Chapter 14 3. The appearance of cracks

Diana lived at Buckingham Palace until Kensington Palace, the Crown Prince's new residence, was restored and furnished.The royal couple didn't move to Kensington Palace until a month before Prince William's birth. Kensington Palace was built as a private residence in 1605. In 1690, King William Orange bought it for 18,000 guineas.He wished to leave damp London.Sir Christopher Wren was commissioned by William Orange to undertake an extensive restoration of Kensington Palace.The palace still retains its original appearance, with its proportions and scale, and its exquisite and attractive red brick windows.As well as the Welsh couple, Princess Margaret, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent also live there.

In the press at the moment, the interest in her childbirth was too much for Diana to bear.She decided to use drugs to induce birth.But her gynecologist, George Pinker, said: "Labour should come naturally, as it should." At 7 pm on June 20, 1981, Diana felt the onset of labor pains. At 4 o'clock in the morning on June 21, she woke up Charles beside her.Charles immediately called the guards, the hospital and George Pink, the Royal Obstetrician.The prince himself drove Diana to the hospital at 5am. The whole childbirth process is as long and difficult as pregnancy.Even on the delivery bed, she still felt sick and unbearable.At one point, Dr. Pink and his colleagues considered performing an emergency Caesarean section on her.In the meantime, her body temperature continued to rise sharply, making everyone present sweat for the health of the mother and fetus.Later, doctors injected oxytocics at the base of her spine, and she finally gave birth naturally, without surgery or forceps.Her and Charles' first child, Prince William, was born at 9:30 pm on June 21, 1982.The nation rejoiced at the birth of the future heir to the throne.

After the little prince was born, Diana insisted on taking him back to Kensington Palace, which was two or three hours after the birth.Although the doctor thought it was inappropriate, the princess walked out of the hospital without anyone's support.The major media have been waiting for a long time, competing to take photos of the princess and the little prince.The weary princess looked happy and proud.And the little prince, the heir to the throne, has a crop of cropped hair and blue eyes and weighs 7lb 10oz. Charles, who had just become a father, couldn't help but feel elated.He announced to reporters gathered outside the hospital: "Obviously, I'm thrilled, happy. It's been a long wait for 16 hours. Made me tremble a little bit."

The next day, Queen Elizabeth came to visit Diana's mother and son. After carefully looking at the little grandson in the swaddle, the queen made a very special comment: "Thank God, his ears don't look like his father's." Charles and Diana spent several days choosing a name for the newborn prince.To be precise, there were differences of opinion for several days, and finally a compromise was reached.It turned out that Charles wanted his eldest son to be called "Arthur" and his second son to be called "Albert", after Queen Victoria's husband.The "William" and "Henry" given by Diana ended up being the current names of the two children, and the two names given by Charles were used as middle names.The husband and wife often disagree on the issue of their children.But when it comes to children, Diana's attitude is tough, even if the Queen interferes, she must achieve her wish.

Charles wanted Mabel Anderson, his childhood nanny, to look after the child for the first few years, and then to have a governess come to Kensington Palace to educate the child first, and then to study outside when he was older.That's how he himself was raised, and naturally thinks that's how all royal-born children should be.But later, at Diana's insistence, Barbara Barnes, a nanny with no formal training but considerable practical work experience, was hired, recommended by Princess Margaret.On the issue of education, Diana insisted on her civilian and family-oriented education view.She herself grew up under the care of a nanny, lacking the hug and intimacy of her parents, and deeply felt the pain of lack of love.

Diana took care of the baby herself as much as possible, breastfeeding, and she vowed that her child would never be short of the hugs and kisses she and her brother craved most as children.In addition, Diana firmly advocates letting children learn and play with children of the same age.She believes that it is very important for children to grow up in the outside world, not just confined to the artificial atmosphere of the palace.Therefore, without violating the relevant regulations of the royal family, Diana tried her best to let her son live a normal life for the public. For a while, the joy and satisfaction of being a mother helped Diana's eating disorder get better.After her good friend Caroline Bartholomew visited her at Kensington Palace, she thought she was very satisfied with being a mother, very satisfied.Charles, a new father, is surprisingly interested in taking care of little William. "I wanted to do something in the garden, but the ground was too hard to dig. I might as well go home and change my son's diaper." He told Harold Heywood, secretary of the "Charles Foundation".As William grew up day by day, some interesting stories about the intimacy between father and son came out from time to time.For example, Charles likes to take a bath with little William, and the naughty little William flushes Charles' slippers out of the bathroom.There are also reports that Charles shortened the time of meeting guests and strived to share the happiness with his family.

