The love triangle between Camila, Carlos and Diana of Wales, a drama that still follows the future rulers of the United Kingdom

That Great Britain lost its real queen in 1997is one of the messages that went viral on social networks a few hours after it started the coronation ceremony of Carlos III and his wife Camila, the queen consortWHO this Saturday, May 6 they will become the new sovereigns as the legitimate heirs of the English Queen Elizabeth II.

However, the sentence mentioned at the beginning is a strong reference to the late Diana Princess of Wales, Charles’ first wife and mother of Princes William and Harry, who is still remembered by her fans as the ‘Queen of Hearts’ and who died in a tragic traffic accident in Paris on August 31, 1997.

When she married Carlos, on July 29, 1981. Diana automatically became the wife to follow him to the throne when her husband became king. (a possibility that was eliminated by their divorce in 1996), although Diana never aspired to that position.

When in 1995, journalist Martin Bashir questioned Fr did she think she would one day become Queen of the United Kingdom, Diana smiled and answered with a firm ‘no’. But he added that he would like to to be “the queen of the hearts of the people, in the hearts of the people. But I don’t see myself as the queen of this country. I don’t think a lot of people want me to be queen.” he commented at the time.

Camila at Diana’s wedding

And it would be In the same interview in which the princess confirmed to the world the presence of a third person in her marriage: Camila Parker, the current wife of the future King Carlos III and who will also be crowned this Saturday.

According to the documentary Diana: In my own wordsproduced thanks to voice recordings made directly by the princess, She already knew about the close relationship that existed between Camila and Carlos, including her attendance at her own wedding to Carlos, after seeing her in the crowd in the chapel as she walked down the aisle.

The beginning of the love affair between Carlos and Camila dates back to 1970 when they met at a polo sports competition and, although they did not manage to make their relationship official, they always remained close. Carlos married Diana in 1981, and by that time Camila had already married Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973, from whom she divorced in 1995.

It wouldn’t be until April 9, 2005 when she and the then Prince of Wales were finally able to officially marry.