Alexandria
Heir Apparent
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Alisa said:I agree that neither Diana, Charles, or Camilla were without fault in matter. However, it is Charles and Camilla that should bear the grunt of the blame.
Why should Charles and Camilla bear the "grunt" of the blame? If all three parties are guilty of having affairs, Charles and Camilla just with each other, then all three parties are guilty, period. If Camilla is going to be dragged in because she cheated with Charles then James Hewitt needs to be dragged into the equation and share the blame, too.
Alisa said:In Camilla's case she was already married with two children when newly married Charles came running to her. She should have done the right and honorable thing by sending Charles back to his new wife. Instead she chose to betray her own husband and Diana by sleeping with Charles.
Camilla didn't betray Diana in any way. Charles betrayed Diana because he's the one who pledged vows to honour, cherish and be faithful to her. Not Camilla. Camilla betrayed Andrew Parker-Bowles, but not Diana. To say Camilla betrayed Diana is like saying Charles betrayed Andrew Parker-Bowles through his affair with Camilla.
azile1710 said:Come on now. Camilla never "picked" Diana. Charles did. He's the one who CHOSE to marry Diana and she's the one who CHOSE to marry him. No one was held at gunpoint in St. Paul's Cathederal that day. Sometimes choices in life don't end up with the results one is hoping for.
For the record, none of these three are without mistakes. We now know that Charles was probably in love with Camilla all the way along (who knows when their affair started up again) and Camilla CHOSE at some point to start the affair. But Diana CHOSE to also have affairs, some with characters that, arguably, were seedier, uglier and more awful than what Camilla has been described to be.
The fact is that no matter what we think about Camilla, Charles obviously loves her. That hasn't changed over the past 30 years and it's not likely to in the future. Many people on this board have not liked Mary, Letitia or Mette Marit, but we have generally been open to giving these women a chance in their new roles.
Why are we treating Camilla differently? I don't think that by giving her a chance, we love Diana any less.
Eliza
Very well said Eliza! I agree with all that you've said here.