Princess Diana's tenure within the Royal Family wasn't always easy, particularly as her marriage to King Charles became more tumultuous. However, one royal expert has suggested that Princess Diana had at least one unexpected ally within the family, who was a comfort "when things were difficult."
Broadcaster and royal expert Gyles Brandreth wrote about Princess Diana's surprising friendship with her father-in-law in the 2021 book, Philip: The Final Portrait. A friend of the Royal Family, Brandreth revealed in his book that, following Diana's death in August 1997, he told Prince Philip (via the Daily Mail), "The public view of you, for what it's worth, is of a grouchy old man, unsympathetic to his daughter-in-law."
