When Prince Harry met his first royal baby with Meghan Markle, let's hope he didn’t feel the same way his dad, Prince Charles, felt when Harry was born. According to Andrew Morton’s groundbreaking book, Diana: Her True Story, Charles, now 70, had his heart set on having a girl for his second child and was visibly “disappointed” when he learned Harry’s gender.
The Moment That Shaped a Royal Legacy
Princess Diana vividly remembered Charles' initial reaction in Morton’s book. “The first thing he said was, ‘Oh God, it’s a boy,’ and then, ‘And he’s even got red hair,’” she recalled. Diana added that Charles had always wanted a girl. “He wanted two children, and he wanted a girl,” she explained. Imagine being in that room, witnessing the weight of royal expectations versus the joy of new life.
A Gender Surprise That Wasn’t
Unlike Charles, Diana wasn’t caught off guard. She knew from the ultrasound that Harry would be a boy and chose not to share this information with her husband. “I knew Harry was going to be a boy because I saw on the scan,” she revealed. “I knew Harry was a boy, and I didn’t tell him.” Can you picture the anticipation and the quiet confidence Diana must have felt, knowing something her husband didn’t?
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A Family Dynamic Under Scrutiny
Charles couldn’t seem to let go of his disappointment about not having a daughter. At Harry’s christening, Diana remembered him telling her mother, “We were so disappointed — we thought it would be a girl.” Diana’s mother snapped back, saying, “You should realize how lucky you are to have a child that’s normal.” That moment marked a turning point in their relationship. Diana observed, “Every since that day the shutters have come down, and that’s what he does when he gets somebody answering back at him.” It’s almost like watching a slow-motion train wreck, isn’t it?
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
Diana cherished the weeks leading up to Harry’s arrival. She described it as “the best time ever because we were in such a good place. We were the closest we’ve ever, ever been and ever will be.” But tragically, once Harry was born, things spiraled downward. “It just went bang, our marriage. The whole thing went down the drain,” she lamented. Imagine the emotional rollercoaster of those days, filled with hope and heartbreak.
As it turned out, Charles rekindled his romance with his now-wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, behind Diana’s back. This affair put an immense strain on their marriage. Diana’s untimely death at the age of 36 in a tragic car crash left Harry, who was only 12 years old at the time, and William, who was 15, to navigate their grief and royal duties without her.
