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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Exclusive: Princess Diana "Tried to Please Charles" but Felt Being at "Suffocating" Balmoral Was Like "Living in a Victorian Court"

Prince Charles and Princess Diana on honeymoon at Balmoral standing in the grass along the river.

Princess Diana told biographer Andrew Morton how being at Balmoral Castle was her "worst time," yet King Charles—who has always been passionate about summering in Scotland—seems to thrive there. While discussing Charles and Diana's differing approaches to the summer break, Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell, tells Marie Claire that the late royal "found it very hard" to find her place at Balmoral.

"Diana tried to please Charles, so her times at Balmoral were to please him," Burrell, speaking on behalf of Casino.org, shares. "She wanted to fit in, she wanted to be loved, she wanted to be accepted, and that was all part of that acceptance. "

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