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OPINION

Princess Diana's Butler Is Gay. Who Cares?

The problem is hypocrisy, not
sexuality: columnist

Feb 26, 08 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A British tabloid had a field day this weekend outing Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell, who has parlayed his notoriety into hosting a TV show on etiquette called "American Princess." But for one columnist, the allegations that Diana's married-with-children confidant trawls saunas for sex demonstrate a sea change... More »

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Royal Butler Recalled to Diana Inquest

Paul Burrell is asked
to return after video suggests he lied

Feb 22, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - After a video showed the former royal butler saying he’d been untruthful during an appearance at the Princess Diana inquest, Paul Burrell is being asked to return and explain himself, reports the BBC. In the tape, Burrell allegedly claims to have dropped “red herrings” and kept secrets in... More »

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The Sun • United Kingdom • Princess Diana • England • Britain • British royals • Paul Burrell • Hasnat Khan • butler

Former UK Intel Boss Refutes Diana Charges

He says agents didn't kill princess, calls allegations absurd

Feb 20, 08 7:51 PM CST
(Newser) - In uncharacteristic public statements, the former head of British intelligence service MI6 denied during a court appearance today that agents were behind Princess Diana's 1997 death, the Telegraph reports. While Sir Richard Dearlove—known as "C" during his 1999-2004 tenure as agency boss—admitted MI6 can authorize assassinations, he... More »

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Tony Blair • Princess Diana • Prince Charles • MI6 • Diana inquest • British royals • Mohamed al Fayed • Dodi al Fayed • conspiracy theory • Sir Richard Dearlove • Duke of Edinburgh

Diana's Butler Cops to Lying
at Inquest

'I was very naughty,' Burrell confesses
on videotape

Feb 18, 08 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Princess Diana's ex-butler threw the $20-million inquest into her death "a few red herrings," "didn't tell the whole truth," and could be facing some quality time in the pokey for his trouble, reports the Sun. The British paper says it uncovered a 3-hour videotape in which... More »

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Princess Diana • Queen Elizabeth II • perjury • Diana inquest • British royals • Paul Burrell • butler • Camilla Parker Bowles • red herrings

Fayed: 'Nazi' Philip Killed Diana

Dodi's dad decries royals, details conspiracy theory in inquest rant

Feb 18, 08 9:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Prince Phillip—a “Nazi” who should be sent “back to Germany from where he comes”—headed a royal family plot to murder Princess Diana and his son, Dodi Al Fayed's father told the Diana inquest today. “You want to know his original name—It ends with... More »

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Prince Philip • Princess Diana • Secret Service • conspiracy • inquest • Diana inquest • British royals • Mohamed Al Fayed • royal conspiracy • Dodi al Fayed

Conspiracy Theories on Diana Unravel

Investigator says he can't back up cover-up claims from Dodi's dad

Feb 14, 08 9:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Mohamed al Fayed's grand conspiracy theories regarding the death of son Dodi and Princess Diana took a blow today as his chief investigator had to admit time and again on the witness stand that he had no evidence to back them up, the Guardian reports. John Macnamara grew increasingly uncomfortable... More »

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Princess Diana • Diana inquest • British royals • Mohamed al Fayed • Dodi al Fayed

Di's Driver Wasn't Drunk: Parents

Mother, father defend Paul at London inquest

Feb 4, 08 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Princess Diana's French driver wasn't drunk on the night of the crash that took both their lives, Henri Paul's parents told the London inquest today. Police concluded that Paul was intoxicated based on blood samples taken after he died in the accident. But experts have questioned the origin of the... More »

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Princess Diana • alcohol abuse • chauffeur • Henri Paul • Diana inquest

Bodyguard: Diana Needed More Security

He blames al-Fayed family for small team and a lack of trust

Jan 29, 08 5:30 PM CST
(Newser) - One of the bodyguards protecting Princess Diana and Dodi al-Fayed says a lack of manpower and trust hamstrung the security team in the days preceding the fatal crash, Reuters reports. Kieran Wingfield testified at the Diana inquest that Dodi’s father repeatedly rejected his requests for more guards and that... More »

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Prince Philip • Queen Elizabeth • Princess Diana • Diana inquest • British royals • Mohamed al Fayed • Dodi al Fayed

No Cover-Up in Diana Crash, Survivor Says

Bodyguard refutes al-Fayed claim that Brits killed princess, Dodi

Jan 23, 08 1:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Still bearing scars on his face from the 1997 crash that killed Princess Diana, bodyguard Trevor Rees told the inquest into her death today that he isn't part of a British cover-up alleged by Mohammed al-Fayed, Reuters reports. "All I have ever done is give the truth as I... More »

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car accident • Princess Diana • conspiracy • Henri Paul • Diana inquest • Mohamed Al Fayed • Trevor Rees • bodyguard • Dodi al Fayed

Di's Guard: Inquest a 'Spectacle'

Claims daily headlines coming out of inquest the same old news

Jan 20, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The "latest" developments in the Princess Diana inquest are the same old news, and the monthslong proceeding has "degenerated" into a "theatrical, occasionally tawdry, spectacle," writes her former bodyguard in the Guardian. Most of the recent testimonies—including his own—were first made public years ago,... More »

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Princess Diana • inquest • Diana inquest • Ken Wharfe • Paget report • Mohamed al Fayed • Dodi al Fayed

