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At 75, King Charles FINALLY Admits What We All Suspected — Transcript

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0:00As you know, listening is often more
0:03important than speaking.
0:05And I have listened closely to leaders
0:09of many countries, particularly
0:11Commonwealth nations,
0:13whose communities are some of the most
0:15climate vulnerable on this earth.
0:18>> 750 million people watched them marry.
0:21And one day on live television, he told
0:24the world what they had all been afraid
0:26to say.
0:27He admitted it,
0:28not in a whisper, not in a private
0:30letter, in front of the cameras with the
0:33whole country watching.
0:35But that was not the first time he
0:36shocked the world about his marriage.
0:38Years earlier, during a happy engagement
0:40interview, [music] he said two words
0:42that made his young bride's smile
0:44freeze. And there is something else.
0:46Before the wedding, before the cameras,
0:49Diana wanted to walk away. She wanted to
0:51call it all off. Why?
0:53What did she find that made her want to
0:55run?
0:56Her name was Diana. His name was
0:58Charles. And the fairy tale everyone
1:00believed in was never what it looked
1:02like. [music] Let me tell you who they
1:04were, what they felt, and why the
1:06wedding of the century became a
1:07nightmare. Charles was the future king.
1:10Diana was a shy, vibrant young woman who
1:12had never really been noticed by serious
1:14men. Together they lit up the world.
1:17But behind the smiles, a quiet pain was
1:20growing. It had been growing for years.
1:22And I promise you, the first crack in
1:24this marriage did not appear on the
1:26wedding day. It started long before
1:28Diana ever walked into his life.
1:31If you love royal stories the headlines
1:32never told you, you're in the right
1:34place. This is Crown Talks. Subscribe so
1:37you never miss one. [music] Now stay
1:38with me. To understand why Charles said
1:41those cold words about love, you have to
1:43understand the boy he used to be.
1:45Charles was born on the 14th of November
1:471948,
1:49born into royalty. And in 1952, when his
1:53mother Elizabeth became queen, [music]
1:55he became the heir. He was just a small
1:57child.
1:58He had three
2:00Anne, Andrew, and Edward. But Charles
2:03was the one the spotlight chose, the one
2:05who had to learn the routines and the
2:07duties of royal blood while other
2:08children were still learning to play.
2:11There was no time to simply be a boy.
2:13And according to Charles himself,
2:15[music] there was something even harder.
2:18He has spoken about his parents, and he
2:20described them as physically and
2:21emotionally distant.
2:23Think about that for a second.
2:25A child growing up inside palaces
2:28[music] at the exact age he needed his
2:29parents most, and they were not close.
2:33Charles has said that this left him
2:34isolated. [music] Many believe it
2:36explains something people noticed about
2:38him for decades. He was sensitive,
2:40[music]
2:41emotional, easy to see when he was moved
2:44in public, in front of everyone. [music]
2:46Charles himself pointed to his childhood
2:48as the reason. It was not just who he
2:50was.
2:51It was something that grew in him from
2:53those lonely years. [music] And the
2:55public did not always like it.
2:57As he came closer to the throne, many
2:59said they wanted a stoic king, not a
3:02tender one.
3:03But the story of that tender heart gets
3:05deeper because next his father sent him
3:08somewhere that tested it.
3:10His father Philip wanted Charles to
3:12attend Gordonstoun. It was one of the
3:14top schools in the country. [music] It
3:16was also one of the toughest. The
3:17curriculum was rigorous, and Charles was
3:20constantly bullied.
3:21For a sensitive boy, it was almost too
3:24much to bear.
3:25He crumbled under the pressure. Even
3:27today, Charles jokes that his father is
3:30to blame for sending him there.
3:32But listen to this.
3:33He has also praised the school. [music]
3:35He said it taught him a great deal about
3:37himself and his own abilities and
3:39disabilities.
