Diana looked disbelief to her secretary. "this was their words?" She knew she sounded more hopeful than she was supposed to be because those words seemed so unreal to her.
"Yes, Your Highness. That's what they called it. A second honeymoon."
She rests her chin on her hands in an attempted suppressed smile - Maybe this marriage could still be to saved- She wished it so badly, not just for herself but for the boys too. That they don't have to grow up with the same suffering like herself . They are still children and they should have a stable environment and sealed her off as well as possible from the problems on her part but also from the marriage but the journey gave her hope that she had long believed lost.
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meanwhile Charles stood at the window in his study and prepared everything for the coming journey. "One thing more, Your Highness" his secretary and possibly closest friend started to speak."What is it ?" Charles asked with a sigh as he picked up the newspaper to read where there is a 100 percent probability that an article about his wife will be found again.
"I Wanted to prevent it...The press called your trip to Italy the second honeymoon."
Charles put the newspaper back on his desk and leaned on it with a sigh while the secretary slowly backed away, not wanting to trigger the Prince's anger when he looked at him with an incredulous look. "A second honeymoon?" Charles asked, making sure he hadn't misheard, his secretary nodded silently, ready to run out the door.
" Well sure it is a good press for the palace." He said thoughtfully.
"Invite some friends along this trip. It would be fun if they come with us." He ordered, knowing that there was no way he could get by with his family these 2 weeks alone and his friend will minimize the disputed between him and Diana.
"I will notized them. if you excuse, your Highness." He bowed with respect and notified some of Charles friends that he was going to Italy and that they should wait for them at the airport. While Charles stared silently out of the window, lost in thought of his Camilla.
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She nervously walked to the jet with her boys holding hands. She silently prayed that she and Charles would reconnect during the trip, but her hopes got broken when she saw some of Charles close friends arriving and knew her face mirrored the confusion she felt inside.
"I thought it was a family vacation?" She starts to ask out Charles with questions "I beg you Diana they are friends. It will be fun with them. Please don't make a scene now." say her husband her in an annoyed voice which made her slightly close her eyes the last thing she needed was an unflattering picture of her crying for the whole world to see it.
"But it was our journey. The second honeymoons." She reminded him pleadingly but only got an annoyed roll of his eyes. "I beg you Diana. Act finally like an adult. It will still be our trip, the only difference is that our friend are coming with us. They will take a break from the stress of London just as much as we do. All I ask you is that you behave, yes?"
He offered her his hand, which she reluctantly took, nodded and friendly Charles greeted friends as they all boarded the private jet together. Some with great anticipation and expectations, the others with less.