Ex-Lawyer: Diana Predicted Queen's Abdication

Princess said she and Charles would be 'skipped over'

Jan 15, 08 3:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Princess Diana believed Queen Elizabeth would abdicate in 1996, and that Prince Charles should succeed her on the throne but wouldn't, the BBC reports. Divorce lawyer Maggie Rae testified today that Diana confided in her in October 1995, predicting that Prince William would be picked over Charles. She also said... More »

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Princess Diana • Diana inquest • Dodi Fayed • British royals • Mohamed Al Fayed

Butler: Dodi Wasn't 'the One'

Factotum tells inquest Diana planned to marry ex-flame Khan

Jan 14, 08 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Princess Diana had no intention of marrying Dodi al Fayed but had set her sights on Hasnat Khan, says her former butler and confidant extraordinaire. Paul Burrell testified at her inquest today that he met with a Catholic priest to make arrangements for a private ceremony for the princess and... More »

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Princess Diana • Diana inquest • Dodi Fayed • Mohamed Al Fayed • Paul Burrell • Hasnat Khan • royal conspiracy • butler

Brit Intelligence Leaked Di 'Squidgy Tapes,' Says Guard

'Intimate call broadcast on airwaves'

Jan 10, 08 4:23 AM CST
(Newser) - A British intelligence agency likely recorded Princess Diana's intimate phone conversations with her lover and leaked the embarrassing 1992 "Squidgygate" tapes, her former bodyguard testified yesterday at the inquest into her death. In the tapes, widely distributed by the press, car salesman James Gilbey tells Diana: "I love... More »

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Princess Diana • wiretap • Diana inquest • Government Communications Headquarters • press leaks • James Gilbey • Ken Wharfe • ham radio

Diana, Dodi Split Before Crash, Friend Tells Inquest

Princess described the affair as 'all over'

Jan 7, 08 3:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed had already broken up when they were killed in a car crash, a family friend of Diana's told the inquest into her death today. When Rodney Turner objected to the relationship weeks before the accident, he says, Diana told him, "Don't fuss, don't fuss.... More »

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Princess Diana • car crash • accident • Diana inquest • Dodi Fayed • Hasnat Khan • Rodney Turner

Brits Want Wills, Not Charles

Public would skip Charles & Camilla to crown Wills & Kate

Dec 28, 07 8:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The British want the monarchy to skip a generation, passing over Charles to Prince William, Reuters reports. More than half of those polled preferred a King William to having his pop ascend the throne. Younger people were especially keen to see Wills crowned. A clear majority were in favor of... More »

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Prince William • Kate Middleton • Princess Diana • Prince Charles • poll • monarchy • British royals • Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

The Queen Called a Philistine

Historian says Elizabeth II is uneducated and incurious, even about her predecessors

Dec 22, 07 5:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Queen Elizabeth II is undereducated and lacks curiosity about culture and her predecessors, a British historian charges in an interview with the Guardian. "I think she's got elements a bit like Goebbels in her attitude to culture," David Starkey says. "You remember: 'Every time I hear the... More »

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Princess Diana • Prince Charles • Queen Elizabeth II • monarchy • Britain • British royals • philistine

'Charles Wants to Kill Me,'
Di Wrote

Suspected he was planning brake failure, 'serious head injury'

Dec 20, 07 11:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Princess Diana feared Prince Charles was trying to kill her so he could marry their sons' nanny, Tiggy Legge-Bourke, according to a handwritten letter admitted into evidence in the ongoing inquest into her death. "My husband is planning 'an accident' in my car, brake failure and serious head injury... More »

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car accident • Princess Diana • Prince Charles • letters • accident • Diana inquest • British royals • Paul Burrell • Tiggy Legge Bourke • Mohamed al Fayed • Dodi al Fayed • butler

Diana's Letters Shed Light on Ties to Dodi

Doomed royal's correspondence
refers to 'heart-felt joy'

Dec 14, 07 11:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Letters from Princess Diana to Dodi Al-Fayed produced at the inquest into the couple's 1997 deaths show that they were in a serious relationship, according to his father's lawyer. In one letter, Diana thanks "darling Dodi" for "bringing such heart-felt joy into this particular chick's life," the... More »

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Prince Philip • Princess Diana • letters • Diana inquest • Dodi al Fayed

Diana Driver Linked to French Agents

He had more money than job could explain: witness

Dec 6, 07 4:07 AM CST
(Newser) - The driver killed with Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed in a Paris car crash regularly communicated with the French intelligence service, a witness testified at the inquest into Diana's death yesterday. Henri Paul, the deputy head of security at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, fed information about important guests to... More »

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Princess Diana • Henri Paul • Diana inquest • Dodi Fayed

Passerby Held Diana's Hand

'My God, my God,' she said in last moments

Nov 13, 07 6:27 AM CST
(Newser) - A good Samaritan dramatically described holding the hand of Princess Diana and comforting her as she lay dying in the tangled wreckage of a Mercedes in a Paris tunnel. “She repeated words, ‘My God, My God,'” he said in a statement read yesterday at the London inquest... More »

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Princess Diana • inquest • Dodi Fayed • Princess of Wales • Alma tunnel • Abdelatif Redjil • Mohamed Al Fayed

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