Prince William’s reaction to Princess Diana’s tell-all interview
In 1995, Princess Diana famously revealed during a TV interview that there were “three people” in her marriage, referring to herself, Prince Charles and his now-wife Camilla Parker Bowles.
Now, a new documentary claims that the People’s Princess eldest son, Prince William, was furious after the interview.
In the documentary William and Harry: Brother in Arms, Vanity Fair Royal Correspondent Katie Nicholl said: “William was exposed to everything from the interview and called his mother in a fury and a rage.”
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Ms Nicholl explained that Diana’s close friend, Simone Simmons, shared with her William’s conversation to his mother.
"[She told me] it was the one time William turned on his mother and said that he would never forgive Diana for what she'd done."
Twenty years after his mother’s death, William addressed the claim, saying in hindsight he now understands why his mother chose to go public.
Speaking on the BBC documentary Diana, 7 Days he said: "I can understand – having sometimes been in those situations, you feel incredibly desperate and it is very unfair that things are being said that are untrue.“
"The easiest thing to do is just say or go to the media yourself. Open that door. [But] once you've opened it you can ever close it again."
Two years after the interview, Diana died in a Paris car crash.
It is estimated that her funeral was viewed by over two billion people.