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[sad instrumental music playing]
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And I was the last one.
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With the sunlight
coming through the trees,
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I looked down into the hole
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and there's a metal plate.
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It didn't say,
"Her Royal Highness,
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The Princess of Wales."
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It said, "Diana,
Princess of Wales."
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I thought why couldn't they,
in the last moment,
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have given her back
her title.
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It wouldn't have hurt anyone.
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So, I picked up some
of the earth and threw
it into the hole.
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And that's,
that's where
my life was.
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I could remember
begging her saying,
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"Why didn't you take me
with you?"
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My name is Paul Burrell.
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For 21 years, I looked after
the British Royal Family.
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For 11 years,
I looked after
Her Majesty the Queen
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and for the following
ten years, Princess Diana.
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I was born
in a coal-mining community,
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in the North of England
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in a little tiny village
called Grassmoor
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near Chesterfield
in Derbyshire.
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And my fate
was to be a coal miner
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like my grandfather,
like my father
and my brothers.
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I didn't want
to go down the mine.
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I didn't want
to go down the pit
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and come back
every day black.
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I saw my grandfather
die with emphysema.
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I knew it was a dangerous job
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and, as a child
I didn't like to get
my hands dirty.
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So I thought, "No,
I've got to escape
this world."
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I left school
when I was 16 years old
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with no qualifications
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and I went to the local
catering college.
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Whilst I was studying
Hotel Management,
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the principal of the college said to me, "They are looking for boys like you
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to train
at Buckingham Palace.
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Would you like
to go for an interview?"
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So I thought,
"That would be interesting."
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So, went for the interview
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and I got the job.
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And at the age of 18,
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I arrived at those
famous gates.
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Wasn't the first time I being to Buckingham Palace.
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As a small child,
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I stood in front
of the railings watching
the Changing of the Guard.
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I was only eight years old
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and I turned to father
and said,
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"One day I am going
to work here."
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And he ruffled my hair and said,"Yeah, sure you are."
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A coal miner's son
from the North of England,
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I don't think so.
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But at the age of 18,
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I arrived
at the Tradesman's entrance
to Buckingham Palace
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and began my new life
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at that very famous residence.
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I remember the first night,
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in my bed,
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looking at my uniforms,
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thinking, "Is this real?"
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Pinching myself,
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thinking,
"This is just fantasy."
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It can't be true.
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But it was true.
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Within the first year
of my service
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in the royal household,
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I was one of 20
household footmen.
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Right at the bottom.
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The Queen spotted me
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and she said
to the palace steward,
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"I like that young man,
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that one that's always smiling.
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What's his name?"
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And the palace steward
said to the Queen,
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"He's Paul, Your Majesty.
He's our latest recruit."
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"Would you send him upstairs?
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I'd like to take
a closer look."
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So I was summoned
into Her Majesty's presence
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Just for one day.
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At breakfast that morning,
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we had sausages.
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And I thought,
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the Queen's going to ask me
to take her dogs for a walk
in the garden.
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So I stuffed
my tailcoat pocket
with sausages.
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I went upstairs to see
the Queen for the day.
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"Would you like
to take these dogs
out for walk, Paul?"
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"I'd love to, Your Majesty."
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"Let's see how you
get along with them."
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In those days, the Queen
had nine corgis
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living with her
inside the palace.
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I still remember watching
those net drapes twitch
as she watched me
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running through the gardens
with the dogs.
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Of course,
the dogs loved me.
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The Queen to this day
never knew
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that I had a pocket
full of sausages.
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So my career was set.
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She liked me. She said
she'd keep me.
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And she kept me for 11 years.
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And I traveled
all around the world.
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Where ever she went,
I went.
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Who she met, I met.
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What she ate, I ate.
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So, what a colorful life I had.
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The first airplane
I ever flew on
was Concorde.
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We took Concorde
to Saudi Arabia.
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The first ship
I ever sailed on,
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wasn't the Queen Elizabeth II.
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It was Royal Yacht Britannia.
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So, I went around the world
with the Queen.
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Saw presidents,
kings and queens,
princes and princesses.
