Previously unheard tapes of Princess Diana have revealed that the then-Prince Charles expressed disappointment after Prince Harry’s birth, saying he “wanted a girl”. The recordings, made in the 1990s for her biographer Andrew Morton, are set to feature in an upcoming documentary titled Diana: The Rest of Her Story.
In the tapes, Diana recounts Charles telling her stepmother, Raine Spencer, at Harry’s christening: “We’re so disappointed, we wanted a girl.” According to Diana, Spencer rebuked Charles, telling him he “should realise you are lucky to have a child”. Diana added: “Ever since that day, the shutters have come down.”
The recordings also shed light on Diana’s strained relationship with her stepmother, whom she and her siblings nicknamed “Acid Raine”. Diana described a heated exchange in which she told Spencer: “I hate you so much. If you only knew how much we all hated you for what you’ve done.”
The documentary, produced by Tom Jennings, follows his 2017 film Diana: In Her Own Words. Jennings said the tapes are “important as part of Diana’s legacy” and allow more of her voice to be heard. The clips were released a day after the 26th anniversary of Diana’s death.
