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May 2023
20m 9s

Episode Two: “The Rottweiler”

SKY NEWS
About this episode
The scandal brought about by the publication of the taped telephone conversation between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, and Charles’s failing marriage to Diana Princess of Wales, split the palace. It was the start of a love and hate divide between Diana and Britain’s new public enemy number one – Camilla – which would dominate the 1990s.

In the second episode of this three-part series, Kay Burley explores the complicated love triangle involving Camilla, the future King Charles and Princess Diana. This period of Camilla’s life saw relentless media and public scrutiny, divorce, and a tragedy which attracted global attention.

Presenter: Kay Burley
Producer: Soila Apparicio
Assistant Producers: Alex Edden and Lily Thomas
Sound Designer: James Bradshaw
Promotion Producer: David Chipakupaku
Executive Producer: Rob Mulhern
Editor: Paul Stanworth

Audio credits:
ITV Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role
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