None of Prince Charles's friends was more outspoken during the so-called 'War of the Waleses' than Sir Nicholas Soames. The former minister hurtfully claimed that Princess Diana had accused Charles of adultery because of 'her mental illness and advance stages of paranoia'. Soames, 72, has been a close friend of Charles since he found himself fishing a Scottish river next to him when he was 12. Speaking on a podcast, he adds of The Crown's portrayal of Charles and Diana: 'It is absolutely monstrous. Last week, Salma was in France with her husband, French luxury goods billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, and their 13-yearold daughter Valentina.

Source: Daily Mail December 30, 2020 01:19 UTC