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Prince Charles in Letters to Nancy Reagan Calls End of Marriage to Diana a Greek Tragedy
Hannah Furness, royal correspondent
4 JUNE 2017 • 12:01PM
The Prince of Wales described the breakdown of his first marriage as a “kind of Greek tragedy”, it has been disclosed, as an extraordinary cache of letters to his confidante Nancy Reagan comes to light.
A series of correspondence spanning four decades details the Prince’s feelings about the end of his marriage to Diana, Princess of Wales, in which he claims “it all keeps getting worse and worse”.
The letter, dated June 21, 1992, is part of a collection of personal correspondence between the Prince and Mrs Reagan, the former US First Lady.
The letters have now been made public after being donated to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library, in Simi Valley, California, following Mrs Reagan’s death, as part of a wish that her papers were left to the public record.
The Mail on Sunday, which printed extracts from the letters, describes how the Prince struck up a friendship with the Reagans in 1974, when he was serving in the Royal Navy and spent a weekend at the home of Walter Annenberg, the then-US ambassador to Britain, in Palm Springs. Mr Reagan was then the Governor of California.
The Prince, who was reportedly so charmed by Mrs Reagan that he told a friend he would have liked to kiss her to thank her for her welcome, continued to write to the First Lady until her death in 2016, using headed notepaper and his distinctive black ink.
In one, he tells how he took up reading literary classics as a distraction from media gossip, saying he hoped it would make him “wiser and more knowledgeable”.
A 1992 letter, relating to the breakdown of the Royal marriage and addressed to My Dear Nancy, tells of the wider fall-out of his very public separation, admitting: “No one can really understand what it all means until it happens to you, which is why it all keeps getting worse and worse.
“One day I will tell you the whole story. It is a kind of Greek tragedy and would certainly make a very good play!”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...agedy-letters/
I didn't appreciate Nancy Reagan until after she and President Reagan left the White House. After reading several pieces about her life, her and the President's relationship, and particularly how she took care of him after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, I came to admire and respect her.
I hope she was saved and is resting in peace in the bosom of our Lord.
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I hope she was saved and is resting in peace in the bosom of our Lord.
I do too, but the fact that she frequently consulted an astrologer is worrisome.
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I'm not sure how I feel about personal correspondence being made so public without the Prince's consent.
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I do too, but the fact that she frequently consulted an astrologer is worrisome.
I believe that was only for a short time after the President was shot.
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I'm not sure how I feel about personal correspondence being made so public without the Prince's consent.
He must have consented to Nancy, or else I don't think she would've left instructions to have them made public.
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I think the letters should have been kept confidential until after he passes but considering the longevity of the Royal Family, that could be a long long time yet.
People say things in confidence that they'd never say in public I hope there's nothing embarrassing to him or his sons in them. Especially his sons. They're constantly reminded of Diana's death without something extra like private letters.
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I think the letters should have been kept confidential until after he passes but considering the longevity of the Royal Family, that could be a long long time yet.
People say things in confidence that they'd never say in public I hope there's nothing embarrassing to him or his sons in them. Especially his sons. They're constantly reminded of Diana's death without something extra like private letters.
There's no evidence to indicate that he disapproves. They were close friends and I don't believe Nancy would've had them made public without his consent. She was known for her loyalty to her friends and I don't believe she'd publish them knowing he was against it. IJS
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There's no evidence to indicate that he disapproves. They were close friends and I don't believe Nancy would've had them made public without his consent. She was known for her loyalty to her friends and I don't believe she'd publish them knowing he was against it. IJS
And it could be that his consent was given... I'm only going by what I've read on this thread. The article doesn't mention his consent one way or the other. Just sharing my thoughts, same as everyone else.
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He must have consented to Nancy, or else I don't think she would've left instructions to have them made public.
Well, that is probably true, his letters about Diana make him appear sympathetic. It might be different if he were shown in a less "shiny" light.
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