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It was very interesting
and formative time for me.
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And the queen became
a sort of surrogate mother
to me.
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And she told me
much about her life,
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and her history
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and she taught me
how to speak properly.
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So where did life take me?
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It took me to all
the royal residences.
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To Buckingham palace,
Windsor Castle,
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Sandringham, Balmoral
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and onboard
Royal Yacht Britannia.
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In the summer of 1980,
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the Queen told me
that a young girl was to come
to stay for the weekend.
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"Would you meet her
at the front door
and show her her room?"
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"Of course, Your Majesty."
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So I am standing
in the front hallway
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of Balmoral Castle
on the black and white tiles,
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waiting for this car
to arrive.
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And out of the car comes
a shy, young girl
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that nobody knew
who she was.
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She had one little suitcase
in the back.
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"Is that all you brought
with you?"
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You are here for the weekend.
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You have to go
to hunting, shooting.
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You have to go
to Ghillies Ball,
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tea parties, lunch parties.
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And that's all you have."
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She says, "Will it do?"
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I think we better take you
to the room and find out.
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I showed her to her room.
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"Would you stay for a while
and have a chat with me?
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I am completely
out of my depth,"
she says.
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So I stayed.
"What time do you
go down for tea?"
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"Four o'clock.
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You go down
to the small drawing room.
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The Queen will pour you
a cup of tea.
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"I don't like tea."
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"I'll make sure
she has coffee there
waiting for you."
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"Then what happens?"
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I said, "When tea
is cleared, you go
into the drawing room.
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And then the Queen
will pour you gin and tonic."
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"I don't drink."
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"I'll make sure
there's a glass of water
there for you."
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"Then what happens?"
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"Then the Queen plays cards
on her card table.
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Do you play Bridge?"
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"Yes."
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"Then make sure you are sat
at the card table to play
Bridge with the Queen.
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That's a good way
to get to know
Her Majesty.
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Then the Queen will take
the dogs into the garden.
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Maybe you could suggest
you went for a walk
with her.
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Also a good time
to get Her Majesty's ear.
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That's what you want to do."
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This young girl
was fascinated
by this routine
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of royal households.
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And as I close
the door that day,
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I noticed the name
on the door.
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Lady Diana Spencer.
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[interviewer] Do you find it
a very daunting experience
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that yesterday you were a nanny
looking after the children,
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now you are about to marry
Prince of Wales and,
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and one day you could,
in all likelihood,
be a Queen?
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It is a tremendous change
for someone to be 19
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to make all of a sudden
a transition.
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It is but I have had a small
run up to all this
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in the last six months.
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And, next to Prince Charles,
I can't go wrong.
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He's there with me.
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[interviewer]
I can see the ring.
Let us have a look at it.
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Yes.
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Such a wonderful
sapphire diamond.
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[interviewer] When,
when did you get engaged?
Just last night?
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Last Sunday.
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[interviewer] And,
but not wearing it yesterday?
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[Diana] No, no.
I kept it hidden.
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And I was absolutely determined
that this was going to be
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as near a secret as possible
on the actual day.
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It was my ambition.
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[interviewer] But you both
must be awfully excited
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and it must be awfully
difficult to keep it
as a secret.
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-Yes.
-Very good for us.
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-Very good--
-A good practice?
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[laughs] Yes.
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And good for the people
we told to.
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Quite interesting to see
who can keep secrets.
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[Paul] One year later,
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you saw that woman
become a royal princess
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in this cathedral
behind me.
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-[low crowd cheering]
-[Paul] St. Paul Cathedral
was the setting.
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The most watched event
in human history
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was her wedding day.
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[crowd cheering]
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[Paul] The longest train
in royal history.
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The most creased dress
in royal history.
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But the princess
was brimming with hope
and love for the future.
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I, Diana Frances...
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[priest] Take thee,
Charles Phillip Arthur George...
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[Diana] Take thee,
Charles Phillip Arthur George...
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[priest] ...to my
wedded husband.
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[Diana] ...to my
wedded husband.
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[Paul] She fell in love
with her prince.
