While their marriage was fraught with difficulty, some close confidantes believe Diana's most profound love remained her husband, Prince Charles.
Though she did not name him in the recordings, the description fits Barry Mannakee , her royal bodyguard in the mid-1980s.
Friend Lucia Flecha de Lima claimed that despite her later passions, Diana remained "in love" with Charles throughout their union and was devastated by its failure. While their marriage was fraught with difficulty, some
In secret tapes recorded with her voice coach, Peter Settelen, Diana revealed that a man she worked with was the "greatest love" she had ever had.
Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell, testified at her 2008 inquest that she described Khan as her "soulmate" and the man she truly wanted to marry. 2. Barry Mannakee : The "Greatest Love" In secret tapes recorded with her voice coach,
Diana herself famously noted in her 1995 Panorama interview that "there were three of us in this marriage," referring to Camilla Parker Bowles. 4. Dodi Fayed : The Final Companion
Though Princess Diana was romantically linked to several high-profile men, the individual most widely cited by her closest friends as the true love of her life was , a British-Pakistani heart surgeon. Barry Mannakee : The "Greatest Love" Diana herself
Dr. Hasnat Khan is considered by many to be Diana's most significant romantic partner following her separation from Prince Charles.