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Dickie Arbiter: 'What I observed when I dined with Charles and Diana days before their wedding' - 9Honey

Dickie Arbiter: 'What I observed when I dined with Charles and Diana days before their wedding' - 9Honey

Dickie Arbiter: 'What I observed when I dined with Charles and Diana days before their wedding' - 9Honey
Jul 23, 2021 1 min, 15 secs

Next week on July 29, had Diana not separated in 1992, had she not divorced in 1996 and had she not met a tragic end in Paris in August 1997, she and Prince Charles would be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary.

By the time I joined the Palace's press office in 1988, I'd spent almost 11 years on the royal beat, on the outside looking in, followed by 12 years on the inside looking out.

As lead commentator for the UK's commercial radio networks' coverage of their 1981 royal wedding, and a week before the big day, I was surprised to receive a call from the Queen's Press Secretary inviting me for tea with Charles and Diana.

RELATED: 'Yes, Charles did love Diana at the beginning of their relationship'.

I remember, too, Charles and Diana's first joint overseas tour in 1983, with 10-month-old Prince William in tow, spending 28 days in Australia and 12 in New Zealand.

Many have said Charles never loved or had eyes for Diana and his throwaway "whatever in love means" was a clumsy escape route from having to express personal emotions.

In the beginning he did love Diana, and he learned very quickly that showing emotions in public somehow humanised the royal family.

Theirs was like no ordinary marriage, and once Charles had done his duty, produced an heir and spare, royal watchers began looking for a cooling-off in their relationship.

Unfortunately, Charles and Diana's marriage did crack and ultimately disintegrate.

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