Blauerengel, it occurs to me that any kind of mutual interest would be a hard thing to find between a girl who hadn't yet become an adult woman and a man who had never been young.
However, there were moments. My late partner attended a party at the Royal Opera House during which a sketch from Romeo and Juliet was performed. Suddenly there appeared on the balcony NOT Juliet but Diana calling for her Romeo. Undaunted, Charles called for the stage manager to find him a ladder which he proceded to climb to access his Juliet. I don't think I need to tell you that their audience loved it. My late partner found himself at one point rubbing shoulders with her and confirmed that she was every bit as beautiful as she was said to be. He used the word "luminous."
It is certainly true,that a young,unexperienced woman has less in common with a much older,highly educated man who has been around highly important people from the day he was born. He grew up in the Royal family and he knew the system,the media and what was expected from him. Diana and Charles certainly adored each other and there may have been what we call "love", but for a long-lasting relationship we need more than just affection and romantic feelings.
A strong friendship like Camilla and Charles are having is a good foundation for a sound marriage,the first romantic infatuation and physical attraction fades away, but a strong bond of friendship and mutual respect is able to carry people through the difficult and hard times too.
One of Diana´s close friends said in an interview that for Diana,Charles always represented the "ideal man", he was her "reference point" and she would compare all her lovers to her ex-husband.
From a neutral point of view this is quite understandable because he is very intellectual,refined and well-mannered and just like Diana he is very interested in doing charity through the work of his POW-foundation.
On the other hand Charles admired Diana because she had many qualities and character traits that he did not have so much, she seems to me like a humorous, open-minded and free-spirited person who often laughed about her own mistakes and weaknesses.This is something I particularly like about Diana,because she was aware of her difficulties and problems,but still she was able to laugh about it and even joke about it in some of her official speeches ;-)
As we say, opposites attract, but the whole differences+the media pressure+demands of the RF and the huge difference in age and experience was no good for the marriage, even though I believe that they would be good friends by now if it had not been for that terrible accident.
Thanks for sharing this lovely story of C&D in the Royal Opera House,I did not know that story,but it sounds very amusing!
I would love to see Catherine and William do the same,it is such a funny idea to play this famous Romeo & Juliet scene
Your partner was very lucky to get so close to the Princess, I am sure that he really enjoyed this special encounter & memory. She truly had a "luminous" presence, there was something about Diana that is impossible to describe, she was radiating so much grace & charisma