(Photo by Chris Jackson\/Getty Images For Buckingham Palace)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe source claimed the teenager believed his father was \u201cresponsible for her death because he virtually drove her out of the royal family into the arms of a playboy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Diana and Charles had finalized their divorce in 1996, just one year before her death. At the time of the fatal crash in Paris, Diana was traveling with Fayed, an Egyptian film producer and the son of billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed.<\/p>\n
The circumstances surrounding Diana\u2019s death have fueled conspiracy theories for decades, but the claims described in the report focus on William\u2019s alleged feelings toward his father rather than suggesting Charles directly caused the crash.<\/p>\n
According to the source, William believed Diana had been desperate to escape what he viewed as the royal family\u2019s relentless scrutiny.<\/p>\n
The young prince allegedly confronted Charles over the \u201cspies and plotters who drove my mother to her death,\u201d while insisting that Diana would have been \u201csafe in England if you had been kinder to her.\u201d<\/p>\n
The source also claimed William believed his mother needed someone as wealthy as Fayed to help her escape the alleged constant surveillance surrounding her.<\/p>\n
\nAnd, apparently, Charles wasn\u2019t the only member of the family said to have wrestled with guilt.<\/p>\n
A separate palace insider previously claimed that Charles himself acknowledged that he could have handled his separation from Diana differently.<\/p>\n
In a conversation with William and his younger brother, Prince Harry, Charles reportedly explained that he had been raised to be emotionally distant and had been trained not to show his feelings.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he had been able to handle the breakup of his marriage better,\u201d the insider claimed in 2000, Charles might have helped Diana find a place within the royal family instead of leaving her feeling abandoned.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, another source claimed the late Queen Elizabeth II also carried guilt over Diana\u2019s death, allegedly believing that she and Charles could have treated the princess differently.<\/p>\n
Nearly three decades later, the tragic loss of Diana remains one of the most painful chapters in the modern history of the British royal family \u2014 one that William has had to carry since childhood.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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