Shortly before Prince Charles married Princess Diana in 1981, he considered marrying his second cousin, Amanda Knatchbull. According to Robert Lacey, who wrote “Battle of Brothers,” Charles decided to propose to Knatchbull after his great uncle, Lord Mountbatten, suggested it. “Over the years the two cousins did grow close, developing a mutual respect and friendship that has lasted to the present day,” Lacey wrote, according to Express. However, Knatchbulled didn’t accept Charles’ proposal because she didn’t want to be shackled to the royal family after experiencing personal tragedy.
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According to a British documentary, “[Charles and Amanda] had been together a lot, and I think that actually the relationship was too close. They were like brother and sister,” the narrator explained. 10 years later, Knatchbull married Charles Vincent Ellingworth and would go on to have three children together. Unlike other prominent members of the royal family, Knatchbull appears to lead a lowkey life, tucked comfortably out of the public eye that she reportedly wanted to avoid. But she’ll always be attached to this rather disturbing tidbit about Charles’ life.
