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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

Why Princess Diana Was Forced to Declare She Was a "Mother First and Show Pony Second," According to a New Royal Biography

King Charles with Princess Diana dressed in a ball gown by Catherine Walker at the Gala Concert in Melbourne, Australia, on April 14, 1983.

Princess Diana's dedication as a parent has been well-documented. For instance, according to a new royal biography, the former Princess of Wales previously shared her belief that her eldest son, Prince William, was "wise beyond his years." In the same volume, a declaration Diana once made about parenting was shared by one of her friends.

In Russell Myers's new book, William and Catherine: The Monarchy's New Era: The Inside Story, the royal expert shared that Princess Diana and King Charles's royal tour of Australia in 1983 exposed some crucial differences between the pair. Notably, when Charles and Diana embarked on the tour between March and April 1983, Prince William was yet to celebrate his first birthday—the prince was born on June 21, 1982.

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