prince charles has been in the spotlight
since he was born
the oldest child of queen elizabeth and
prince philip the prince of wales has
had his fair share of awkward slip ups
bumbling comments
and tense public interactions these are
the most awkward prince charles moments
yet
charles and diana's relationship
infamously started off on bad footing
as they spoke to the press after their
engagement charles wasn't exactly
gushing about his bride
according to harper's bazaar the newly
attached couple were told by a
journalist
that they appeared to be very much in
love to which diana replied
quote of course and to which charles
added
whatever in love means
yeah the brutal comment caused a stir
once again when the revealing moment was
portrayed on season four
of the crown you both look very much in
love
oh yes absolutely whatever in love means
fans today just couldn't believe that
charles had actually said anything of
the sort and back then
neither could diana she once recalled in
an interview via today
charles turned around and said whatever
in love means and that threw me
completely
i thought what a strange answer god
absolutely traumatized me
just days before charles and diana's
wedding the couple sat down with the bbc
but what could have been a glimpse into
the romance shared between them
instead became one of their most awkward
tv appearances
prince charles has been a great help to
you in that video very tower strength
gracious i have to say that because
you're sitting there
angela rippon one of the original
interviewers looked back on the sit down
writing for the telegraph in 2020
watching the interview now a number of
moments which we dismissed as shy diana
gestures or good-natured joshing
are fraught with meaning i brought the
interview to a close by thanking them
both
and saying in effect on behalf of the
whole nation our warmest congratulations
to you both
and we all wish you a long and happy
life together she looked away to the
left and down at the floor
today i read that reaction quite
differently and with genuine sadness
we wish you all the happiness in the
world thank you very much
rippon's interview captured the
awkwardness between charles and diana
and in hindsight it was a devastating
precursor for what was to come
it seemed like everyone in the united
kingdom was wildly celebrating charles
and diana's royal wedding
that is except for charles and diana as
noted by oh magazine
diana was extremely apprehensive about
the event and even wanted to call it off
mostly because she had already
discovered charles's illicit
relationship with camilla
andrew morton wrote in his 1992 book
diana
in her own words at the time he was
seeing camilla
diana had lunch with her sisters at
buckingham palace and discussed her
predicament with them
she was confused upset and bewildered by
the train of events
at that moment as she seriously
considered calling off the wedding they
made light of her fears and premonitions
of the disaster which lay ahead
to love and to cherish love and cherish
till
death us do part death
to top off an already very uncomfortable
day for the couple
charles reportedly forgot to kiss diana
at the end of their wedding ceremony
and only did so when they were later
standing on the balcony at buckingham
palace
and apparently only for the throngs of
fans who were egging them on
charles clearly did not like speaking
about diana or addressing the rampant
rumors of his own infidelity but that
didn't stop
jonathan dimbleby from insisting on
asking the prince about his rocky
marriage in 1994 when he said to charles
the most damaging charge that is made in
relation to your marriage
is that because of your relationship
with camilla parker-bowles from the
beginning you were persistently
unfaithful to your wife
and thus caused the breakdown visibly
irritated charles responded
these things again as i was saying
earlier are so
personal but there's been so much
the prince then added all i can say is
mrs parker-bowles is a great friend of
mine
i have a large number of friends that i
am terribly lucky to have
when marriages break down awful and
miserable as that is it is most often
that your friends are the most
important and helpful and understanding
nothing seemed as tense as when charles
was caught on camera saying that he'd be
better off having two wives
at the time charles and diana were on a
royal visit to south korea
when charles gave an impromptu speech
for national officials
claiming the crowds who were swarming
diana would be better off if there were
two dianas
one for each side of the street he added
i've come to the conclusion that really
it would have been
far easier to have had two wives
yet according to express it wasn't the
first time he said it
charles made a similar joke while the
couple toured new zealand in 1983.
royal biographer andrew morton told the
outlet diana was seething
and dying inside because she was jealous
and angry at charles's relationship with
camilla parker-bowles
perhaps no photo of diana is more
recognizable and iconic than her
portrait at the taj mahal
but it was the uncomfortable dynamic not
caught on camera that spoke volumes
about her marriage to charles
as noted by the bbc diana visited the
monument in 1992
while charles was tending to other royal
matters in the city
and according to people when diana was
asked by the press about her visit she
initially offered
it was a fascinating experience very
healing
but when pressed for a less diplomatic
answer she changed her tune
telling the interviewer you work that
out for yourself
apparently the whole ordeal made charles
incredibly angry
likely throwing even more fuel on an
already blazing fire
journalist tina brown told express that
picture of diana as a lonely neglected
beautiful girl who didn't have anyone to
love her back just broke
everybody's hearts she knew what she was
doing and it made charles absolutely
crazy
the couple officially called it quits
later that year
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cringeworthy moments between celebrities
tend to go viral
and that was the case when prince
charles seemingly snubbed vice president
mike pence in early 2020.
