The Royal Separation

1992 December 09

Created by Millie 17 years ago
In the mid-1980s, the marriage of Diana and Charles fell apart, an event at first suppressed but then sensationalised by the world media. Both the Prince and Princess of Wales allegedly spoke to the press through friends, each blaming the other for the marriage's demise. In her famous television interview with Martin Bashir on Panorama, Diana admitted to at least one extra-marital affair, with James Hewitt. Other men rumoured to have been her lovers, both before and after her divorce, included her bodyguard, Barry Mannakee, Christopher Whalley, Philip Waterhouse, King Juan Carlos of Spain, James Gilbey, Oliver Hoare, Dr. Hasnat Khan, Bryan Adams, Will Carling, and Harrods heir Dodi Fayed. You'd think most husbands would have noticed! The true nature of her relationships with these men seems to have varied from casual date to confirmed lover. The Prince and Princess of Wales were inevitably separated on 9 December 1992.