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Uptown Girl Ballet Surprise
- Diana secretly rehearsed and performed a ballet routine to Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl," earning public ovations.
- Charles publicly froze and criticized her for being "undignified," fueling resentment.
Fainting At Expo 86
- At Expo 86 Diana fainted after days without food, whispering "I think I'm about to disappear."
- Charles insisted she attend a dinner that night to avoid damaging press speculation.
Horse Dude: James Hewitt
- Diana began a five-year affair with James Hewitt, a Buckingham Palace cavalry officer, after earlier emotional ties to a bodyguard.
- Their relationship mixed riding lessons, frequent trysts, and eventual distance when he was posted abroad.