Fairytale became a horror for naive princess

IT’S been one of the year’s most eagerly anticipated TV shows.

Season 4 of Netflix’s The Crown charts the relationship between Charles and Diana from the moment they first set eyes on each other, when she was 16, through to the point their marriage lay in tatters after a string of affairs and scandals.

The descent of the relationship is harrowing to watch – but what’s most shocking is that stark reminder of the young girl who was gobbled up by the Royal Family machine and then spat out.

The current controversy over her Panorama interview with Martin Bashir only highlights yet again how much she was manipulated, and by so many.

Charles proposed to Diana because she