This fairy-tale cozy scene is not what life is all about.Diana suffered from anorexia nervosa again, and to make matters worse, she also suffered from a common maternal problem—postpartum depression.Postpartum depression is often caused by maternal overwork, family relationships and endocrine imbalances.If Diana had the help of a kind, caring and considerate mother-in-law or other elders with experience, her life might be much easier.But she happened to be in the royal family who was served but not cared for.Although her husband Charles cared about her, he could not be considerate or understand her pain.She hopes to have a normal family life and hopes that her husband will spend more time with her.She pestered Charles more and more, making him often unable to carry out his royal duties.Both the queen and the prince couldn't understand Diana's behavior.

The ambiguous relationship between Charles and Camilla also became a shadow in Diana's heart.Whenever he didn't return late at night, she either shed tears or called everywhere in panic.If he stays out all night, she won't be able to sleep all night.A friend vividly recalls Diana calling him crying, saying she had overheard Charles talking to Camilla on a mobile phone in the bathroom.It said: "No matter what happens, I will always love you." Diana was frustrated and angry. She had fantasized that the birth of William would make Charles change his mind, and then return the love to their mother and child.Disillusioned, she became crying, very sensitive, and always worried about her son, often saying: "Barbara, do you think this child is okay?" But she blindly ignored herself.Chronic illness and the events of the past year have not only devastated her mentally but also physically.What a desperately lonely day.

More than ten years later, in 1995, Diana exposed the inside story of her marriage on TV. She still remembers the painful days: "I suffered from postpartum depression. This period was really uncomfortable. I got up early in the morning to put on makeup, but I just want to stay in bed, but others misunderstand that I am listless and depressed all day long." At the same time, she also admitted that this gave her some "good reputation" since then, such as Diana's emotional instability, Diana's psychological imbalance and so on.What is even more unfortunate is that these "labels" have been pasted on her head again and again.

During these dark days, Diana was still isolated.Family and friends were helpless.Members of the royal family see her not just as a problem, but as a danger.Of deep concern and concern is Charles, as the Crown Prince decides to give up hunting and go vegetarian. Hunting is one of the traditional hobbies of members of the royal family.The royal family has large tracts of land in Scotland and Norfolk, and the livelihood of this land is inseparable from hunting, shooting and fishing.Members of the royal family believe that Charles' abandonment of hunting will inevitably affect the future of the royal family.

