August 31, 1997, is a day worth remembering for the British royal family, and it is even more significant for Crown Prince Charles: His ex-wife Diana died in a car accident in Paris.
According to the report of the British "Sunday People" : Two years after Diana's death, Charles still lamented to his friends: He felt guilty about Diana's death. In order to avoid emotional stimulation, he never went to Orr. I visited the cemetery to pay her respects.
If it was really because he was afraid of touching the scene, I am afraid that to this day, Charles still feels guilty about Diana's death, right? Because he still has not paid homage to his ex-wife to this day.
Many people are skeptical about Charles' love for Diana, because when he heard the news of Diana's death, Charles' first reaction was to call Camilla.
What does this mean? Obviously, Charles was far less sad about Diana than he was about being affected by the incident. He was worried that he and Camilla would be pushed to the forefront and become the target of public criticism.
But what is gratifying is that no matter how sad the emotion is, Charles still made the right choice: went to Paris in person to take his ex-wife home.
At that time, the Queen was on vacation, and her first reaction was that this had nothing to do with the royal family.
Because of her reaction, she was almost overthrown by the public. The Queen even blamed herself for this and almost chose to abdicate early.
Because of the guilt in his heart, Charles chose to take Diana back to England in person. For this reason, he had a big conflict with his mother. Regarding this, the British people and Diana's fans were quite satisfied, at least no one made it difficult for him at that time.
Charles took the royal family's plane to Paris with Diana's two sisters.
When he arrived at the hospital where Diana's body was located, he was quite calm, or very low-pitched, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After the process of claiming the body was completed, Charles proposed: He should stay alone with Diana for a while.
At that time, Charles was 49 years old. In such a long life, he had only one experience of being alone with a corpse.
That was a very good friend of Charles. At that time, his relationship with Diana was pretty good, and the two couples went to Switzerland to ski together. As a result, an accident occurred, and my friend died on the spot in an avalanche.
Charles thought it was a matter of his own choice of route, so he felt extremely guilty.
And that was the only time in his nearly 50 years of life that he was alone with the deceased. In fact, Charles was very scared. He didn’t know whether he was afraid of death or of Diana who was no longer breathing. His face was pale and his spirit was listless. .
Diana was lying there, her former charm gone. This was a look that was unfamiliar to Charles. He sat in front of Diana. No one knew what he said, but it was obvious that he was addicted to his emotions.
It wasn't until the staff outside whispered a reminder that Charles stood up. He looked at Diana, then slowly lowered his head and kissed her cheek gently.
This was Diana's last kiss in her life, and it was also the last time Charles kissed Diana.
Before that, they had not kissed for 7 years.
Yes, in 1990, Charles kissed Diana in front of thousands of viewers on Valentine's Day, but he only kissed the back of her head when she turned away.
That was a rare embarrassing moment in Charles' life. He hated Diana so much that he never showed his love to the outside world again.
But no one would have thought that Charles hated Diana more than he felt guilty. So, when he left after kissing Diana for the last time, the staff clearly saw his moist eyes.
Those are tears of farewell, right? Or maybe tears of regret?
The complexity of Charles’s heart at that time cannot be explained clearly to this day. He himself couldn't explain this clearly. He loved Diana and hated Diana, but he only didn't know how to face the dead Diana.
Some people question: Did Charles really love Diana? This may be a question without an answer, because Charles is over 70 years old this year, and as long as he keeps silent about this matter, no one will know the truth.
However, when we look back at the time when Charles and Diana interacted, it seems clear that: Charles loved Diana, and this is true.
Looking through the photos of Diana and Charles at the beginning of their marriage, we seem to find an interesting point: Diana wore two watches on her wrists in many public appearances.
Those are two Patek Philippe gold watches from the same brand, one big and one small, one for women and one for men. That small watch was given to Diana by Charles as her 20th birthday gift.
At that time, Diana was still immersed in the happiness of love, and this watch can be seen in many of her photos. This also means that Diana takes it very seriously.
And the large men's watch came from Charles . In the past few years after the two got married, they had been interacting. Charles liked to play ball and take Diana with him.
However, whenever Charles played ball, he would take off the watch on his hand and hand it to Diana beside him.
Diana wore it on her wrist very naturally. The two watches, one large and one small, were like couple watches. They were the same brand and the same style, showing that the male protagonist and the female protagonist were inseparable.
Even, Diana's behavior of wearing two watches on her wrist was called a "gesture of love" by British insiders at the time. Many women would imitate Diana's behavior.
Someone retorted: What does this mean? Charles just gave his wife a watch, and he just let his wife keep his watch temporarily.
But those who know Charles will know that he is a collector, and his favorite collection is watches.
And the piece he often wears is the Patek Philippe Calatrava series Disco Volante 2551, which is the same model as Diana. This can be seen from his wearing it in many appearances.
Charles is willing to wear the same watch as Diana, which in itself is an expression of love.
And at the same time, he was willing to put his most precious and favorite watch in Diana's hand for safekeeping, which also meant that he cared about Diana in his heart.
Therefore, facing Diana's death, Charles was so entangled and in pain.
He loved the woman who never spoke again, complained about her, and even hated her. But at the moment of sudden loss, he became helpless.
Moreover, Charles didn't know why. He and Diana had two sons. The death of his mother would undoubtedly be a blow and pain to his son. No father would want to see this scene, right?
Although it has been 25 years since Diana passed away, her death is still a pain in the hearts of many people.
We don’t know whether there is Charles in this, but judging from his current performances, the past has become a memory, and Diana’s influence on him is getting smaller and smaller. In the days spent with Camilla, he should Very satisfied.
Perhaps this is what some netizens said: The most important thing in life is to be alive. Diana left early, and all she left behind became wedding clothes for others.
