“The Crown”. Prince Charles really cried after Diana’s death? The royal biographer leaves no doubt

Last week, the long-awaited sixth season debuted on Netflix “The Crown”. Let us remind you that the finale of the production showing the fate of the royal family was divided into two parts. For several days now, viewers have been able to watch the first four episodes, where the writers focused their attention in the last days of his life Princess Diana and her tragic death. It is no secret that “The Crown” is a fictional production, and the events presented in it do not always faithfully reflect the actual fate of the royals. However, since the series is largely based on real events, the media have been analyzing individual episodes in detail in recent days, eagerly comparing specific threads with reality.

The British Daily Mail, for example, published an article just after the premiere of the sixth season of “The Crown” in which: verified the extent to which the scenes shown in the production could be truthful. Deadline, in turn, looked at the relationship between Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed and the alleged influence of Mohammed Al-Fayed on the development of their relationship.

It undoubtedly aroused the most emotions in the media and among viewers third episode the final season of “The Crown”. This episode was devoted to the tragic death of Princess Diana. Although the series does not show the moment of the accident of the car in which Lady Di and Dodi Al-Fayeda were traveling, it does show the chase that led to the tragedy. Also shown in the episode reactions of individual members of the royal family to the devastating news.

In one of the scenes of ‘The Crown’, a moment was shown when the royal secretary informs the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles, that Princess Diana died as a result of an accident. Playing the role of Karol Dominic West upon learning of his ex-wife’s death, he immediately falls into despair and bursts into tears.

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The mentioned scene was not the only moment in the series in which viewers could witness the prince’s despair. As Distractify describes, Charles also broke down in tears during a later conversation with Diana’s ghost. However, the series prince showed composure in the scene in which he delivered the sad news to William and Harry.

The series also included an extremely emotional scene showing the prince’s visit to a Paris hospital. It shows the moment when Karol enters the hospital mortuary, and then sheds tears over Diana’s body. The scene also included a fragment of people standing behind the door of a hospital room they hear the loud sobbing of the distraught prince.

It is obvious that it is impossible to fully verify whether Prince Charles’s reaction to Diana’s death shown in the series was close to reality. For obvious reasons, the current king is unlikely to ever talk publicly about his feelings about Diana’s death. Karol’s reaction to the tragedy however, it was described in his biography “The King: The Life of Charles III” published in 2022. The author of the publication, Christopher Andersen, left no doubt that Charles was devastated by the news of his ex-wife’s death. According to the royal biographer, the palace staff found the prince crying in his room.

He let out a scream of pain that was so spontaneous and came straight from the heart. Palace staff rushed to Charles’ room and found him lying in a chair and crying uncontrollably – Andersen described in his book.

It is worth adding that you can also find it online recording from 1997. It captured the moment when Diana’s coffin was carried out of the Paris hospital. It was also visible on the recording leaving Prince Charles and the duchess’s sister. While “The Crown” showed the prince’s despair in the hospital mortuary, the above-mentioned clip shows that when leaving the hospital, Karol did not cry. However, it was easy to see the sadness on the prince’s face.

It is worth noting here that members of the royal family are known for that they refrain from public displays of emotion. So even if the prince actually cried in the hospital, as shown in “The Crown”, he probably would not have allowed himself to react similarly after leaving the building.

after all, she is the mother of his children, even if he no longer had any feelings for her, the thought of his teenage sons’ despair breaks his heart.

This was confirmed by hospital staff, that he could be heard crying. Normal human reaction.

Despite everything, they experienced something good together. They had two sons and in the 1980s they were the first power couple of this format. In my opinion, there was no one with such magnetism as them at that time. It’s a pity they couldn’t figure it out better. There, a psychologist should have been on standby all the time, since they had no support from their families.

Oh, be quiet over this coffin…

There may have been nothing between them, but they were parents of two children and that was enough to arouse some deeper emotions. I shed a tear over my ex-husband’s coffin, because we may have broken up in anger, but if it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have my children. Normal reaction.

I don’t believe in the crying in the hospital, it’s not like Karol, especially knowing that there are strangers nearby, watching and eavesdropping on him. He was certainly shocked, felt grief and worried about his sons, but the sobs and screams after the death of his long-ex-wife, whom he never loved, whom he married under family duress and with whom he actually had nothing in common many years before the divorce – I doubt it . It’s more like sensationalism.

There may have been nothing between them, but they were parents of two children and that was enough to arouse some deeper emotions. I shed a tear over my ex-husband’s coffin, because we may have broken up in anger, but if it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have my children. Normal reaction.

Mourning? Only housewives who do not understand English can be manipulated in this way. It was pure hysteria of a spoiled sissy. Karolek said that now everyone would blame him for her death. He was right, but I wouldn’t feel sorry for him. It was mainly panic and fear, not grief after the woman’s death. His conscience just suddenly itched.

Everyone knows he took her out, and Harry knows it.

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Despite everything, they experienced something good together. They had two sons and in the 1980s they were the first power couple of this format. In my opinion, there was no one with such magnetism as them at that time. It’s a pity they couldn’t figure it out better. There, a psychologist should have been on standby all the time, since they had no support from their families.

How long will you continue these speculations? The photo in the coat when Diana died in August is a strong stretch of the facts to support the thesis. Let me remind you that in 1997 there was talk of murder, so be careful with this crying.

This was confirmed by hospital staff, that he could be heard crying. Normal human reaction.

They can’t show their feelings in public? When someone is devastated by the truth, he doesn’t care about prohibitions.

after all, she is the mother of his children, even if he no longer had any feelings for her, the thought of his teenage sons’ despair breaks his heart.

Oh, be quiet over this coffin…

Karol somehow looks good in that last photo. Like a king! If you know what I mean