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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

After Her Divorce From King Charles, All Princess Diana "Had Ever Wanted" Was For "People to Understand" One Particular Thing, Per Royal Butler

King Charles crosses his arms and wears a suit and striped tie while Princess Diana wears a dress with a white top and a black bodice while holding roses.

Princess Diana experienced both negative and positive press throughout her life, and endured a number of personal challenges in the public eye. Namely, the former Princess of Wales split from King Charles, an event which was voraciously reported on by the tabloids. According to her former butler, there was one particular thing that Princess Diana really wanted "people to understand" about her life.

In his book, A Royal Duty, former royal butler Paul Burrell claimed, "All she had ever wanted was for the British people to understand what she had gone through, how difficult it had been. And while she felt that [King] Charles had truly made her suffer, she had learned from her suffering."

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