Royal fairytale with a tragic end: The relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana

The queen is said to have cared for the princess, but found her behaviour difficult to comprehend, while Diana once admitted she longed to get inside her mother-in-law’s mind

The queen and Princess Diana at the Braemar Highland Games. Picture: PA

When Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer, Queen Elizabeth II was so delighted she did a jig as she left their wedding reception.

Little was she to know the impact Princess Diana would have on Britain and the House of Windsor, and the tragic fate that awaited Charles’s new bride.