Diana spent a restless night after watching Charles and Camilla in the royal study. The next day, late in the afternoon, she summoned James, the royal osteopath and her lover. When he arrived and they were alone in her chambers, she told him what she had learned.
"You actually witnessed all that?" James asked incredulously.
"Yes, and it was heartbreaking and in some ways disgusting."
"Some consenting adults tend to experiment more than others, Di, it's natural, actually."
"What I saw was far from natural, James, it was lewd and perverse."
"Is this the only thing upsetting you today?"
"No, there's more. This morning, I went to his quarters to confront Charles with what I had seen."
"And what did he say?"
"I didn't actually get to speak with him. When I opened the door to call to him, I heard him speaking to someone. Then I saw him lying on his bed, naked, the phone to one ear, and using the other hand to slowly masturbate."
"What did you do?"
"I came back here to get that recorder you gave me; the one I used for the interviews."
"Do you know who he was speaking to?"
"I knew it was HER, that's why I recorded it."
"May I hear it, or will it upset you to play it for me?"
Diana went to her desk and retrieved the recorder. She sat with it in her lap as James sat with her to hear Charles's side of the conversation.
Charles:
"Are you naked my Darling?
I'm lying here, with a firm present for you.
Well, two actually, both want to be inside your knickers.
What? The other one? My tongue, of course!
I can't wait to see you.