US TV airs Diana tapes

The princess spoke bitterly of Prince Charles's affair with Camilla Parker Bowles and of her battle with bulimia.

She blamed the affair for worsening her growing depression which led to her attempting to kill herself.

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Andrew Morton used the tapes, the first of a series being aired on NBC, for his book Diana: Her True Story.

Diana revealed on the recordings how her life had been filled with heartbreak and unhappiness from her childhood.

She said: "It was a very unhappy childhood, parents were busy sorting themselves out.