The secrets of the relationship between Prince Charles and Princess Diana continue to unfold despite many years passing since their separation and her tragic death in a car accident that shook the world.
New revelations have emerged through the book "Yes Ma'am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants" by the author Tom Quinn, set to be released next month, where a worker at Balmoral Palace revealed unknown details about the couple's life, explaining that their marriage began to deteriorate from the early days.
Princess Diana was not comfortable with life at Balmoral Palace in Scotland, feeling bored with the rural traditions that were an essential part of royal family life.
Despite being raised in a hunting environment, she was not fond of rural sports, which came as a shock to Prince Charles, who was passionate about fox hunting.
According to royal tradition, the hunter had to smear his body with the blood of the first fox or deer he hunted, a practice Diana could not accept, leading to early tension between them.
The tension between the couple did not stop there but escalated due to clear differences in their personalities.
Charles found pleasure in reading, painting, and writing letters, while Diana preferred social interaction and lively conversations.
Once, while Charles was drawing on the palace balcony, he returned to find that Diana had destroyed his painting and all his tools in protest of his preoccupation, a behavior contrary to the significant emotional gap between them.
The book sheds light on other aspects of Prince Charles's personality, describing him as quick-tempered if his requests were not carried out precisely, losing his temper over minor details like not being served the "perfect cup of tea" or toothpaste not being placed to his liking. However, he quickly regretted his outbursts.
Although Charles and Diana treated their staff kindly, there was always a formal distance between them and the servants.
The relationship between Charles and Diana was far from ideal from the start, filled with conflicts and differences. In 2018, a book by the author Robert Jobson revealed that Prince Charles had doubts about marrying Diana, expressing his frustration to friends during their engagement in 1981, indicating that he wanted to back out of the marriage but felt unable to do so due to royal pressures, leading them into a tense relationship from its early moments.