She was in love with Charles. I don't think she ever thought he was worthless, I think she admired him
How do you know that? Did you see any signs that Diana loved Charles other than the fact that she agreed to marry him? She herself said she wanted to back out of the marriage before it happened but her sisters told her that her face was already on the tea towels. Does that sound like the sign of a woman in love?
What would there be in Charles for Diana to fall in love with if you compare him with the other men that Diana fell in love with. I think its fair to say she fell in love with James Hewitt and Will Carling and both were charming, dashing, personable men who could seduce women off their feet. If she wasn't in love with Dodi she was certainly attracted to Dodi and he had the aura of sweeping women off their feet. This was the type of man that Diana fell in love with and in the department of charms, Charles never could compete with the likes of James Hewitt and Will Carling.
You're right, Charles is not a good communicator. Even his best friends has said that he is well-meaning but he often fumbles for words and says the wrong thing at the wrong time. Yet for Diana who was an exceptional gifted communicator, don't you think its ironic that she ended up married with someone who definitely was not? For Charles was the only man Diana was linked to who was not a charming personality.
With Diana's attraction to charming, suave men, what would Charles have to offer her to sweep her off her feet? Only his title, the Prince of Wales. Himself personally, Charles would have nothing to offer to a woman who wants to be seduced and swept off her feet. He's not that type of man.
That didn't bother the women he dated previously. Lady Jane Wellesley once said that Charles called her up one night and romantically said that he was sitting in bed in his jammies thinking of her but then when they went out together at a dinner, he was so uncomfortable and awkward he was like a different person. It didn't bother her and they remained friends even after they broke up. And more importantly Jane didn't hook up with several dashing, charming men after she broke up with Charles.
I have nothing against charming, sauve men and nothing against Charles but putting Charles in a list that includes James Hewitt, Will Carling, and Dodi al-Fayed and its obvious which man sticks out like he doesnt' belong. Charles was the exception in Diana's life, he was not the type of man that she usually fell in love with and his intellectual pursuits did wear down on her self-esteem and make her feel dumb which was why she couldn't share in his scholarly hobbies.
I would also like to add that Diana was not thick, she had an enquiring mind and was a wonderful communicator - which Charles is not. He isn't that bright you know - he got a terrible degree!
How do you know that? Are you familiar with the degrees at Cambridge?
I think it is a real shame that they weren't encouraged to stay together because Diana would have been a wonderful consort for Charles.
Well if they were both willing to stay with a person who continually cut down their self-esteem then they might have hung together long enough to ascend the throne as King Charles and Queen Diana and give us the fairytale of the perfect royal couple. But what a sacrifice for the two of them to make. Charles made Diana feel dumb and uneducated. Diana made Charles feel awkward and out of touch. What a recipe for a disastrous life!
But if they had been able to endure all that and give us our fairytale, then I'm sure countless people would be happy (except two).