August 31, 1997, was a memorable day for the British royal family, and even more so for Crown Prince Charles: his ex-wife Diana died in a car accident in Paris.
According to the British "Sunday People" report, since Diana's death two years later, Charles still lamented to his friends: he felt guilty about Diana's death, and in order to avoid emotional stimulation, he never went to The Orso cemetery to worship her.
If it is really because of the fear of touching the scene, I am afraid that to this day, Charles still feels guilty in Diana's death, right? Because he still hasn't worshipped his ex-wife to this day.
Many people are skeptical about Charles's love for Diana, because when he heard the news of Diana's death, Charles's first reaction was to call Camilla.
What does this mean? Apparently, Charles's subsequent grief for Diana was far less emotional than his own influence, and he feared that he and Camilla would be pushed to the forefront and would become the target of public criticism.
But the good news is that, regardless of the sadness in his emotions, Charles made the right choice: to travel to Paris in person and pick up his ex-wife home.
At the time, the Queen was out on holiday, and her first reaction was that it had little to do with the royal family.
Because of her reaction, she was almost overthrown by the people. The queen even blamed herself for this, and almost chose to abdicate early.
And Charles, because of the guilt in his heart, chose to take Diana back to England himself, and for this reason he also had a great conflict with his mother. For this, the British people and Diana's fans are quite satisfied, at least no one has embarrassed him at that time.
Charles flew to Paris with Diana's two sisters on a royal plane.
When he arrived at the hospital where Diana's body was, he was quite calm, or very low, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After the process of claiming the remains was completed, Charles offered to stay alone with Diana for a while.
Charles was 49 years old at the time, and in such a long life, he had only experienced being alone with the body once.
It was a fairly good friend of Charles's, and he and Diana were okay back then, and the two couples went skiing in Switzerland together. As a result, an accident occurred, and the friend died in an avalanche on the spot.
Charles thought it was a matter of choosing his own route, so he felt extremely guilty.
And that was the only time in his nearly 50 years of life that he was alone with the deceased, in fact, Charles was very afraid, I don't know whether he was afraid of death, or afraid of Diana, who had lost her breath, his face was miserable and mentally weak.
Diana lay there, all her former style gone, a look unfamiliar to Charles. He sat down in front of Diana, and no one knew what he said, but it was clear that he was indulging in his own emotions.
It wasn't until the staff outside whispered a reminder that Charles stood up, and he looked at Diana, then slowly lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the cheek.
It was Diana's last kiss of her life and Charles's last kiss.
Before that, they hadn't kissed in 7 years.
Yes, in 1990, Charles kissed Diana to thousands of spectators on Valentine's Day, only to the back of her twisted head.
It was a rare moment of embarrassment in Charles's life, for which he hated Diana so much that he never showed love in front of the outside world again.
But no one would have thought that Charles's hatred for Diana was much less than guilt. So, when he finally finished kissing Diana and left, the staff saw his wet eyes clearly.
That's a tear of farewell, right? Or tears of regret?
Charles's heart was complicated at that time, and I am afraid that I can't explain it clearly to this day. He had loved Diana and hated her, but he didn't know how to face the dead Diana.
Some questioned: Did Charles really love Diana? This may be a question without an answer, because Charles is in his 70s this year, and as long as he is silent about the matter, no one will know the truth.
But when we look back at the time when Charles interacted with Diana, it seems clear that Charles loved Diana, and it was true.
Looking at the photos of Diana and Charles at the beginning of their marriage, we seem to find an interesting place: Diana wore two watches on her wrist on many public occasions.
It was two Patek Philippe gold watches from the same brand, one large and one small, one for women and one for men. That little watch was what Charles had given diana as a gift for her 20th birthday.
At that time, Diana was still immersed in the happiness of love, and many of the photos she appeared in the camera could see the appearance of this watch. This means that Diana attaches great importance to it.
The big male watch came from Charles, who had been interacting for the first few years after the two of them got married, and Charles liked to play and take Diana with him.
However, whenever Charles played, he would take off the watch in his hand and give it to Diana next to him.
Diana wears it very naturally on her wrist, one large and one small two watches like a couple watch, the same brand, the same style, showing the male and female protagonists of the shadow.
Even Diana's act of wearing two watches on her wrist was called "love gesture" by people in British circles at that time, and many women would imitate Diana's behavior.
Some people retort: What does this mean? Charles only gave a watch to his wife, but only temporarily let her keep his watch.
But those who know Charles will know that he is a collector and that his favorite collector is a watch.
And one of the pieces he often wears is the same Patek Philippe Calatrava series Disco Volante 2551, which can be seen from the wearing he has worn many times in the camera.
Charles's willingness to wear the same watch as Diana is an expression of love in itself.
At the same time, he is willing to keep his most precious and favorite watch in Diana's hand, which also means that he has Diana in his heart.
Therefore, in the face of Diana's death, Charles is so entangled and painful.
He had loved the woman who would never open her mouth again, and he had complained about her, even hated her, but in the moment of sudden and eternal loss, he became helpless.
Moreover, Charles did not know in his heart that he and Diana had two sons, and the death of his mother would undoubtedly become a blow and pain to his son. Any father would probably not want to see this scene, right?
Although it has been 25 years since Diana's death, her death is still a pain in the hearts of many people.
Whether there is Charles or not, we don't know, but judging by his current performances, the past has become a memory, Diana's influence on him is getting smaller and smaller, and he should be very satisfied with the days with Camilla.
Perhaps this is just like what some netizens said: the most important thing in life is to be alive, Diana left early, and all that was left behind became a wedding dress for others.