Princess Diana’s wedding dress designer suggests she was unaware of Charles’ affair with Camilla
Ruben B. Hughes
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Fashion designer David Emanuel discusses Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s relationship
Welsh fashion designer David Emanuel, best known for designing Princess Diana’s wedding dress, said “you’ve seen what you’ve got” with Diana, in an exclusive interview with GB News presenter Patrick Christys.
Mr Emmanuel and his wife Elizabeth Emmanuel designed the Princess of Wales’ wedding dress, for her wedding to Prince Charles in 1981.
In an exclusive interview with Patrick and political commentator and broadcaster Richard Taylor, Mr Emmanuel gave insight into Charles and Diana’s wedding day and relationship.
Asked if Diana was happy on her wedding day, Mr Emmanuel said she was ‘thrilled’ but ‘a bundle of nerves’.
Mr Emmanuel revealed how the Queen approached him on the morning of the wedding: “Her Majesty came and said Mr Emanuel do you have any champagne, I said no, then two seconds I drank a glass of Champagne.”
After the wedding day, Mr Emmanuel revealed how Diana called him to personally thank him for his services.
She said: “Can I thank you so much for everything, Prince Charles loved it and the Queen loved it”.
Speculation arose before and after the Prince and Princess of Wales‘ wedding as to what their relationship was really like.
Asked by Mr Taylor about Diana’s ‘real life’ personality, Mr Emmanuel replied: ‘You saw what you got’ adding ‘she was really lovely’.
Mr Emmanuel added when he met Prince Charles “he was wonderful”, but expressed sadness over the affair between Camilla Parker Bowles and Diana’s husband.
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He added: ‘People say oh she knew’ referring to the public announcement of the affair between Ms Parker Bowles and the prince, but ‘you can’t act like that on your wedding day’, he said. he declares.
The creator said: “She was full of fun and couldn’t wait to be there, and everything was magical except when it was leaked he was having an affair with Camilla Parker Bowles.”
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The discussion progressed to Netflix series The Crown, where Mr Emmanuel revealed he had been consulted by the program to provide insight into the design of the Princess of Wales’ wedding dress.
Asked by Mr Taylor whether The Crown is an accurate reflection of the couple, Mr Emmanuel replied: ‘It’s a lot of drama and they must have sensationalised it.’
The creator expressed his concern over the show, saying how “hurtful” it was to see the couple cast in a false light.
The Royal Family has been celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee since Thursday morning. The celebrations are set to continue throughout the weekend with the Derby at Epson Downs at 5.30pm today and the Platinum Party at the Palace kicking off at 7.40pm tonight.