3:41In a 1975 interview, he said he was glad
3:44he went. [music] He said the toughness
3:46of the place was much exaggerated.
3:49Then he added something small and sad.
3:51He said he did not enjoy school as much
3:53as he might have, [music] but only
3:55because he was happier at home than
3:56anywhere else.
3:58Happier at home, the boy who felt
4:00distant from his parents still longed
4:02for home.
4:03Hold on to that because when Charles
4:06chose his next path it would split his
4:08own family.
4:09The tradition was clear. Royal men
4:12joined the armed forces.
4:14His relatives had done it for
4:15generations,
4:16but Charles wanted something different.
4:18[music] He wanted knowledge. He decided
4:21to go straight to university after his A
4:23levels.
4:24His family did not like it. The
4:26atmosphere in the royal household turned
4:28uneasy.
4:29There were attempts to make him back out
4:31and join the military instead, but
4:33Charles held his ground. He was allowed
4:35to finish [music] and he became the
4:37first British heir apparent to earn a
4:39university degree. He graduated from
4:41Cambridge with a lower second class
4:43Bachelor of Arts.
4:45But there is a price for standing alone.
4:47[music] The people closest to him turned
4:49against him. The public judged him
4:51harshly. Some even said he was avoiding
4:53military service on purpose. They said
4:55he knew he could not survive the harsh
4:57training. Imagine hearing that
5:00about yourself from the whole country.
5:03Charles had his limits and this was the
5:05moment he crossed them.
5:07What he did next surprised everyone.
5:09In his second year at Cambridge he asked
5:11for Royal Air Force training. The
5:13reaction was mixed.
5:15There was joy [music] because it seemed
5:17he was not the soft king everyone
5:19assumed, but there was worry too. Could
5:21he really survive it? He began with two
5:24weeks of ground school, technical
5:26subjects, then lectures on airmanship,
5:28aerodynamics, aviation medicine, and
5:31navigation.
5:32And his instructor was Air Chief Marshal
5:35Sir Richard Johns. Johns said Charles
5:37had a natural ability. He said Charles
5:40picked things up very quickly. [music]
5:42He was an easy student to teach. Johns
5:44was impressed by his focus, his
5:46concentration, and his determination to
5:48succeed.
5:50And then came the line that changed how
5:52many people saw him. Johns said Charles
5:54was not going to fail. It was as simple
5:56as that.
5:57Formation flying is demanding and
6:00Charles settled into it quite quickly,
6:02but there was one thing he struggled
6:03with.
6:04He could not relax.
6:06So his instructor told him to relax,
6:08[music] and what did Charles do?
6:11He burst into song.
6:12Think of that picture, the future king
6:15in the cockpit singing.
6:17On the 19th of March 1971
6:20Charles flew a jet all by himself.
6:23The public began to warm to him, but the
6:25story does not stop in the sky because
6:28the sea was waiting.
6:30He followed his father, his grandfather,
6:32and both his great grandfathers [music]
6:34into the Royal Navy. At 22 he joined an
6:37accelerated course at the Britannia
6:40Royal Naval College.
6:42Soon he was posted to the frigate HMS
6:44Jupiter. He got his own taste of life as
6:46an active serviceman.
6:48His training was put to the test.
6:51In 1973 he was even asked to represent
6:54the Queen in the Bahamas when the
6:56islands declared independence.
6:58He trained as a pilot again and spent
7:00hundreds of hours in the cockpit. He
7:02earned the double diamond trophy as best
7:04pilot.
7:05And in February 1976 [music] he got his
7:08final posting. He became commanding
7:10officer of the minesweeper HMS
7:13Bronington.
7:14For 10 months he commanded that small
7:16vessel. He dealt with Second World War
7:18ordnance. He even had to closely monitor
7:21a Soviet submarine. [music] In December
7:231976
7:25his active naval career ended. He left
7:27with the rank of commander.
7:30It was reported that he grew deeply
7:31attached to that ship. Four years later
7:34when it was recommissioned he came back
7:36for the ceremony.
