Princess Diana's siblings had been much protected of her after all the controversies she suffered by being part of the royal family. The Princess of Wales' sisters, Baroness Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale, tried their best to protect her from all the issues she faced when she was still alive. When her unexpected demise came in 1997, her brother, Charles Spencer, blamed the media for it.
Prince William and Prince Harry's mother endured a pile of problems after she married Prince Charles in 1981. There were too many scandals and media abuse, tackling everything about her personal life.
There were allegations of infidelity both on Princess Diana and Prince Charles' sides. However, according to Daily Express, she was more scrutinized due to her newfound fame within the royal family. With all the abuses she sustained, her family, particularly her siblings, was forced to take drastic actions to safeguard her.
In Andrew Morton's 1992 book, Diana: Her True Story, he revealed nobody would have the guts to criticize Princess Diana in front of her brother and sisters. "These days, her family, particularly her sisters, Jane and Sarah and brother Charles, are aware of the appalling problems she has endured," he wrote.
Jane always gave the most sensible advice, while Sarah had been very protective of the People's Princess because of her success. A friend even said that no one could criticize Princess Diana in front of them.
When Princess Diana tied the knot with Prince Charles, Morton disclosed that Sarah and Jane were concerned about their union. Although the event was dubbed to be a fairytale wedding that was watched by 750 million people globally, they still ended up in a divorce in 1996. After a year, Diana died of a tragic car crash in Paris.
At Princess Diana's funeral in September 1997, Charles openly blamed the media for her sister's death. He described her as "the most hunted person of the modern age" due to the nonstop following of the press. Wherever she went, they were there.
In a statement, via Time, Charles said Princess Diana would surely want them to promise that they would protect her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, and they would never experience the similar horrible fate. "We will not allow them to suffer the anguish that regularly used to drive you to tearful despair," he ended his message. Her death became a wakeup call for the British press after the jurors ruled out that she was "unlawfully killed" by both reckless drivings of their chauffeur and the paparazzi chasing.
