The late Queen Elizabeth believed that Diana was “far better suited” for her younger son, Prince Andrew rather than Charles.
A new biography by Ingrid Seward has documented the relationship between the Queen and her son, Charles.
In the book, My Mother and I, Seward reveals that initially the Queen was impressed by Diana Spencer, who went around telling people how much she “loved” Balmoral describing it as a “magical place.”
However, the Queen had two reservations about the young woman when she first came into her son’s life.
A new biography, My Mother and I, documents the Queen's relationship with Charles
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Seward states: “She [the Queen] wondered whether anyone that young could differentiate between the man and the prince.
“And she couldn't help thinking that the Spencer girl would be far better suited to her younger son, Andrew.”
According to Seward, Diana was “desperate to make and impression” as she spent four days at Balmoral Castle Estate when she was 19.
Seward reveals: “'Most of the ladies do not get up until after the guns have gone out, but Diana was always up early.
A royal author claims that the Queen thought Diana was "better suited" for Andrew
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“If you looked out of your window at a quarter to eight, you would see her walking in the garden, and she made a great point of being there to see them off.”
According to the book, everyone agreed that Diana was “enchanting” leading Charles to ask her if she would accompany him fishing and on long walks.
In 1981, Diana was invited to Sandringham where she continued to impress members of the Royal Family.
According to a royal confidant Diana “was everywhere, picking up the birds, being terribly gracious and absolutely oozing charm".
There was a 12-year age gap between Charles and Diana
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They added: “And she looked marvellous, very relaxed and quite thrilled with herself.”
The royal author also revealed that the couple discussed the 12-year age gap between them “but any concerns she [Diana] had were swiftly overcome by the sheer excitement of being courted by the prince.”
Diana adapted to the rituals and quirks of the Royal Family in order to fit in, for example, “they laid their pudding spoons and forks across the top of the place setting, which she'd always been told was very bourgeois; and at Balmoral they even used fish knives, which were supposed to be the height of pretentious vulgarity."
Diana’s efforts paid off when Charles eventually proposed and she moved into Buckingham Palace a few months before their wedding.