7:37But Charles was about to meet someone
7:39who would pull his heart away from that
7:41ship forever. [music] And here is the
7:43part almost nobody tells properly.
7:46Most people think they first met at an
7:47event hosted by Diana's sister. That is
7:50not true.
7:51In 1981 Charles told the Telegraph the
7:54real story. The first time they met they
7:57were standing in a ploughed field.
8:00Why did that story never become famous?
8:03There were two reasons. The first was
8:05age. Diana was only 16. Charles in his
8:08late 20s.
8:10The second was even more awkward.
8:12Charles was dating Diana's older sister,
8:14Sarah.
8:15Yes,
8:16her sister. [music] So even though he
8:18found Diana attractive, vibrant, and
8:21full of life, he pushed those feelings
8:23aside.
8:24But Charles never forgot her. [music] He
8:26later admitted he was starstruck by her
8:28beauty, and honestly, it is hard to
8:31blame him.
8:32The next time they crossed paths, he
8:34wanted to make the most of it. Sarah
8:36hosted a shooting party, and during that
8:38party, [music] Charles and Diana slipped
8:40away. He asked her to show him the
8:42gallery at her home, just the two of
8:45them, and his feelings grew.
8:47But life did not follow the script.
8:50After the party, Charles and Sarah went
8:52away for a ski weekend.
8:54Paparazzi took a photo. They looked
8:56inseparable.
8:57Diana was back in the shadows of her
8:59older sister. It seemed like the end of
9:02any hope for her.
9:03But then Sarah did something nobody
9:05expected.
9:06She spoke to a magazine, and she said
9:08she was not in love with Charles. She
9:10said she had no intention of marrying
9:12him.
9:13The public was in a frenzy. The media
9:16was [music] stunned. Even Charles was
9:18left in shock.
9:19And what happened next was stranger
9:21still.
9:22A few months later, Sarah was married
9:25to Neil McCorquodale.
9:27Her words broke the relationship, and
9:29they opened the door for Diana.
9:31Now think about how that felt for Diana.
9:34She had never received serious attention
9:36from men. Then Charles appeared. She was
9:39overwhelmed.
9:40In time, she got used to it. [music]
9:42They began dating, and Charles made his
9:44intentions clear. He invited her to
9:47Balmoral, the royal family's estate,
9:49[music] and that gesture carried deep
9:51meaning.
9:52It all looked perfect, but everything
9:55you just heard was only half the truth
9:57[music] because Diana had no idea what
9:59was waiting for her.
10:00After just six months, they were
10:02engaged.
10:04Diana was filled with joy.
10:06She had grown to truly love him. The
10:08whole world talked about it. People were
10:11down to the biggest wedding of the
10:12century.
10:13But a famous saying says, not all that
10:16glitters is gold.
10:18And Diana was about to learn it in front
10:20of a camera.
10:21The engaged couple were invited to give
10:23a much anticipated interview, and at
10:25first it was awkward. You could see they
10:28lacked a connection. [music]
10:30Then the question came,
10:31are you in love?
10:33Diana answered first. She said yes, she
10:36was in love with him.
10:37Then it was Charles's [music] turn.
10:39He said, whatever in love means,
10:42whatever in love means. Viewers gasped,
10:45and his uneasy body language said even
10:47more than his words did. [music] Picture
10:49Diana sitting right beside him.
10:52A young woman hearing that in front of
10:54the world.
10:55Many people felt she should have taken
10:57it as a sign, a warning that her
10:58marriage might not last the way she
11:00hoped. But she smiled and the wedding
11:03went ahead.
11:04And what a wedding it was.
11:06750 million viewers from 74 countries,
11:10more than 3,000 gifts, a cost of over
11:13$40 million.
11:15All of it was so big, and none of it was
11:17enough to save her.
11:18Because behind the glitter, things were
11:20already breaking.