as charles greeted a line of world
leaders and dignitaries he completely
skipped over pence causing the veep to
give the prince a very
awkward pat on the arm as he walked past
according to the bbc
the snub was by no means intentional and
the palace released a statement
claiming charles and pence had a quote
long and warm conversation before the
ceremony took place
so while it looked like there was some
tension there apparently wasn't
but it wasn't the first time that an
official from the white house
experienced awkward press coverage in
regard to the royal family
according to the outlet president trump
got into uncomfortable territory when
the queen was seemingly left waiting for
him to arrive
reportedly looking at her watch while
anticipating his entrance
but as always her majesty graciously
took it all in stride
while visiting new zealand in 2015
charles and camilla had a bit of a
run-in with an unruly bumblebee
during a tour of an eco sanctuary they
were seated in front of photographers
the prince holding a reptile when a bee
got a little too close for comfort
as noted by sky news the insect made its
way to camilla first who shoot it out of
the way
it then made a beeline for charles who
let out a little yelp
we'd be lying if we said we wouldn't
have done the same but the moment
between the heir to the british throne
and a tiny bumblebee was too
funny the outlet reported after what was
only a split second but might have felt
a lot longer to charles
the bee flew away and the prince visibly
laughed with relief
and take a look at how amazing nature is
and what nature does for us it turns out
that more than one of prince charles's
funniest and most awkward moments
involves the great outdoors while
attending the annual sandringham flower
show
charles and camilla came face to face
with a four-year-old eagle named zephyr
and the photos are solid gold the royal
couple were talking to zephyr's handler
when the massive
eagle flapped his wings and caught the
prince and his wife completely by
surprise
according to people the couple had
actually met zephyr at the flower show
the previous year
but he hadn't shown off his crazy
wingspan at the time
of course the photos went viral and a
spokesperson for the prince released a
statement
claiming it was less dramatic than the
pictures suggest
quite a few runs over the years with the
spice girls as well and great fun anyway
you know
it was like two fandoms had united when
charles met the spice girls in 1997 at a
royal gala
but things between the prince and the
girl group got awkward fast
as noted by time it was the spice girl's
first major british appearance
and given that wannabe was sitting at
number one on the uk
charts at the time it was no wonder they
were invited
but things went downhill quickly mel b
and jerry hollowell both broke royal
protocol when they kissed charles on the
cheek
and mel took it even further when she
asked charles if the group could quote
score a dinner invite later recommending
that he get his tongue pierced
jinger then chimed in telling charles
how hot she thought he was
and proceeded to give him a pat on the
butt
back in the 80s it was no secret that
charles was jealous of the massive
attention on diana
but never was it so severe as when the
couple visited new zealand
they had only been married for two years
and were new parents to william
but the crowd swarmed diana wherever she
went
according to the new zealand herald day
after day the hordes waited in the heat
for
hours on end for the chance to glimpse a
real-life princess
and day after day after day charles was
made to confront his wife's newfound
superstar status we could only hope that
we've given them something
back we've given something back to the
many individuals
in in the crowds it was a media blitz
that charles reportedly couldn't handle
diana explained to the bbc the pressure
on us both as a couple with the media
was phenomenal
and misunderstood by a great many people
with the media attention came a lot of
jealousy
it would be the final nail in the coffin
for charles and diana's marriage
in 1995 diana gave an interview with the
bbc
where she told the truth about her
relationship but the couple's issues
were evident even
earlier that year when the pair looked
more like school chaperones than a
loving couple
even so the real damage was done to the
royal family when diana said
she didn't think charles would make a
good king revealing
i would think that the top job as i call
it would bring enormous limitations to
him
and i don't know whether he could adapt
to that the fallout from the interview
was severe
and according to town and country the
queen wrote to both
charles and diana urging them to divorce
by august of 96
just nine months later the split was
official
one particular exchange between charles
and camilla completely
rocked the royal family to its core when
it was leaked
as noted by the mirror a transcript of a
1989 phone conversation between charles
and camilla
was released just a month after the
prince and diana announced their
official separation
in 1992 the pair whose continuing affair
seemed like the worst kept secret in the
kingdom exchanged
sentiments like the relatively tame i
can't bear a sunday night without you
oh god i'll just live inside your
trousers or something
it would be much easier to far more
salacious suggestions
the leaked audio was even given the
nickname camillagate
and was one of the first concrete pieces
of evidence of the relationship between
charles and camilla
for her part diana called the
conversation quote
sick have you heard the news isn't it
joyous i mean just look at this vision
prince charles and camilla finally made
it official in 2005
but tensions still appear to exist
between the wedded couple
and the rest of the royal family body
language expert judy james detailed an
event in 2020
telling express the queen actively chats
to the band
engaging charles in the conversation
while camilla stands back slightly with
her
rigidly placed arms suggesting an air of
tension or awkwardness
but it's not the first time that the
queen made her thoughts about camilla
known
as people reported elizabeth once had a
few too many martinis and confronted
charles
calling camilla quote that wicked woman
and saying that she didn't want to have
anything to do with her yikes
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