Princess Diana and King Charles 'pretty much' had an arranged marriage, a close friend of the late royal has said.
Jemima Khan, 49, remarked that the couple's turbulent relationship was 'an appropriate match chosen by the parents'.
Speaking about her film directorial debut on Lorraine, the documentary-maker talked about her new movie, What's Love Got To Do With It?, which was inspired by her own marriage to Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan - from whom she is now divorced.
The producer said she was inspired by the healthy and happy arranged marriages she saw while living in the South Asian country for ten years.
And she remarked that the practice is not only hugely common around the world, but often misunderstood.
Speaking about her film directorial debut on Lorraine, the documentary-maker talked about her new movie, What's Love Got To Do With It?
'Arranged marriage is totally different from forced marriage,' Lorraine said. 'But when we think about arranged marriage - your friends, Princess Diana - that was arranged really, wasn't it?'
'Pretty much,' Jemima replied. 'I mean as close to arranged as you could get in that it was an appropriate match chosen by the parents and a sort of committee of family members.'
'The royal family used to pretty much always have arranged marriages,' she added. 'And it's still the majority in the world...'
Charles and Diana first met at shooting weekend at her home of Althorp House, Northamptonshire, in November 1977. At the time Prince Charles was dating Princess Diana's older sister, Sarah.
It wasn't until 1980 that Charles made his move, two years after ending the relationship with Sarah.
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Jemima Khan says Diana and Charles 'pretty much' had arranged marriage
por Damion Gauthier (2023-04-17)
Princess Diana and King Charles 'pretty much' had an arranged marriage, a close friend of the late royal has said.
Jemima Khan, 49, remarked that the couple's turbulent relationship was 'an appropriate match chosen by the parents'.
Speaking about her film directorial debut on Lorraine, the documentary-maker talked about her new movie, What's Love Got To Do With It?, which was inspired by her own marriage to Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan - from whom she is now divorced.
The producer said she was inspired by the healthy and happy arranged marriages she saw while living in the South Asian country for ten years.
And she remarked that the practice is not only hugely common around the world, but often misunderstood.
Speaking about her film directorial debut on Lorraine, the documentary-maker talked about her new movie, What's Love Got To Do With It?
'Arranged marriage is totally different from forced marriage,' Lorraine said. 'But when we think about arranged marriage - your friends, Princess Diana - that was arranged really, wasn't it?'
'Pretty much,' Jemima replied. 'I mean as close to arranged as you could get in that it was an appropriate match chosen by the parents and a sort of committee of family members.'
'The royal family used to pretty much always have arranged marriages,' she added. 'And it's still the majority in the world...'
Charles and Diana first met at shooting weekend at her home of Althorp House, Northamptonshire, in November 1977. At the time Prince Charles was dating Princess Diana's older sister, Sarah.
It wasn't until 1980 that Charles made his move, two years after ending the relationship with Sarah.