Prince Charles expressed what he really thinks of his adultery confession in 1994 in a letter unearthed by the heirs of a former confidante and loyal servant of the family. The letters will be up for auction at Hansons in London.
The heir to the throne wrote the letters to Marjorie Dawson, who worked as the personal maid and dresser of Queen Elizabeth's cousin, Princess Alexandra. According to Tatler, Dawson was with the royal family for 36 years and was regarded as a "treasured loyal servant."
In 1994, Prince Charles sat with journalist Jonathan Dimbleby for an interview on television, amid rumors of his crumbling marriage to Princess Diana. The ex-couple had been living separately for two years at that time and the mother of Prince William and Harry had the press always following her.
Dimbleby asked the heir to the throne if he had been "faithful and honorable" to his wife and Charles replied in the affirmative. However, he also made a comment that they strayed from their marriage because it was irrevocably broken despite how much they tried to fix it.
Prince Charles later wrote to Dawson that admitting he committed adultery in a television interview was "living dangerously" but it was something he could no longer avoid. He thanked the servant for writing about watching the interview and he managed to joke about her staying awake for that two-hour program.
In 1981, the Prince of Wales also wrote Dawson about making sure to go "to the loo" before her wedding to Princess Diana because the line could be long, given their number of guests. Prince Charles also had letters about Prince William's birth, his grandmother's death and his marriage to Camilla, the woman he had an affair with. The Queen's heir told Dawson that no one has any idea how lucky he is with Camilla by his side.
Dawson left the royal household in 1990 but she was still connected to the royals, especially to Prince Charles. According to reports, the two continued to write letters to each other but Dawson died in 2019 at 104 years old.
Prince Charles eventually divorced Princess Diana in 1996. A year later, the Princess of Wales lost her life to a harrowing accident in France.
Dawson's heirs apparently found the letters, cards and notes, which were valued at $13,000 (£10,000). There are also some slides and photos. Dawson didn't have children of her own and married late in life.
