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Brits Feared Attack on Charles at Di's Funeral

Young princes were asked to walk with him

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 17, 2011 8:41 AM CST

(Newser) – After Princess Diana’s death, Buckingham Palace feared Prince Charles might also be in danger—at Di’s funeral. In his newly published diaries, former Tony Blair aide Alastair Campbell writes that an attack on the prince as he walked behind the coffin was considered a risk—unless his sons walked with him. An official warned Prince William of the threat, and asked him to walk alongside his father, the Telegraph reports.

Prince Philip, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry, and Prince Charles follow the coffin of Diana, Princess of Wales along Horse Guards Parade toward Westminster Abbey, London.
Prince Philip, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry, and Prince Charles follow the coffin of Diana, Princess of Wales along Horse Guards Parade toward Westminster Abbey, London.   (AP Photo/David Brauchli)
In this Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997 file photo, Prince Philip, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry, and Prince Charles walk together behind the carriage carrying the casket of Princess Diana.
In this Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997 file photo, Prince Philip, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry, and Prince Charles walk together behind the carriage carrying the casket of Princess Diana.   (AP Photo/John Gaps III/pool/file)
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LK789
Jan 17, 2011 9:26 AM CST
Why would HE be in danger when it was the Queen herself who "offed" her.
 

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