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Charles wrote about his fears about popping the question to Diana in the letters, as the 32-year-old Prince came under increasing pressure to settle down.
In one note, Charles said he was in a confused and anxious state of mind.
The Prince added, "It all seems so ridiculous."
And in another letter Charles spoke of his worry about proposing and then regretting it.
The Prince said: "Because I'm very much in love with the right thing for this country.
"It is just a matter of taking an unusual plunge into something that is inevitably disturbing me but I expect it to be the right thing in the end."
The Prince, formerly Camilla in the early 1970s, who married Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973.
In her biography of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, titled The Duchess: The Untitled Story, royal author Penny Junor explained that Charles did not want to rush into the proposal.
Ms Junor said: "His anxiety was too soon. He liked Diana, but it had been six months or so since they met each other. His marriage had to last for life. "
The royal author blamed Charles's hasty decision to make Prince Philip feel his instructing him to make up his mind about Diana.
Ms Junor's goal described how Charles misinterpreted the letter. She said: "The Prince reads it to an ultimatum to marry, yet others who saw the note this was the wrong interpretation."
The royal author added: "Charles was preparing to propose marriage to a girl he barely knew as a result of misinterpreted memo from his father."
Despite Charles's doubts about the proposal, the Prince announced his commitment to Diana on February 24, 1981.
In their engagement interview, Charles said he was "delighted and frankly amazed that Diana is prepared to take me on".
When asked if they were in love, Diana replied: "Of course."
Charles added: "Whatever in love means."
The pair married months later in July but went on to separate in 1992 and divorce four years later.
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