Indeed, the princess was famous for growing close to new friends and then quickly cutting them out.
In 1996, though, the princess suddenly stopped talking to Sarah, leaving the duchess baffled.
Sadly, Diana also had a tumultuous relationship with her mother, Frances Shand Kydd.
Nevertheless, by the time Diana began dating again, the two women began arguing constantly.
Her husband and Diana’s father was John Spencer, the 8th Earl Spencer.
Thus, the couple did everything in their power to attempt to ensure that Diana was a boy.
The hope was, in Morton’s words, to “produce a healthy, male heir.”
Unfortunately, at the time, not everyone understood that the father determines the sex of the baby.
Thus, when Diana came into the world, Morton said “there was widespread dismay.”
Apparently, this sensation of being a letdown haunted Diana for years.
As Morton told filmmakers, “Diana … thought that she was the unwanted child.”
And, little Diana used to look through the banister.
Then, she could see him being really horrible and making her mother cry."
It wasn’t long before Frances ran into the arms of a London-based businessman named Peter Shand Kydd.
She herself believed that she started the affair as a result of her strained relationship with John.
However, this arrangement was short-lived.
Unfortunately, disaster ensued.
Frances and John spent much of the holiday arguing.
And, he was just furious that she had brought the name of the family down so much."
Consequently, that was the moment that her mother walked out the front door, traumatizing the young child.
At the time, Diana believed that Frances was never coming back.
So, she is the ‘baddie.’
Versus, Johnny is ‘goodie’ in terms of the perception and legal binding of this case.
Ultimately, Frances lost custody of her children and was only given the chance to see them on weekends.
For Diana, this arrangement proved extremely stressful.
Diana called his experience “devastating.”
From the outside, this relationship looked like a modern-day fairy tale.
However, from Diana’s perspective, things looked way more complicated.
But, no, it absolutely cut me dead."
This was especially evident on June 26, 1982, when Prince William came into the world.
After all, it meant that Diana would be spared the intense pressure of producing a male heir.
WhenPrince Harrywas born two years later, Frances was said to be similarly pleased.
That being said, King Charles III didn’t exactly see things that way.
You know, I stayed there.
We had some very, very entertaining, you know, weekends there with William and Harry.
It was real swallows and Amazons country, you know.
I mean, the kids loved it."
After all, Diana’s mother did not exactly fill her house with priceless paintings or Persian rugs.
As Wharfe told documentary-makers, “There was nothing grand about where Frances lived.
It was barely any furniture there.
But, it was fun.”
In this environment, Diana and Frances could both feel normal.
Unfortunately, Frances largely blamed Diana and all the fame that went along with her for the separation.
This was apparently really stressful for Peter.
At times, he was even said to feel overshadowed by his more famous wife.
They didn’t want him.
I became Diana’s mum, and not his wife."
After all, her motivation for arranging the exclusive was to raise 30,000 for a Catholic charity.
Unfortunately, though, Diana was not impressed with her mother’s altruistic goals.
We are talking of a serious bust-up.
“At last she was able to be herself,” Frances said.
The butler believed that the reason for Frances' strong reaction was prejudice against people from different religious backgrounds.
Burrell even labeled her words “a hate-filled personal attack on the men and their religious beliefs.”
While this revelation was certainly shocking, it is worth noting that Burrell and Frances never got along.
The princess refused to speak to her mother during the last months of her life.
Sadly, her death cut her charitable ambitious short, leaving no one to truly fill her place.
Although nobody could replace Diana, her mother did her best to emulate the princess after her passing.
Frances, who herself passed away in 2004, dedicated her final years to doing charity work.
She tried to transform her daughter’s death into positive energy.
She also shared that her religious faith was strengthened after the incident.
