ;
May 1991: Things cool between the Prince . and Princess to such an extent that the cou-.
pie are reported to have separate rooms dur ing a visit to Czechoslovakia. Feb 1992: Visible signs of a split during
■ first time in four years-but instead of a
visit to India. .The Prince kisses his wife in public for the
spontaneous show of affection, it looks awkward and cold—planted somewhere round her right ear. May 1992: Princess makes solo visit to
Egypt where she is pictured alone in the desert in front of the Giza pyramids.
June 1992; Publication of Diana: HerTrue Story by royal watcher Andrew Morion, which claims the Princess feels “napped in
a loveless marriage”. The book claims that Princess Diana suf-. feted from the slimming disease bulimia nervosa and had made a number of suicide attempts. July 1992: Pressure eases as media atten tion turns to the Yorks, with reports that the
Wales’s have ruled out divorce and are de termined to put up a united front.
. Aug 1992: During the royal family’s annual Balmoral holiday the “Dianagate tape
- scandal breaks. • Details are published of an intimate tele- -
' > phone conversation said to be between the Princess and long-standing friend James
Gilbey, in which he professes his love for her, calls her “Squidgy” and blows kisses to her.
Nov 1992: During four-day visit to Korea, the Prince and Princess are dubbed‘The
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Glums”, with photographs showing them looking miserable and apparently unable to bear being in one another’s company.'
Claims that royal aides confirmed for the first time that the marriage is in trouble are
slapped down by Buckingham Palace.
The Princess issues an unprecedented state ment on her return to UK denying allega tions of a rift between her and the Queen
and Duke of Edinburgh following reports that Prince Philip had written to her re proaching her for damaging the Royal Fam
The Prince, who travels on to Hong Kong, is said to support her statement, which at tracts further media speculation as it says nothing to contradict media reports that the
ily- r marriage is in trouble.
Nov 1992: Pressure mounts again as The Sun begins to serialise a new chapter of an updated version of Andrew Morton’s book:_
Newspapers report that separate living , .'. arrangements for the couple are under nego- • tiation, with any attempt at a reconciliation ruled out - ’
December 1992: The Prime Minister John : Major announces to a packed House of. Commons that the couple had agreed to separate. 1993: Speculation reaches fever pitch about the future of both the Prince and the monar chy. The Camillagate tape is leaked in which the prince is heard speaking intimately to his friend CamillaParker Bowles. Dec 1993: A tearful Diana temporarily bows out of public life after pleading to be left alone to sort out her life. She drops most of her charity patronage. 1994: Charles described in a television doc umentary as “extraordinary” suggestions that he might abdicate, saying he has been brought up to be King. He also admits to a long term relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles. Diana spends a lonely year in which she is accused of making nuisance calls to an tiques dealer Oliver Hoare.
' : She decides to return to some public duties
with work for the Red Cross. 1995: Diana retaliates by giving an exclu sive interview to the BBC Panorama pro gramme. •
. She says she wants to be Queen of Hearts and reveals her past unhappiness in the . Royal Family, and her eating disorders.
1996: There are rumours about the friend ship of Diana and England Rugby captain
Will Carling. - Charles and Diana divorce on August 28.
They have joint custody of their sons. Diana sets about building her new life after a series of low points. 1997: A confident, healthy lookingprincess comes into her own.
Her landmines campaign wins support and she again finds herself at the forefront of an international campaign. Her dresses are auctioned for millions of
pounds for charity. Her private life also settles down after spending a holiday with Dodi Fayed and hersons.
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. The couple are together for another two Mediterranean holidays and there is talk of them marrying. August 311997: The princess’s young life is tragically cut short. Beside her, Dodi Fayed, the man who brought her happiness in the last months of her life.
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