To show how the downfall of each of her relationship was affected by the royal family, the security service, or the media, let us have a look at each of Diana’s relationships with some of her men.
Barry Mannakee
Barry Mannakee was a married father and one of Diana’s bodyguards (Agencies n.p). When Diana’s marriage to Prince Charles was weakening, she relied on him for comfort and soon after, they became so close that she became deeply smitten with him. It was verified it to be her first extramarital affair (“Diana and Men”, n.p).
Diana said that Mannakee felt really down since he didn’t like it when people knew of their affair (Agencies n.p). When Colin Trimming, Prince Charles’ protection officer, walked in on Diana who was being comforted by Mannakee, he reported his notions to Prince Charles and soon, Mannakee was fired and sent to work in the Diplomatic Protection Squad because his affair with Diana was deemed “inappropriate”. The article quotes Diana, "It got so difficult and eventually he had to go. And, um, it was all found out and he was chucked out." With this quote, one could already see how Diana struggled to keep her relationship alive with the media and Prince Charles