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And there they were,
a golden couple.
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And a year later,
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that was completed
by William arriving.
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[scattered applause]
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[interviewer]
Does Prince William
have a favorite toy?
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[indistinct whisper]
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Um, Jamie, he loves
his koala bear he's got.
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But he hasn't got
anything particular.
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He just likes something
with a bit of a noise.
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[whispers] Plastic whales
with...
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Uh, he's got a plastic whale
that throws things at the top,
little balls.
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[all laughing]
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[Paul] During this time,
of course,
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Diana was visiting
Balmoral Sandringham
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and all the royal residencies.
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Actually got to know me
very well.
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I remember her showing me
the honeymoon pictures.
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I remember her telling me
that she was carrying
another baby
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which was Harry
and she pushed me
into the dinning room,
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"Put your hand
on my tummy,"
she said.
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I said, "No, I can't do that.
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You are a royal princess."
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She took my hand
and placed it
on the tummy,
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"Can you feel that?"
she said.
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And a little kick.
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She says, "It's a boy."
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[gasps] "You shouldn't
have told me that.
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That is a state secret.
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Now, if it gets out,
you'll blame me."
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She says,
"But I am trusting you
with that secret."
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That was the first time
she had actually
trusted me.
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[indistinct conversation]
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Granny was christened
in this.
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-Great grandmother.
-Great granny.
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And I was.
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I was christened
in this.
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[William] Hmm.
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Looks remarkably well
despite how old it is.
252
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[Charles] How is he?
253
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Must be incredibly hot
inside there, isn't it?
254
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[Diana] Yes.
255
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[Charles] He's dribbling.
You might...
256
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[baby coos]
257
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[Paul] She began
trusting me with more.
258
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Telling me that her marriage
wasn't all it should be.
259
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"I need somebody
like you, Paul.
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I need somebody like you
for the future."
261
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[indistinct chatter]
262
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Here. Zara.
263
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Zara. Where's Zara?
264
00:12:38,309 --> 00:12:39,828
-Zara!
-Look.
265
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[baby crying]
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[Paul] " I've got no one
I could trust in.
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Would you think about
leaving the Queen
268
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and come work
for me?"
269
00:12:48,284 --> 00:12:50,804
Now, I had the best job
in the world.
270
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I wasn't about to leave
the Queen of England.
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"If you come
and live with me,
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I'll give you
a beautiful cottage
273
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in the countryside
at Highgrove.
274
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And you, and your
two children and your wife,
275
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can grow with my family
and William and Harry.
276
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And we'll be just
one big happy family.
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Think about it.
278
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Life would be
much better for you.
279
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The standard would be higher."
280
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I thought about it.
281
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I thought
it was a bright future
for my family.
282
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But how do you tell
the Queen of England
283
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that you are going
to leave her?
284
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[inhales sharply]
Wasn't easy.
285
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So, I took my moment
to Balmoral and she stood
286
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by the log-fire
warming her bottom,
287
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and all the dogs were asleep.
288
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"Your Majesty, I have got something to discuss with you.
289
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And I don't know
quite how to tell you this."
290
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"What is it, Paul?",
she said hopping from
one foot to the other.
291
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"Well..."
292
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She could see
I was struggling.
293
00:13:45,065 --> 00:13:46,964
"You don't have to tell me,"
she said.
294
00:13:46,998 --> 00:13:48,655
"Charles has already
told me.
295
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And think of it this way,
296
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you are not actually
leaving me,
297
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you are just moving
to one side for a short time.
298
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And when I am dead
and gone,
299
00:13:57,837 --> 00:13:59,873
and Charles and Diana
are king and queen,
300
00:13:59,908 --> 00:14:02,462
you'll be back here
doing the same job.
301
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So you just go full circle.
302
00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:06,500
And you're leaving
for the best of reasons,
303
00:14:06,535 --> 00:14:09,331
honorable reasons,
for your family.
304
00:14:09,365 --> 00:14:13,231
But be careful, Paul,
because it's not all
it seems."
