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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

King Charles Could Be "Brutal" and Had a "Confidence-Crushing Effect" on Princess Diana, According to Her Former Butler

King Charles and Princess Diana visit Mitsukoshi department store, Tokyo, Japan, as the store holds a British Week to coincide with the visit, Diana is weaing a suit by Catherine Walker, 11th May 1986.

Much has been written about the allegedly tumultuous nature of King Charles's marriage to Princess Diana. And according to a former palace employee, insults between the pair led to a depletion of confidence as the years went on.

Writing in the book A Royal Duty, former butler Paul Burrell shared, "I saw the confidence-crushing effect [King] Charles had on her in Japan when she tried to win his approval."

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