Royal author reveals who Princess Diana believed ‘ruined’ her marriage – and it wasn’t Camilla

Royal author Ingrid Seward, who has written extensively about the monarchy and authored several royal books, including The Queen and Di, has shared a revealing comment made to her by Princess Diana about the breakdown of her marriage to Prince Charles.

Ingrid had a close relationship with the late Princess and even spent time with her just weeks before her tragic death in 1997.

Speaking on this week’s episode of A Right Royal Podcast, she joins host Andrea Caamano and HELLO! royal editor Emily Nash to discuss the fallout from Prince Harry’s headline-making BBC interview, offering her perspective on what Diana might have thought of it, and highlighting the striking similarity between mother and son in their experiences with the royal household.

Speaking about Diana’s true thoughts on those working within the royal household – individuals Harry has also criticised in his memoir Spare and in last week’s interview – Ingrid says: “She said to me just before she died, it wasn’t Camilla. ‘It wasn’t Camilla that ruined our marriage, it was the people around Charles.’”

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She continued: “And I could never unpick that comment and quite understand what it meant. But I also remember Diana’s father saying how tricky the royal household was. So, what I’m trying to say is that Harry obviously has a point amid his morass of complaints. He does have some valid points, and I’m riveted.”

Ingrid then raises the question in the episode which you can listen to below: “Are they just a load of overinflated egos in the royal household, or are they really trying to help?”

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Elsewhere in the episode, Ingrid reveals why Princess Diana would have been “proud” of Harry’s interview – and why the Duke of Sussex has no regrets.

We also talk about Princess Charlotte and Prince Archie’s birthdays and the VE Day celebrations, which saw senior royals come together to commemorate the wartime generation. We also discuss the Duchess of Sussex’s use of HRH, five years after leaving the UK, and what could happen to her and Harry if Prince William were to strip them of their titles when he becomes King.