Charles' Wedding Jitters: Love or Duty?

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New Royal books are spilling the tea on Prince Charles and Lady Diana's wedding jitters

back in 1981.

Turns out, just weeks before the big day, Charles turned to a dinner companion at Royal

Ascot and asked straight up if you could fall in love after.

Tying the nut.

The vibe was clear.

He wasn't feeling the spark yet, with his 19-year-old bride-to-be.

Diana barely knew the guy, calling him Sir, right up to their engagement.

She even slipped the love note into his jacket before he jetted off to New York, but Charles

got emotional about it, confiding in a friend with tears.

That he wasn't sure he could handle the pressure.

That friend straight told him it wasn't too late to bail, but Charles fell trapped, saying

it was too far gone.

Another biographer notes Charles desperately wanted out after realizing how little time they'd

spent together, but the media frenzy made backing away, impossible like being stuck between

a rock and a hard place.

Diana had her own meltdown, too, nearly ditching the wedding a month out after Charles ignored

her at a Windsor Castle party for Prince Andrews.

21st birthday bash.

She stormed off to her dad's house in despair, ready to call it quits.

Her father talked her down, reminding her of her own words about marrying for love and

how rude it'd be to ghost the future king.

At the end of the day, both pushed forward amid the royal spotlight, hoping for that fairy

tale glow, despite the red flags waving everywhere.