The Crowded Marriage | Fred and Gladys | 1

British Scandal

Wondery

Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

As England’s future king, Prince Charles knows all too well what’s expected of him: find a virgin bride and fulfil the duties assigned to him at birth. But then he meets Camilla Shand. She’s confident, honest and unlike any woman he’s ever met before. But she’s also deemed wholly unsuitable by the Firm. They would prefer shy, young aristocrat Diana Spencer. So Charles faces an impossible choice: duty or desire?

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0:00.0	This episode contains strong language and also contains references to eating disorders.
0:05.7	Please see the episode description for information about support services.
0:16.4	All right, okay, so just do this.
0:18.0	Well, do you want to because I feel like in the last few weeks your heart's not really been in it.
0:23.0	No, I'm in, I'm all in, I'm here.
0:24.9	Okay, I think we need to clear the air.
0:26.7	Have you been hosting other podcasts?
0:29.5	Look, it was a few times if that and I was a guest really.
0:34.0	Right, because I don't find that that reassuring.
0:37.2	Honestly, they don't mean anything to me.
0:39.6	And I need to know that it won't happen again.
0:42.8	I can promise you it's unlikely.
0:45.8	I just feel like recording this episode is a terrible idea.
0:49.4	Yeah, do it anyway.
0:51.1	Yeah.
0:51.9	Okay.
0:54.8	6 September 1997, St James's Palace, London.
1:00.4	Prince Charles takes a deep breath, then begins walking behind the open gun carriage
1:05.2	as it slowly moves towards Westminster Abbey.
1:08.8	The coffin within is draped in the royal standard, uncovered in lilies and a
1:13.2	wreath of pink and cream roses.
1:15.6	Sitting upon it is a single handwritten card, the front of which reads simply,
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