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11th Jun 2019

Princess Diana revealed the five words Charles said to ruin their marriage

Rebecca O'Keeffe

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We had no idea.

The divorce between Princess Diana and Prince Charles was one of the most high profile splits in history.

And while there were a number of reasons for the de-coupling, apparently there was one moment where Diana knew it was over.

It has been revealed that Charles said five words to Princess Diana – and that was the beginning of the end.

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Diana had just given birth to Prince Harry, and Charles said “Oh God, it’s a boy.”

Those are the five words.

At the time, Charles insisted that what he said was a joke, but naturally, Diana was hurt by the comment.

Apparently, Diana knew the gender of her baby, but never told Charles because “he wanted a girl.”

Diana also revealed how Charles complained to her own mother over the gender of the baby, saying he was “so disappointed – we thought it would be a girl”.

Okay, rude.

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Naturally, Diana’s mother was furious at Charles’ telling him he should “realise how lucky you are to have a child that’s normal”.

After Charles’ comments, Princess Diana said: “something inside me closed off”, and their marriage broke down a few years later.