Queen Elizabeth II was far from pleased by the way the media handled their coverage of Princess Diana and did not take things sitting down when risqué photos of the Princess came out in tabloids and magazines.
In an interview with Ingrid Seward, the royal correspondent said that the Queen herself called for a meeting of the editors of all the national newspapers and told them to leave the Princess of Wales alone, Express UK reported.
The Queen was reportedly shocked when photos came out of Princess Diana during the early days of their marriage while they were on vacation with Prince Charles in the Bahamas. The couple was staying with Lord and Lady Romsey at Countess Mountbatten's cottage on Windermere Island when compromising photos came out in the press showing the princess relaxing on the beach in a bikini. This was at a time that the Princess was still pregnant with Prince William.
This alarmed the Queen, who was shocked by the intrusion into the privacy of the Royal Family.
"The Queen was very annoyed and horrified about this, so she called a meeting at Buckingham Palace of all the editors of the national newspapers," Seward recalled.
In a recent documentary entitled Royal Baby, former royal photographer Arthur Edwards expressed regret over taking sensitive photos of the princess while on holiday and said that given a chance, he would not have done it again. However, it seemed that his decision was more because of the threat of a lawsuit from Prince William rather than a genuine change of heart.
Princess Diana has been the focus of media attention since she married the next in line to the throne, Prince Charles in 1981. Their fairy tale wedding remains as one of the viewed television events in history, owing to the public's fascination with the beautiful noblewoman.
Earning the moniker The People's Princess, Diana won the hearts of millions all over the world with her innate sophistication, fashion style, and genuine compassion for the needy. However, this also meant that she was followed by cameras everywhere and put even more pressure on the princess, especially during the time her marriage was in trouble.
After she finally went public about the state of her marriage to Prince Charles, and even after their divorce in 1996, Diana continued to be followed by paparazzi and her eventual death due to a tragic vehicular accident in 1997 was reportedly chalked up to avoiding paparazzi who were chasing Diana and her beau, Dodi Al Fayed. A 12-part documentary entitled Fatal Voyage will be released to delve into the evidence not included in the investigation for the royal's death, Us Magazine reported.
