It’s no secret that King Charles and Princess Diana had an acrimonious marriage blighted by infidelity. But in addition to his years-long extramarital affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, Charles was allegedly an emotionally abusive husband to Di.
When Diana got engaged, she was just 19, while Charles was 32. The future princess was at an impressionable age. Subsequently, as she revealed in a recording, she suffered from an eating disorder, which was exacerbated by her allegedly body-shaming husband. In the lead-up to her wedding, an increasingly anxious Di lost an alarming amount of weight. “Bulimia started the week after we got engaged,” she recalled. “My husband put his hand on my waistline and said, ‘Oh a bit chubby here, aren’t we?’ And that triggered off something in me.” Moreover, her illness was reportedly worsened by Charles’ affair with Camilla. For instance, the night before her wedding, Diana found a bracelet that her fiancé had bought his mistress, leading to her making herself sick.
Turning her pain into a positive, Diana would later go on to advocate for mental health awareness, encouraging numerous women to seek help for the ailments from which she suffered. As her biographer, Andrew Morton, explained in his book “Diana: Her True Story — in Her Own Words” (via Daily News), “Whatever happens to her personally, it must be heartening for her to know that thousands of women have gone for help as a result of the publicity.”
If you need help with an eating disorder, or know someone who is, help is available. Visit the National Eating Disorders Association website or contact NEDA’s Live Helpline at 1-800-931-2237. You can also receive 24/7 Crisis Support via text (send NEDA to 741-741).
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