Prince Charles Reportedly Made a Shocking Comment to Princess Diana During a Heated Argument

It’s difficult to imagine coming back from this one.

It’s not a secret that Prince Charles and Princess Diana had, for the most part, a tumultuous marriage—but one comment the former Prince of Wales said to his wife during a heated argument crossed the line.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana on April 8, 1983.Getty

After Prince William’s birth in 1982, “It wasn’t until [Prince] Harry was born on September 15, 1984, just over two years later, that her fate was confirmed,” Burrell wrote. “Charles came into the hospital room, looked in the cot, and said, ‘Oh, red hair.’”

When Diana responded that red hair ran in the Spencer family—her birth family—Charles seemed unimpressed. “He said, ‘Well, at least I’ve got my heir and spare now and I can return to Camilla,’” Burrell wrote.

To this, Diana told her royal butler, “I cried myself to sleep that night knowing that my marriage was over.”

Prince Charles and Princess Diana.Tim Graham

“‘I gave him four good years and he was gone,’” Diana allegedly told Burrell. “‘And for the rest of the time I had to pretend and put on a facade for the world.’”

Even through all of this, Diana was committed to her marriage, according to Burrell, and didn’t want it to end. “Diana never wanted a divorce,” Burrell explained. “Despite everything that happened, I have no doubt that Diana fell in love with Prince Charles. Unfortunately for Diana, the feeling was not mutual.”