Diana, who died in 1997 at the age of 36 in a Paris car wreck, married the then-Prince Charles in July 1981, when she was 20 and he was 32.
Their hugely stormy relationship, initially presented as a modern royal fairytale, quickly became consumed by age differences, emotional incompatibility and the relentless pressure of public life.
The couple separated in 1992 after 11 years of marriage and divorced in August 1996, just over a year before Diana’s death in a Paris car crash.
The reassessment of her character has been fueled by the upcoming 30th anniversary of the People’s Princess’ death in 2027.
One former friend of the royal mom-of-two said: “Her moods could change very quickly. She might be warm, animated and engaging one moment, and then something small would happen and she would suddenly shut down, becoming distant and icy. It was part of what made relationships with her so intense, especially for Charles.”
The pal added: “Diana experienced pronounced mood swings, and that was something Charles struggled to deal with. The age gap between them only made it harder, because she was much younger and emotionally in a very different place.”
Mental health specialists tell us such descriptions align with patterns associated with untreated mood disorders, particularly when viewed alongside Diana’s own admissions of emotional distress in later interviews.
