I was surprised by the parallel between Diana and Meghan, especially in those first two months inside the royal family, meghan said she felt low and isolated – Diana felt the same. For Diana, she felt [the palace] was a place of cold energy – a far cry from what felt on the outside. It was astonishing to me.

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Lets not forget that, for ten years, her budding career as an act... by Andrew Morton

Lets not forget that, for ten years, her budding career as an actress was something of a failure.

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By this time next year, we will probably be talking about a pregnancy, the clock is ticking. She’s going to be 37 in August… She’s got a lot to give to the monarchy and she will help shape its future.

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He’s got a spring in his step, he’s whistling a merry tune. He looks like a man who has won the lottery… and she would be thrilled as a parent to see him so happy.

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I’m surprised by how big it is. by Andrew Morton

I’m surprised by how big it is.

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He showed it to the queen and Prince Philip. by Andrew Morton

He showed it to the queen and Prince Philip.

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Yeah I heard that they, they, uh, complained to compliance or som... by Andrew Morton

Yeah I heard that they, they, uh, complained to compliance or something like that.

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Stories about Diana's fashions, about possible rows between Charles and Diana, these were meat and drink.

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They defined what was private and what was public and they would... by Andrew Morton

They defined what was private and what was public and they would move it whenever they wished.

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For a time during the 1980s the Royal Family were not just the most influential family in Britain but probably in Europe and Prince Charles specifically was very much like a defacto Cabinet member and what he said actually had impact on public policy.

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He's a TV producer, a theatrical impresario, and he wants to be treated as Mr. Windsor but when the going gets rough he wants to be treated like a member of the Royal Family.

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I would argue that television and particularly the BBC were instrumental in puffing up the Royal Family to a level where they were inflated out of all, all proportion to their relevance on the national scene.

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It’s obvious Meghan was entering a new world, but it’s my understanding that they tried to help. Diana spoke about the men in gray who were hostile to her because they were supporters of Prince Charles. And they had problems pretty early on in their marriage. But Meghan and Harry were a double act. There wasn’t a cigarette paper between them. They were talented together. And Meghan was seen out and about. Friends of mine used to ring me up and say, ‘I just saw Meghan at such and such.’ She did have a life outside of palace walls and in those early days, she was very popular.

Harry has an idyllic life in California, there isn’t an executive in Hollywood that would say no to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex… It’s quite the transformation for them.

I think she would have applauded his move to the west coast of America, she was spending a lot of her time in America as well. Towards the end of her life, she was looking at houses to buy in Malibu. She felt California was a place of openness and possibility, not only for herself but for the boys.

Obviously like any mother, Princess Diana would have been very disappointed and quite upset [over the alleged feud], she’d be working towards a reconciliation.