Jemima Khan revives claim that Charles and Diana ‘pretty much an arranged marriage’
Jemima Khan revives claim that Charles and Diana had ‘virtually arranged marriage’ in her new movie starring Lily James
It is a thorny question that won’t go away: was Charles and Diana’s marriage arranged?
Diana has always flatly denied it, but her close friend Jemima Khan has revived the debate in a scene in her new film.
In the new romcom What’s Love Got To Do With It?, written by Khan, the two main characters discuss the question of the 1981 royal wedding.
The film follows a filmmaker named Zoe played by Lily James as she navigates the modern dating world as her neighbor and childhood friend Kaz Khan played by Shazad Latif is about to enter into an arranged marriage with a bride from Pakistan. .
In the scene, Zoe says to Kaz about his upcoming wedding, “I can’t believe you said, ‘Whatever love means.’ That’s what Prince Charles famously said when he got engaged to Diana.”
What’s Love Got To Do With It follows a filmmaker named Zoe, played by Lily James, as she navigates the modern dating world, while her neighbor and childhood friend Kaz Khan, played by Shazad Latif, is about to enter into an arranged marriage with a bride from Pakistan
It’s a thorny question that won’t go away: Was Charles and Diana’s marriage arranged?
Diana has always flatly denied that her marriage was arranged, but her close friend Jemima Khan (left) has reignited the debate in a scene in her new film
Kaz replies “I thought that sounded familiar,” to which Zoe responds sarcastically, “They actually had an arranged marriage.” That worked out very well…”
Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, who was 12 years his junior, famously went on just 12 dates before getting married at St Paul’s Cathedral in front of tens of millions around the world, which begged the question: was it arranged?
The late princess tried to quell the speculation, telling royal commentator Ingrid Seward: ‘It was Charles and I who decided on the marriage. Not the queen. Us. No one else.’
Despite this, her confidante Khan, who was married to Pakistani cricketing legend turned politician Imran Khan for nine years until 2004, said of Charles and Diana in a promotional interview on Sky News for the film: ‘Their marriage was essentially arranged. That used to happen here, also with our royal family.’