How Many Times Did Princess Diana Meet Prince Charles Before They Married?

Per Town & Country, when Prince Charles first set his eyes on Princess Diana in 1977, he was seeing her older sister, Sarah Spencer. According to the outlet, "it was through Sarah that Charles and Diana first met, at a shooting party in 1977 at the Spencer family home in Althorp." The relationship between Sarah

Per Town & Country, when Prince Charles first set his eyes on Princess Diana in 1977, he was seeing her older sister, Sarah Spencer. According to the outlet, "it was through Sarah that Charles and Diana first met, at a shooting party in 1977 at the Spencer family home in Althorp." The relationship between Sarah and Charles didn't last very long, and while it was short, it was seemingly anything but sweet. She reportedly went on to claim that she wouldn't marry him "if he were the dustman or the King of England" (via the Mirror).

There have been a few differing accounts on what Diana's first impression of Charles was at the time. In their official engagement interview, Charles said when he first met Diana he thought, "What a very jolly and amusing and attractive 16-year-old she was." In the same interview, Diana said she thought Charles was "pretty amazing." However, per Tatler, in a sit-down with biographer Andrew Morton years later, Diana allegedly said her first impression of her future husband was, "God, what a sad man."

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