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8. The princess admitted to having an affair with her riding instructor

A collage featuring Princess Diana and James Hewitt.
Left: Princess Diana in a stunning red coat. | Gerry Penny/Getty Images, Right: James Hewitt, Princess Di’s former lover, in 2004 | Steve Finn/Getty Images

The Princess of Wales confirmed during a televised interview that she had an affair with her riding instructor, James Hewitt. She also admitted that she and Charles had been living separate lives and that he had been seeing Bowles the entire time they were married.

“Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded,” she said.

Diana also spoke about her sex life with the prince and confessed that they were only intimate once every few weeks, something she attributed to his affair with Bowles.

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