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A Lasting Relationship: Something Princess Diana Can Never Have

Whenever we talk about the marriage between Prince Charles and Princess Diana, we know that it was a disaster mainly because of Prince Charles’ extra-marital affairs with Lady Camilla Parker Bowles. But did anyone else think that it was not only Prince Charles having affairs but Princess Diana too? Yes, Princess Diana had affairs, both during her marriage and after the divorce but none of them lasted. Why? Some say it was because of the threats she and her lovers received and others say it was because of the press. But one thing for sure is that the downfall of each relationship has been affected by pressure. Among many other reasons, it was pressure coming from the royal family, the security service, or the media that ended Princess Diana’s relationships with her lovers.
To show how the downfall of each of her relationship was affected by the royal family, the security service, or the media, let us have a look at each of Diana’s relationships with some of her men.

Barry Mannakee

Barry Mannakee was a married father and one of Diana’s bodyguards (Agencies n.p). When Diana’s marriage to Prince Charles was weakening, she relied on him for comfort and soon after, they became so close that she became deeply smitten with him. It was verified it to be her first extramarital affair (“Diana and Men”, n.p).

Diana said that Mannakee felt really down since he didn’t like it when people knew of their affair (Agencies n.p). When Colin Trimming, Prince Charles’ protection officer, walked in on Diana who was being comforted by Mannakee, he reported his notions to Prince Charles and soon, Mannakee was fired and sent to work in the Diplomatic Protection Squad because his affair with Diana was deemed “inappropriate”. The article quotes Diana, "It got so difficult and eventually he had to go. And, um, it was all found out and he was chucked out." With this quote, one could already see how Diana struggled to keep her relationship alive with the media and Prince Charles...