The British press nicknamed them "Charlie's Angels".
Wealthy heiresses, singer, fashion designer or "it girl", all conquered or were conquered by King Charles III during his young years.
The son of Queen Elizabeth II would have maintained no less than twenty relationships, before and during his marriage to Lady Diana.
All this on the advice of his great-uncle, Lord Mountbatten, who would have ordered him to "make the 400 moves and maintain as many liaisons as possible".
The Conquests of Prince Charles
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Charles' "first love" would be none other than Lucia Santa Cruz, the daughter of the former Chilean ambassador to London, met at a dinner with friends in 1967. No one knows how their story ended.
But Lucia Santa Cruz, five years older than the Prince of Wales at the time, played a decisive role in the sentimental life of the latter.
She would have introduced him to a certain Camilla Shand, the rival of Lady Diana who will become his second wife.
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Before marrying Diana Spencer, Charles would have notably dated Sabrina Guinness, heiress of the empire of the same name and Irish “it girl”, Davina Sheffield, the cousin of Samantha Cameron (the wife of David), Anna Wallace, daughter of the rich Scottish owner Hamish Wallace, or Lady Amanda Knatchbull, the granddaughter of Lord Mountbatten.
The father of Princes Harry and William would also have had several affairs during his marriage to Lady Diana, celebrated on July 29, 1981.
If the most famous of them remains his story with Camilla Parker Bowles, explored in the series
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, the current king of England would also have set his sights … on the diva Barbra Streisand.
The divorce of Charles and Diana will be officially pronounced in 1996. And, eight years after the death of the “princess of hearts”, on August 31, 1997 in Paris, he will end up sealing his union with his love of youth, Camilla Shand.
His forever love.
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