Diana's Butler reveals secret--Princes feel 'deeply betrayed'

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Princess Diana's aide reveals secret -- United Press International

Diana's loyal aide Paul Burrell is claiming that at the time of her death, the gold, diamond-studded band the Princess was donning was not intended to symbolize an engagement between her and her lover Dodi Al Fayed. The ring, Burrell said in his new book, was worn on Diana's right hand and was meant to symbolize only friendship.

Diana's former butler lets slip her final secret -- The Independent

As Britain's most senior woman judge was yesterday named as the person to preside over the inquest into the Princess of Wales's death, Diana's former butler has divulged the "final" secret with which he has been tantalising royal-watchers for years.

[polo_pony]

Uh-oh, Burrell has used up all his money...again. He's got to  cash up on Diana now.

he's revealing all the way to the bank.  -_-

[hippie_cyndi]

Article

Princes William and Harry were left feeling 'deeply betrayed' last night after Princess Diana's former butler made a series of new claims about her love life.

Four years after he first revealed some of Diana's most intimate secrets, Paul Burrell has written a new book which the Royal family see as another ruthless attempt to cash in on Diana's memory.

Burrell began publicising the memoir, titled The Way We Were, just three days after the ninth anniversary of Diana's death.

He has attempted to justify the book by claiming it provides important new information which will kill off theories that Diana was murdered to prevent her marrying her Muslim boyfriend Dodi Fayed.

[Stix Chix]

he's a worm.

Betrayed and disappointed . . . again -- The Internet Forum

[blue eyes]

  This        has a mouth that is loose at both ends.  He used his position to get close to her and then abused her to get rich.  People shouldnt buy the book and should boycott any show that  is on.  What a waste of underwear.   

[mediastar]

I wonder how many people will buy his latest book.

The last I saw of Burrell was on an Australian reality TV show searching for an Australian "princess".

[blue eyes]

Why I doubt he can get another job...I wouldnt let him bathe my dog...He was on the American Princess show on "we" network 
mediastar I hope noone buys the book..but i am sure it will be a million or so copies sold just because people want to know what he is saying about her now 

[polo_pony]

There was a show on last night about Paul Burell

If anyone's a sneaky coniving goldigger, it's him. We should make a petition and boycott his books and shows.

[Stix Chix]

o i havent given him any of my money.  and i wont be this time around either.

i dont think Harry and William have passed a single Aug 31st without something like this happening to their mother.    Burrell is such a creep.  i'm sooooo glad they didnt meet up with him like he was hoping they would.  it would have just ended up in this book too......in fact it'd b the only new thing he'd have write about!

[heather]

        Burrell is as much a creep as Ingrid Seward and Penny Junor are,  in the way they trash/take advantage of a dead woman.
        Princes William and Harry, and their father should take steps to distance themselves from all such vultures of their ilk.
                     Heather

[Stix Chix]

yeah i dont like them very much either!   mostly becuz of the about face they did the minute she died.  the big difference is they were never THAT close to Diana.....working for her i mean.  its one thing for them to write a book....its another for her butler (or private sectary, body guard, or lover) to write a book. 

[heather]

yeah i dont like them very much either!   mostly becuz of the about face they did the minute she died.  the big difference is they were never THAT close to Diana.....working for her i mean.  its one thing for them to write a book....its another for her butler (or private sectary, body guard, or lover) to write a book. 

   I agree, but then Junor and Seward are very much accepted by The Prince of Wales and "the lovely Camilla".

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Junor and Seward probably don't want to bite the hand that feeds them -- when Charles is on the throne he will have even more Grey Suits to trash and discredit his enemies than he did when he divorced Diana.
As for "My Rock", it's such a shame he's sold Diana out again, but after the RF tried to screw him (until the Queen convienently remembered their conversation) he probably doesn't care anymore as he had already been abandoned by the Establishment.

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Diana's boys don't defend their mother, says Burrell

Daily Mail

[M]

I will have to read this thread in greater detail when I have more time. 

[Gems]

What did they expect when they treat sombody like that? William and Harry could have got involved, but chose not to, did they expect him to just go away? I don't blame him.

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Diana's boys don't defend their mother, says Burrell

lucky for him. 

[heather]

 

[M]

Is it wrong that I don't think Burrrell is completely full of it? 



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[heather]

  I think Paul Burrell in his way does love the memory of his late mistress,  he served her faithfully for some years, sadly he goes about it in an outlandish way at times.
 He has allowed himself to turn into an attention seeker and self promoter in the last couple of years.
    He was treated quite shabbily by his former employers, and I suppose he sees himself as "someone who has been wronged". He is inclined to see himself as the martyr, which in a way he is.
       Much like many of us who cherish the memory of Diana, he is dismayed at how easily some people have embraced the woman who caused Diana so much pain, because in truth, without Camilla, there would have been no Alma Tunnel.
   There is a grain of truth to what he says, and I do wish Diana's sons would show  much the same "disdain and contempt" for those, especially those who are supporters of Camilla and Charles, who continue to  blacken the name of Diana.
          Heather

[M]

I am tempted to agree.  -_-

[blue eyes]

If Burrel would shut up...the men wouldn't have to defend her 
Burrel here is your sign 

[dizzylizzy13]

I agree with you Heather.
I read his first book, and IMO it was quite flattering and sympathetic overall to Diana ... I think he was in love with her, in a way.

Yes, he probably overstepped and she allowed him to the royal/staff barrier but it's not the first time -- how is PB any worse than Charles' Michael Fawcett exploiting their relationship? Prince Charles is still alive, but hasn't Fawcett got him by the short and curlies?

Yes, I find some of PBs outings to be more than a little tacky...but  if my reputation had been trashed already by the RF then I probably wouldn't care what they thought of me anymore, either. Gem Gems is right, William should have stepped forward. If you want loyal staff, you have to be loyal to them also.

I was wondering, but have there been any other books that have been kind to Diana in the last few years? (Other than A dress for Diana Fluff Stuff.) Everyone seems to be jumping on the pro-C&C bandwagon lately... trashing Diana to justify Camilla. Shameful.
Like we're that stupid ...

[blue eyes]

But i don't think that W&H can come forward everytime someone says something about their mother.  They can spend their whole lives defending her and people are still going to write what they want and believe what they will. It sucks and it would be nice if they could speak out in their mothers behalf, but that would be all the timethe would have to be weekly press conferences, and people like PB would say things just to get them to respond so they can add a page to the next book  and tabs would write more stuff to get the men to talk.  I know they write alot now, but I think if they spend all their time defending their mum then they would spend all their time reliving past events that they themselves had no part in and no control over.. it may be a lose lose situation 

[dizzylizzy13]

That's a good point Blue Eyes...it would probably be like opening a Pandora's box.
I still think they should have come forward before the Trial, I mean, Burrell was getting it in the yin-yang and that was unfair imo.
But, in terms of all the recent stories, I think you're right, they can't dispute every single thing or when would it stop?

In my mind, Charles should strongly and  privately discourage people like Seward and Junor for trashing Diana now. I can see he had his Dimbleby to Diana's Morton, but that was enough.

I would accept Charles' behavior if he took more responsibilty and stopped blaming. The winner should always be gracious to the loser, right? And in a way, he won, because he is still alive and Diana isn't. He has gotten what he wanted (Camilaa) and Diana didn't.