The Other Great Love of Carlos III Who Couldn’t Be and Who Buckingham vetoed for not being a virgin

King Carlos III’s life has turned 180 degrees in the past month. On September 8, his mother and Queen of England died at the age of 96 in Balmoral Castle, Scotland. From then on, whoever had been Prince of Wales until then took over from the monarch after his long reign. His wife, Camilla, who holds the title of queen consortexactly as Isabel II wanted.

But before his controversial romance with his current wife, Princes William and Harry’s father had other relationships, though not as famous as Diana Spencer, whom he married on July 29, 1981. A controversial marriage that ended in divorce years later after an interview revealed that the then young Prince had been unfaithful to Princess Diana.

The love story of King Carlos III goes back several decades. Lord Mountbatten, Prince Philip’s uncle and one of his great supporters during his childhood, was the person who most advised him in all things love, as he was aware that it was essential that the heir to the throne would find the right one. ‘real love’ and marry before the age of thirty. In addition, his house was the love nest where Carlos III met Camilla. Their romance, however, stopped at that, in yet another adventure as Prince Charles continued on his way through the altar. But before Lady Di, there was another woman who was about to become the future queen, so she didn’t get through the “filters” of the strict protocol of the Buckingham Palace.

This is Davina Sheffield, a young woman who came into Carlos’ life in 1976, when she was only 24 years old. Sheffield came from a Scottish family name (like the Queen Mother) and was the daughter of the Sheffield barons. The public sphere nominated Davinia, blond and angelic face, as the perfect princess of Wales. While she was having an affair with Carlos, her mother was murdered, a tragedy that undoubtedly marked her life forever. That wasn’t all, because when they met, Davinia Sheffield had a boyfriend. In fact, the woman repeatedly rejected the current monarch. She eventually accepted a date, and when it seemed that everything was on schedule, the press revealed that Davinia had already lived with her ex-boyfriend, raising doubts about her “purity”. In this way, the short love story stayed with it.

Davinia was devastated and Carlos got on with his life as best he could. He also had an affair with actress Susan George, later trying with Lady Amanda Knatchbull – who turned him down – and eventually with Lady Sarah Spencer, Diana’s sister. The latter bore a great physical resemblance to Davina Sheffield. Over the years, Davina married Jonathan Derek Morley in the same year as Carlos and Diana. As a finishing touch to their already established relationship, their three children were born together, Thomas, William and Henry.