His Name
This was the question journalist Martin Bashir gave her: “Do you think the Prince of Wales will ever be king?” “I don’t think any of us know the answer to that,” Diana answered. She then added, “There was always conflict on that subject with [Charles] when we discussed it, and I understood that conflict. Because it’s a very demanding role, being Prince of Wales, but it’s an equally more demanding role being king.”
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Her Title
It was more telling when she said, “Being Prince of Wales produces more freedom now, and being king would be a little bit more suffocating. And because I know the character, I would think that the top job, as I call it, would bring enormous limitations to him – and I don’t know whether he could adapt to that.”