11:22During the marriage, she faced one
11:24controversy after another. Charles
11:26reportedly hoped his second child would
11:28be a girl. There were constant fights
11:30between them.
11:31The world was watching her marriage, and
11:33it became harder and harder to hide the
11:35pain.
11:36But I have not told you the part that
11:38changes everything. [music] Remember I
11:40said Diana wanted to call off the
11:42wedding?
11:43This is why.
11:44Right before the wedding, Diana
11:46discovered that Charles had a gift for
11:47his ex-girlfriend Camilla Parker.
11:51That was enough for her. She wanted to
11:53quit. She wanted to walk away. [music]
11:55She was young, in love, and sure that
11:57something was wrong. But Charles and her
11:59sister persuaded her to go through with
12:01it. She went ahead. She hoped Camilla
12:04would not return.
12:06Stop and feel that, the bride [music]
12:08standing at the edge of the biggest day
12:09of her life, already afraid. And she
12:12walked forward anyway. And that decision
12:15would cost her more than she could ever
12:16imagined, because Charles was not ready
12:19to let Camilla go.
12:21Not even after the wedding, not even
12:23after the children.
12:24Diana learned that he had resumed his
12:26affair with Camilla. [music] She later
12:28said it was the worst day of her life.
12:30The worst day.
12:32Imagine all the love she had given,
12:34all the hope she had held onto, and then
12:37the truth, that the woman she feared
12:39from the very start had never really
12:40left.
12:42But Diana did not give up. She did not
12:44want her marriage to fall apart. She
12:46fought for it. She did everything she
12:48could.
12:49But how long can one person fight for a
12:51marriage alone? [music] Think about it.
12:54Alone, in a palace, in front of a
12:57watching world, trying to save something
12:59he had already half left.
13:01And then her moment [music] came.
13:03She finally met Camilla face to face.
13:07She confronted her about Charles.
13:09Diana hoped it would be enough to push
13:11the other woman away, but Camilla was
13:13not going anywhere. It had the opposite
13:16effect. The affair between Camilla and
13:18Charles became even stronger.
13:20And soon they were being seen in public
13:22together.
13:23But that was still not the moment the
13:25secret broke.
13:26A phone call was leaked, a private
13:28conversation between Charles and
13:30Camilla, and just like that, the whole
13:32world heard it.
13:34There was nowhere left to hide, [music]
13:36so Charles did something no one
13:37expected. He tried to protect his image,
13:40and in doing so, he finally admitted
13:43what the whole world had suspected. On
13:45live television, he [music] confirmed
13:47the affair.
13:48He said it out loud,
13:50and Diana, it broke her.
13:52You could see it each time she appeared
13:54in public. You could hear it in the way
13:56she spoke about the man she was soon to
13:58leave.
13:59She said Charles made her feel so
14:01inadequate in every way.
14:03Inadequate in every [music] way.
14:06The girl who had never been noticed by
14:07serious men, the princess the world
14:10adored, and she said she felt like she
14:12was never enough. Soon after, they
14:15announced their separation in a public
14:17appearance.
14:18It was a sad ending to a couple who once
14:20looked unstoppable, and it was a
14:22shocking end to what the world had
14:24called the marriage of the century.
14:26And many people believed the pain that
14:28came out of this story would reach even
14:30further, all the way to the loss of
14:32Princess Diana.
14:34So when you think back to that
14:35engagement interview, those two words,
14:37[music] whatever in love means, they do
14:39not sound like a slip anymore. They
14:41sound like a warning.
14:43A boy who grew up feeling distant from
14:45his parents, a man who was judged by the
14:47world, a young woman who walked toward a
14:50wedding already afraid.
14:52Two people, 750 million watching, and
14:55not one of them could save her.
14:58So here is the question I cannot let go
14:59of. If Charles was going to let it end
15:02this way, why did he pursue her at all?
15:05Tell me in the comments, what do you
15:06think?

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