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2. Diana overheard Charles tell Camilla Parker Bowles that he loved her

Princess Diana walks next to Camilla Parker Bowles outside near a crowd.
She knew all the details about her husband’s affair. | Express Newspapers/Getty Images

Charles had a relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles, now the Duchess of Cornwell, before he met Diana. The princess said that Charles kept in contact with his old flame while they were married and that she overheard him telling Bowles that he loved her.

“I once heard him on the telephone in his bath on his hand-held set, saying, ‘Whatever happens, I will always love you,’” she recounted.

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