“There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded." It was 25 years ago that Diana, Princess of Wales shared in a TV interview what it felt like to be inside the most talked-about love triangle of the 20th century. Now in this special edition PEOPLE is takes an in-depth look at the true story of Diana, Charles, and Camilla. Millions were enchanted by the fairy tale of the future King of England and his young bride, and then by the arrival of their sons, Princes William and Harry. But through it all Camilla Parker Bowles was by Charles’ side, as a friend, lover, and now, against oddsmakers’ predictions—as his wife and future princess consort. Through PEOPLE’s unmatched palace reporting and photography, revisit the scandal that revealed a decades-long love story, with its own unexpected happy ending for Prince Charles and the tragedy of the untimely death of the woman who, though never queen, was the queen of people’s hearts.
DIANA, CHARLES AND CAMILLA • THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE LOVE TRIANGLE THAT CHANGED THE FUTURE OF THE MONARCHY
THE WOMEN WHO SHOOK THE THRONE • HOW EACH WINDSOR WIFE CHALLENGES THE ROYAL FAMILY’S TRADITIONS
THE BACHELOR PRINCE • AT 22, CHARLES MET CAMILLA SHAND. THEIR AFFAIR DIDN’T LAST—SHE MARRIED ANOTHER MAN—LEAVING THE FUTURE KING ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST ELIGIBLE MEN
ALL THE GIRLS HE LOVED BEFORE • THE PRINCE OF WALES ENJOYED A LONG BACHELORHOOD, INCLUDING AN EARLY, PASSIONATE LOVE FOR A WOMAN MOST ROYAL WATCHERS BELIEVED COULD NEVER BE QUEEN
WHO’S THAT GIRL • FEELING PRESSURE TO MARRY, CHARLES PROPOSES TO A FULL-OF-LIFE 19-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN TEACHER WITH AN IMPECCABLE PEDIGREE—AND THE POWER TO CHARM THE WORLD
THE FAIRYTALE • AFTER A WEDDING WATCHED BY THE WORLD, THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES SETTLE IN TO WHAT SEEMED ON THE OUTSIDE AN IDYLLIC HOMELIFE
SEALED WITH A KISS • TO A GLOBAL TV AUDIENCE, THE WEDDING OF DIANA AND CHARLES LOOKED LIKE A STORYBOOK COME TO LIFE. BUT EVEN BEFORE THE BIG DAY, THE PRINCESS BRIDE HAD DOUBTS ABOUT HER GROOM’S TRUE LOVE
COME RAIN OR SHINE • THE HONEYMOON GIVES WAY TO A NEW LIFE: ROYAL TOURS ABROAD AND, AT HOME, THE ARRIVAL OF SONS WILLIAM AND HARRY. BUT THE PICTURE ISN’T ALWAYS PERFECT FOR DIANA
THE PEOPLE’S PRINCESS • CHARLES TAUGHT ‘SHY DI’ HOW TO MEET THE PUBLIC. A QUICK STUDY, SHE SOON SCHOOLED THE PRINCE IN THE ART OF CHARMING THEM
THEIR TROUBLES • AFTER SUSPICIONS (AND ADMISSIONS) OF CHEATING, CAN THIS MARRIAGE BE SAVED? THE ESTRANGED COUPLE CARRY ON FOR YEARS BEFORE THE QUEEN CALLS THE WHOLE THING OFF
MORE THAN OLD FRIENDS • BY 1986 CHARLES AND CAMILLA WERE SECRETLY LOVERS AGAIN. WHILE DIANA, IN THE KNOW, ALSO FOUND COMFORT OUTSIDE THE MARRIAGE
AIRING THEIR LAUNDRY IN PUBLIC • THE TRUTH—OR VERSIONS OF IT—COMES OUT IN HIS AND HERS CONFESSIONAL INTERVIEWS, PROMPTING THE QUEEN TO CALL FOR THE COUPLE TO DIVORCE
AFTER THE SPLIT • CHARLES’S AND DIANA’S NEW LIVES LOOK VERY DIFFERENT. SHE’S A PHILANTHROPIST AND FASHION ICON DATING ACROSS BORDERS. HE BEGINS TO THINK OF MAKING A CLANDESTINE LOVE LEGITIMATE TO THE PUBLIC. BUT A YEAR AFTER THE DIVORCE, TRAGEDY STRIKES
MAKING HER OWN PATH • HAVING LEFT BEHIND ROYAL DUTIES, DIANA DEVOTED HERSELF TO HER BOYS AND TO CAUSES SHE CARED ABOUT. SHE TRAVELED WIDELY, FELL IN LOVE AND FOLLOWED WHERE HER HEART LED HER
OUT OF THE SHADOWS, BRIEFLY • THEIR LOVE NO LONGER FORBIDDEN, CAMILLA AND CHARLES QUIETLY BEGIN DATING IN THE OPEN. THEY SOON RETREAT FROM VIEW, HOWEVER, WHEN THE PUBLIC IS CONSUMED WITH GRIEF FOR PRINCESS DIANA
MEET THE DUCHESS • WITH THE FAMILY’S BLESSING, CAMILLA WEDS THE PRINCE OF WALES BUT—FOREGOING THE PRINCESS TITLE STILL LINKED TO DIANA—BECOMES ‘DUCHESS OF CORNWALL’ AND REVELS IN HER NEW ROYAL ROLE
HAPPY AT LAST • NEARLY THREE DECADES AFTER THEY FIRST...
