Lady Diana he would have been 61. In fact, she was born on July 1, 1961. Although she is only 37 years old, her memory remains indelible and her timeless myth is so celebrated that a new documentary about her, The Princess, is due to be released shortly. Virtually everything has been said about her, but there are still many details that elude her life and death, such as what really happened at Balmoral on the night of the 30th Princess.
61 years Diana
There are no special celebrations for Diana’s 61st birthday, William and Harry You will remember your mother privately. In 2021, on the occasion of their sixtieth birthday, the two brothers met in London to inaugurate the statue dedicated to her at Kensington Palace in a tense and radiant atmosphere.
But even though this is a more muted birthday, talk of Lady D continues and new details about her tragic death are emerging. The Daily Mail actually published a report on what really happened the night the princess was involved in the car accident in Paris that killed her Balmoral Castlein Scotland, where Queen Elizabeth and Charles were.
We’ve always focused on what first responders said and the last words the princess would have uttered as she was pulled out of the tarp of the car that was crumpled under the Alma Bridge but is about her ex-husband’s reactions little is known of the sovereign to the news of the crash.
Diana what happened at the palace the night she died
The first call about Diana’s accident went to Robin Janvrin, the Queen’s Deputy Private Secretary , at one o’clock in the morning. It was from the British Ambassador to France, who had only inaccurate news. The princess was injured, but no one knew how badly. Janvrin immediately telephoned the Queen and Charles to inform them of the incident. The two slept at Balmoral Castle.
Meanwhile, the Prince’s staff were awakened and brought the facts to light by the tabloids, who had more accurate information than the Ambassador. This is how Charles knew before the Queen that Dodi Al-Fayed, the Princess’ supposed fiancé, was dead. At that moment, however, Diana was still alive.
That night, the true relationship between Charles and the Queen emerged. They were a few feet apart, but they didn’t speak to each other to discuss what had happened and how to deal with it, or to offer each other support at such a dramatic moment.
The only person who comforted the prince that night was Camilla who lived hundreds of miles away at his home near Chippenham, Wiltshire. That night Carlo also called other friends. Meanwhile, his staff asked if they would organize the trip to Paris and allow him to go to Diana’s hospital. The quickest route would have been to use a Queen’s Air Fleet aircraft, but it required Her Majesty’s direct permission, and Charles’ assistant secretary doubted it would get there. The discussion became “academic” because the news of Diana’s death arrived at 3:45 a.m.
Death Diana, the call to Camilla
Nobody expects this, the princess did not look serious, she had no visible deep wounds. Carlo was shocked and turned back to Camilla. The two remained on the phone for many hours. The prince was aware of how the people would react: they would blame him and the monarchy could end there. In fact, it came very close.
Then his thoughts turned to the children, William and Harry. He was horrified at the thought of telling them their mother was dead. It was the Queen who made the decision to let them sleep and tell them what happened the next day.
The rest is history: Thousands of people flocked to the streets of London and in front of Buckingham Palace to commemorate Diana, the Queen, who touched the bottom of sympathy for refusing to return to the palace to the last, the indecisiveness about the Funeral of the princess, the pain of William and Harry as teenagers, having to follow their mother’s coffin in front of millions of people that shaped their lives forever.