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NEWS ABOUT: Paul Burrell

Paul Burrell stories: 8 news summaries

 Did the Butler Do It With Di? 

Brother-in-law tells tab Paul Burrell confessed to 'kinky' confabs with princess

Jun 16, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Did Princess Diana bed her royal butler? That’s what Paul Burrell's brother-in-law tells the News of the World, per a 1993 pub confession. "He suddenly tells me he's been having a sexual relationship with Princess Diana," Ron Cosgrove said. “He said they did it in the... More »

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Princess Diana • sex • affair • Britain • News of the World • Paul Burrell • butler • Royal Family

False News of Blood Samples Delays Diana Inquest

Coroner cautions jurors on ex-butler's testimony

Apr 1, 08 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Princess Diana inquest came to a brief halt today after the possibility of new evidence arose, the Daily Mail reports. Just as the inquest was winding down, the coroner received an email saying a new blood sample from Diana's driver had turned up in Paris. The evidence would have... More »

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Princess Diana • Britain • Henri Paul • Diana inquest • Paul Burrell • lying • Mohamed al Fayed • Dodi al Fayed • Scott Baker

Di's Butler Refuses Court Return

Burrell denies he perjured himself to princess' inquest

Mar 6, 08 1:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Princess Diana’s ex-butler rejected a request to return to Britain to clarify statements made to a reporter about having lied to the inquest into her death, the Guardian reports today. Paul Burrell, who now lives in Florida, says he had "been drinking all evening and was tired and... More »

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Princess Diana • perjury • Britain • Diana inquest • British royals • Paul Burrell • lying • butler

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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Princess Diana • Paul Burrell • butler • gays

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

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

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

'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

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