Before she was crowned Queen, Camila Parker was known throughout the world as the mistress of the current King of the United Kingdom, Carlos III. His constant presence in the then prince’s life was a turning point in his marriage to Diana Spencer, mother of William, now Prince of Wales, and Enrique.

And it is the dark past that both women lived through, due to the indecision of Carlos III., which always divides the opinion of the public who chooses to support and/or criticize the position of each of those involved.

in the series Crown, which is part of the Netflix catalogue, recreates the interview that Martin Bashir, from the BBC, gave to Lady Di, in which he said the sentence that went around the world: there were three of us in this marriage, so I’m a bit of a crowd”.

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In the fourth season of the production, which has the British actress Emma Corrin in the role of Diana, during the third chapter we can learn the details of Carlos’ proposal to his then wife, suggesting: “in case you want company, she is the best company”, referring to his then lover Camila Parker.

In Diana: Her True Story, In Her Own Words, a biography by Andrew Morton (1992), it was reported that Camila Parker sent a letter to Lady Di, two days before their engagement (February 24, 1981), which read: “What such exciting news about the engagement. We’re going to lunch soon when the Prince of Wales goes to Australia and New Zealand, dear Camila.”

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In an interview Diana gave to Morton for her biography, she stated that she was surprised to receive Camila’s letter. “That lunch was very complicated,” Guillermo and Enrique’s late mother revealed, as they apparently have to deal with the awkward issues between the two of them surrounding the Carlos/Camila/Diana love triangle.