In truth, Diana wished she had so much influence over Charles.Charles' conversion to vegetarianism is largely due to his former bodyguard, Paul Ofeser.He raved about the benefits of a vegetarian diet to the crown prince during the long drive. The friction between Charles and Diana continued, still caused by Diana's poor physical and mental health and Charles' indifference to her.One day, most members of the royal family will attend a very serious anniversary service, commemorating those who died in the first and second world wars.At that time, Diana was reluctant to go because she had been up all night and was exhausted.Charles thought it was inappropriate and was very angry, and Diana burst into tears.Charles had no choice but to explain to those present at the memorial that the princess was unable to attend the meeting due to her poor health. After Charles left, Diana felt too self-conscious, fearing that the queen would be unhappy, so she hurriedly put on makeup and arrived.The ceremony had begun and the crown prince was very surprised by the arrival of the princess. In fact, in this matter, as long as Charles is kind and persuasive, explaining the importance of the commemorative meeting, Diana can play a good and reasonable princess.The prejudice is too deep, the habits are also deeply ingrained, and a vicious circle continues between the two. Just when Prince William wriggled his little body and began to learn to crawl, Charles and Diana were invited to visit Australia and New Zealand, and the whole trip lasted 6 weeks. Diana decided to take William, at a time when no member of the royal family had brought a child on a long and arduous visit to a foreign country.At the time, the news media were arguing over how Diana had insisted on taking Prince William with her during the couple's first major foreign trip, against the Queen's wishes.In fact, this was a thoughtful and thoughtful arrangement by then Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. During the visit, Prince William was housed on a 4,000-acre sheep farm in southern New Wales, where he was cared for by nanny Barbara and surrounded by security guards. The visit was tense and hectic, but at least they were able to reunite with their son during the tense breaks.After all, being on the same piece of land, the young mother felt more at ease.Every little change of the son in a foreign land is a topic that the crown prince and his wife never tire of. During the visit, let them experience the enthusiasm and fear of the crowd. In Australia with a population of 17 million, from one city to another, nearly a million people come here just to witness the beauty of the fairy tale princess. The welcome mood gradually escalated into frenzy, and an inadvertent commotion in the crowd was enough to cause the situation to get out of control. None of the entourage had ever seen such a lively scene, and Charles was no exception. Once, in Brisbane, Australia's third largest city, 300,000 welcome crowds gathered in the city center.All of a sudden, thousands of people were emptying their streets and talking, so that the temperature in the city suddenly rose to a scorching 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius). Just like the trip to Wales more than a year ago, Diana felt the physical discomfort and fear brought about by the excitement, while Prince Charles felt the loss after the excitement.To paraphrase a word, the excitement belongs to them, and he has nothing of his own.Just like that visit to Wales, when Charles smiled and walked towards the welcome team on the side of the road, there were dissatisfied voices in the crowd.The press is full of stories about Diana, and Charles is just a supporting role.The scene was repeated later that year during the couple's three-week visit to Canada. Charles had thought that even if Diana was more popular than him, it would only be short-lived and unsustainable.Therefore, at first he was quite proud of Diana, and he appeared as a attentive and thoughtful flower protector.He is the head of the circus, and Diana is just his No. 1 performer. Only when he praises her can she become a star. Once or twice, Charles may find it new and interesting, and again and again, his pride in having a beautiful family is gradually replaced by the irritation of being abandoned by the public. Charles once said with a wry smile to his friends: "If I had known this, I should have married a few more wives for everyone to watch." It's all included. Diana, as her wife, should have been an appendage of her husband, a beautiful embellishment on the crown of Great Britain, a good wife behind the crown prince, making him relaxed and happy, and should never steal her husband's glory. As his wife, Diana's initial feelings about this visit were miserable. In the first few days, due to the discomfort caused by jet lag, the fatigue of the journey, and the torment of eating disorders, at the end of the day, she could only hide in the room and cry bitterly.After visiting Ice Springs Aviation Academy, she and the maid comfort each other before returning to their room to cry.She only wanted William, wanted to go home, even wanted to go anywhere, as long as she left the Aviation Academy.She felt like a person who was thrown into the sea and couldn't swim. She couldn't help herself up and down, letting the waves send her to the peak for a while, and the bottom for a while. Overwhelmed by her travels, adjusting to her new family, caring for her young son, and several nasty illnesses, Diana desperately sought advice from the astrologer Penny Thornton, whom Sarah Flossen had introduced her to.She told the astrologer about her troubles as a princess and asked how to get out of the predicament.Penny's answer was: "One day you will leave, but not in the form of divorce." Penny's words may be right. The way for the princess to get out of her predicament is not divorce, but a thorough divorce. leave forever. In 1984, Diana became pregnant a second time, but this failed to lift her spirits.She was again tormented by a strong pregnancy reaction.Diana was in the early stages of pregnancy when she returned from a solo trip to Norway.On the way back, she took turns using the plane's lavatory with the Queen's former assistant to the press secretary.One was because of drinking too much last night.The princess suffered from the pregnancy reaction. In the summer just before Henry was born, perhaps the weather was beautiful, the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly.Charles and Diana also spent some of the happiest time of their marriage together.They immerse themselves in the joyful world of the two of them, which makes her heart that has almost cooled down be ignited by Charles' fiery love again.But during her pregnancy, Diana discovered with the sensitivity of her wife that her husband was dating Camilla again.She trusted her instincts: late-night calls, unaccounted-for absences; small but noteworthy shifts in his schedule that didn't fit his routine. What made Diana even more worried was that she knew that Charles wanted a girl very much, but she already knew from the scan results that it was another son.Therefore, she hides from Charles. The moment came that stabbed her deeply. At 4:20 pm on September 15, 1984, Diana gave birth to Prince Henry at St. Mary's Hospital, where William was born.When Charles, who had been waiting for a long time, learned that it was another boy, he swept away the warmth he had felt a while ago, and ignored any expressions of love from Diana, and only said coldly: "Oh, it's another boy with red hair. Rusty hair." (Red rusty hair is a Spencer family trait), and off to play his beloved polo. Nothing hurts more than being sad.Diana just felt that something in her life was dead.Since then, the rift in their marriage has slowly widened.