General Chat

marie i agree with you,why pick out diana and then treat her so bad,she had her faults she admitted that ,but charles and camilla treated her awfull,i hope the boys remember that,xxjoy

hello sorry for butting in, but I disliked Charles when he said something like Whatever love is, whist being interviewed after his engagement to Diana. She should have run a mile then, and would probably still be alive today Claire

Yes I agree he should have had the backbone to have made her 'non-negotiable' then

Hmmmm....that comment rankled with me a little too. :-( Seemed such a crass thing to say and an attempt to be 'clever' that failed.

The sad thing was that at the time he needed a bride without a 'past' - Diana fitted that bill. Having said that, she spent her life before Charles brought up around the Royal Family - her Grandmother was the Queen mum's bezzy mate and I think that the older courtiers have to take some responsibility for that disasterous marriage

It's a pity that Charles at that time hadn't got the b***s that he has now acquired

Agree Ginny, but he had the ultimate say xx

He did not marry Camiila because she was of Catholic faith and it was against the rules of the Church. When someone said he could not marry her because she was not a virgin ..that is a dumb statement because she now wears his ring!!! Camilla chose Diana for his bride. She is a very clever manipulative woman just like her ancestor Eleanor Gwyn commonly known as Nell. I sent a wreath to Kensington Palace ...My words on the card said 'You should have been my Queen in my eyes you will always be my Queen'.....Furthermore if by the Grace of God that woman should appear on a Royal Mail stamp as postage& I have to use it I will stick it upside down. I wonder how many people reading this will know what that statement means...

You're absolutely right, Ginny. Charles went out with Diana's older sister too, so the idea that she was a poor innocent with no idea of anything is a little off the mark I think. Charles is often painted as the scheming predator, but there were many who had a hand in events.

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hi rosemary,what a brill idea,marie .....keep whitling dixie babe.lolxxxxxxxxjoy

Forgive me if I am wrong but Camilla is not a Catholic

Felicity The girl was only 19 !!!!!!!!!!! Give her a break xx

Yes, she was 19 but I believe that she was manipulated and sadly he was too even though he was old enough to know better but *Takes deep breath* the only person responsible for Diana's death was her - she should have been wearing a bl***y seat belt.

The flowers were amazing. It was a very strange time. Awful to see a young life cut so short. No one yet has commented on my earlier post regarding his future role of defender of the faith/faiths should he succeed and how that squares with his past and present conduct and consequently his suitability for being King.

Marie, I was 18 when I got married and take full responsibility for my part in it's failure. Diana isn't any less responsible because she comes from a privileged background and has a higher social ladder to climb.

When I was 19 I had a boyfriend I blindly adored. He was much older than me and I worshipped the ground he walked on. I was naive enough to believe every word he said. With such romantic notions that were being bandied about at the time re fairytales etc etc I can quite understand how a girl that age got swept along. But a 32 year old man ? No. He WAS old enough to exert his own wishes on the situation

Marie, I see your point but with the divorce levels in this country as they stand, is it the job of the Royals to reflect society? By the way , statistics show that all divorces start with a marriage lol

Ginny lol I go back to my comment about his future role as defender of the faith/faiths on that one. xxxxxx

Marie, you're right about your original question and it was a good one. Defender of the Faith? Why not? He probably won't do any worse a job that the multitude of Popes who have followed political agendas rather than the 'teachings' of the church? Suitability to be king? Of course. The only job requirement is to be the son of the deceased monarch. As someone else said there are no other required tests.