15 Photos Which Prove That Princess Diana’s Life Was far From Easy

There was obvious tension between the newlyweds during the wedding

By the time of “the wedding of the century”, as journalists dubbed it, Diana had lost a lot of weight and looked exhausted. According to the seamstress who handled the bride’s dress, her waist had shrunk by 6 inches since the first fitting, ending up at under 23 inches. The princess herself said that “from February to July she was wasting away.”

Diana confessed that shortly after the engagement, Charles put his hand on her waist and said: “Oh, we’re a little chubby here, aren’t we?” Subsequently, this led Lady Di to be constantly dissatisfied with her own weight, which also heavily rested on her husband’s generally cold attitude toward her.

The honeymoon turn out to be a disaster

In the picture from Scotland, at the end of their honeymoon, Diana looks unhappy. At this time, the princess felt lonely and depressed. During the honeymoon, it became clear that the newlyweds have absolutely no common interests or topics of conversation. Charles, a graduate of Cambridge University, simply didn’t know what to talk about with his young wife, who hadn’t graduated school, because she didn’t share his hobbies.

In addition, Diana was feeling a lot of jealousy, as throughout the honeymoon Charles kept finding reasons for making calls to his ex-girlfriend.

Pregnancy was difficult for Diana

This photo was taken shortly before the couple announced they were expecting their first child. There, the princess looks so tired that she was nicknamed the “Sleeping Beauty”.

Unfortunately, the joy of pregnancy was overshadowed by the news that the mother-to-be fell down the stairs. She ended up with several bruises, but fortunately, the baby wasn’t hurt. Diana later admitted that she felt completely “inadequate” at that moment.

Having children didn’t make the spouses any closer and the Princess was suffering from postpartum depression

On June 21, 1982, Prince William was born. Unfortunately, the happiness of motherhood was overshadowed by postpartum depression. Diana said that everything went out of her control. The young mom couldn’t handle her own emotions, the pressure from the press, and her new responsibilities.

In 1984, the royal couple had their second child, Prince Harry. During the pregnancy the couple’s relationship seemed to warm, but then, according to Diana, their “marriage just fell apart. Everything went shattered to pieces”. Allegedly it was because Charles really wanted a girl, but Diana knew it would be a boy, but kept it to herself. She later said her husband reacted strangely to Harry’s birth, saying: “Oh my God, it’s a boy… And he even has red hair”.