Princess Diana, during a challenging period after giving birth to Prince William, reportedly resorted to extreme measures in an attempt to gain her husband’s attention.
Speculations suggest that Princess Diana recorded a conversation in 1991, a time when her marriage with Prince Charles was on the rocks, and later shared the tapes with journalist Andrew Morton.
These recordings have resurfaced a quarter of a century later in the reissued book “Diana: Her True Story,” shedding light on Diana’s relentless efforts to communicate with Prince Charles.
In a recent serialization by the Daily Mail, Diana is quoted revealing a distressing incident where she intentionally threw herself down a flight of stairs while four months pregnant with William, hoping to make Prince Charles take notice of her emotional turmoil.
Recounting the event, Diana expressed her deep despair and frustration, recounting how Prince Charles dismissed her feelings as overly dramatic, pushing her to the point of desperation.
In a bid to be heard, Diana resorted to drastic actions, narrating, “I had informed Charles that I was so upset and hopeless that I was sobbing uncontrollably.
He accused me of being too dramatic.
I refused to pay attention, he declared.
You’ve done this to me before, let me go writing right now.
Therefore, I hurled myself down the staircase.”
The revelation of this harrowing incident has sent shockwaves through the royal family, with the Queen reportedly shaken by the extent of Diana’s distress.
Despite sustaining bruises from the fall, Diana reassured the Queen that her unborn child was unharmed, showcasing her resilience in the face of adversity.
It is alleged that Diana, under the condition of anonymity, entrusted the tapes to Andrew Morton, recorded clandestinely at Kensington Palace, divulging her struggles with bulimia, suicidal thoughts, and Prince Charles’ affair with Camilla Parker Bowles.
Following Diana’s tragic demise in 1997, the audio recordings surfaced, unveiling the raw truth of her tumultuous life.
Andrew Morton, the recipient of these tapes, disclosed his intent to preserve them for future use, entrusting them to Sussex University in his will.
Subsequently, in 2004, Diana’s candid confessions were featured in an American television series, bringing to light the inner turmoil she endured in her tumultuous marriage.