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It turns out the royal fairytale wasn\u2019t so magical after all. Behind the grand palaces, glittering tiaras, and picture-perfect smiles, Princess Diana<\/a> was enduring a heartbreak she couldn\u2019t hide \u2014 one that reached all the way into her marriage bed. In private tapes recorded more than 30 years ago, the late Princess of Wales described her intimate life with then-Prince Charles<\/a> as \u201cvery odd.\u201d\u00a0The recordings, made during sessions with her voice coach at Kensington Palace between 1992 and 1993, captured Diana\u2019s most vulnerable and unfiltered moments as her marriage unraveled.<\/p>\n The tapes were never meant for public ears, but a U.S. documentary that aired more than two decades ago gave viewers a raw, painful glimpse into Diana\u2019s truth \u2014 a story far from the fairy tale the world had been sold.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong>Teen Father Shoots Newborn Daughter Twice In The Head, Left Body In The Woods<\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong>CNN Caught It Live! Hollywood Star Tells Trump to \u2018Go to Hell\u2019 During No Kings Protest<\/a><\/p>\n Diana revealed that she and Charles were intimate only once every three weeks, and that his meetings with Camilla Parker Bowles, his longtime mistress, seemed to happen just as often. The princess also said their physical relationship came to a screeching halt after Prince Harry<\/a>\u2019s birth in 1984. According to Diana, Charles once coldly told her, \u201cWell, I refuse to be the only Prince of Wales who never had a mistress.\u201d Her words painted a heartbreaking picture of a woman struggling to hold her marriage together while her husband\u2019s heart clearly belonged elsewhere.<\/p>\n Diana also revealed just how little she and Charles knew each other before their grand royal wedding in 1981. \u201cWe had only met 13 times prior to getting married,\u201d she admitted \u2014 a stunning confession for a couple watched by millions on their big day. And then came the moment that shattered her world \u2014 when Charles was asked by an ITN reporter if they were in love following their engagement announcement. His response? \u201cWhatever in love means.\u201d<\/p>\n Diana recalled, \u201cThat threw me completely \u2026 Oh God. Absolutely traumatized me.\u201d The tapes \u2014 later sold to NBC<\/a> by Peter Settelen, Diana\u2019s former voice coach \u2014 became a window into the loneliness and despair that haunted her behind closed doors. Settelen eventually won a legal battle with Diana\u2019s family to keep them but claimed 12 tapes were missing, leaving the world wondering what other secrets they might hold.<\/p>\n