Princess Diana Wanted To Kiss Prince Charles In Public, ‘Standoffish’ Heir ‘Hesitated’

Princess Diana and Prince Charles had just tied the knot, and it already became evident how different they were from each other. When the crowds urged the royal couple to kiss each other, the royal couple had very different reactions.

During a previous interview, the Princess of Wales’ former protection officer, Ken Wharfe, said that Princess Diana genuinely enjoyed the moment when royal fans urged them to kiss each other after their wedding. It was evident that she loved Prince Charles dearly because she didn’t hesitate to make the first move by leaning in closer to her new husband.

Prince Charles, on the other hand, hesitated for a few minutes. He also seemed unsure of what he was about to do. Wharfe described the heir to the throne as stand-offish, but in the end, he still obliged to kiss his wife.

What happened behind the scenes didn’t become public until after Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage fell apart. As such, royal fans thought that the newlyweds engaged in a loved-up display of affection. Their kissing royal wedding photo was dubbed as one of the most iconic photos of all time.

And a recent poll conducted by TV channel History revealed that 25 percent of Britons still think that Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s kiss is the most iconic photo in the history of the royal family.

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal wedding kiss decades later received 24 percent of the votes. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding kiss, on the other hand, only received 15 percent of the votes.

Meanwhile, royal author Andrew Morton wrote in “Andrew: The Playboy Prince” that Prince Charles wouldn’t have dared to kiss Princess Diana in public if it wasn’t for his younger brother, Prince Andrew.

While the crowd chanted and urged the royal couple to kiss, the Duke of York did the same thing while he was standing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.