THE Prince of Wales claimed it was his right to have a mistress, a shock new documentary has claimed.
The documentary uses controversial video tapes of Diana speaking to her voice coach.
In the programme, she claims that when she confronted Charles about why Camilla Parker Bowles – now his wife the Duchess of Cornwall – was a part of his life Diana said he replied: “Well, I refuse to be the only Prince of Wales who never had a mistress.”
Diana confessed she found solace with her married police protection officer Barry Mannakee, a relationship she suggested was not sexual, but in the tapes she reveals she considered fleeing the Royal Household to be with him.
She also claimed she had sex with her husband Charles “once every three weeks” but it fizzled out six or seven years before the tapes were made.
The Princess claimed Prince Philip told his son he could have an affair with Camilla – if his marriage had failed after a set period.
In the video recordings – aired in a US documentary 13 years ago but never screened in the UK – a relaxed and candid Diana said: “My father-in-law said to my husband ‘if your marriage doesn’t work out, you can always go back to her after five years’.”
The programme Diana: In Her Own Words will be screened on Channel 4 on August 6.
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