305
00:14:13,922 --> 00:14:15,993
And that little warning,
306
00:14:16,027 --> 00:14:19,030
sort of echoed in my ears
as I left Buckingham Palace
307
00:14:19,065 --> 00:14:22,171
and went to work
at Highgrove House
in Gloucestershire.
308
00:14:22,206 --> 00:14:24,380
Now, the royal marriage
was falling apart
309
00:14:25,105 --> 00:14:27,245
and I was Diana's man
310
00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:30,076
placed strategically
at Highgrove.
311
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Placed there to keep
the house in order
312
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but also be there
for Diana,
313
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to be there as "her rock,"
she later called me.
314
00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,503
It was difficult
for me to tred the path
315
00:14:43,537 --> 00:14:46,920
between Prince Charles
and Princess Diana.
316
00:14:46,955 --> 00:14:50,061
Lady Diana arrived
every weekend
with the boys
317
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on Friday afternoon
and left every Sunday.
318
00:14:53,202 --> 00:14:56,861
But someone else
occupied that space
in between.
319
00:14:56,896 --> 00:15:00,416
And I learned to serve
two royal mistresses.
320
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One, Princess of Wales
321
00:15:03,419 --> 00:15:05,905
and the other,
Mrs. Parker Bowles.
322
00:15:06,802 --> 00:15:08,908
This was still a secret.
323
00:15:08,942 --> 00:15:12,601
I was keeping this secret
for both the Prince
and the Princess.
324
00:15:12,635 --> 00:15:15,397
Until, of course,
it became intolerable.
325
00:15:15,431 --> 00:15:18,434
And the royal couple
decided to split.
326
00:15:18,469 --> 00:15:20,471
And Prince Charles
said to Princess Diana,
327
00:15:20,505 --> 00:15:22,438
"Make a list of everything
you want.
328
00:15:22,473 --> 00:15:23,612
Do you want the clock?
329
00:15:23,646 --> 00:15:25,441
Do you want
the dining room table?
330
00:15:25,476 --> 00:15:27,305
Do you want the silver?
What do you want?
331
00:15:27,340 --> 00:15:29,721
Just have whatever you want."
332
00:15:29,756 --> 00:15:31,447
So Diana went away
to make the list.
333
00:15:31,482 --> 00:15:34,071
And on top of the list,
she put my name.
334
00:15:34,968 --> 00:15:36,418
"You can't have Paul.
335
00:15:36,452 --> 00:15:38,109
Paul came from my Mumma."
336
00:15:38,144 --> 00:15:39,973
"I need him for the future."
337
00:15:40,008 --> 00:15:41,975
"You have to take
Paul off the list."
338
00:15:42,010 --> 00:15:45,910
"No chance. You said
I could have anything
I wanted.
339
00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:47,567
And I'm taking Paul."
340
00:15:47,601 --> 00:15:50,984
So, along with table
and the clock and the sofa,
341
00:15:51,019 --> 00:15:52,296
I was sent back to London.
342
00:15:53,021 --> 00:15:54,815
And yet a new life began
343
00:15:54,850 --> 00:15:58,578
as the Princess' butler
at Kensington Palace.
344
00:15:58,612 --> 00:16:03,410
I was with her
for ten years in total.
345
00:16:03,445 --> 00:16:06,103
And began traveling
with her around the word.
346
00:16:06,137 --> 00:16:07,863
To Angola, to Bosnia,
347
00:16:08,484 --> 00:16:10,624
to far-reach countries.
348
00:16:10,659 --> 00:16:14,352
People, searching out
people who were less
fortunate than we were.
349
00:16:14,387 --> 00:16:18,080
People who needed
their plight heightened
350
00:16:18,115 --> 00:16:21,256
by an incredible icon
of our times.
351
00:16:21,290 --> 00:16:24,535
So, I witnessed
that first hand.
352
00:16:25,570 --> 00:16:28,332
I remember going
to a hospital in Bosnia
353
00:16:28,366 --> 00:16:31,128
where a little girl
had been blown up
by a landmine.
354
00:16:31,162 --> 00:16:35,028
She'd been into the field
to retrieve her brother's
football.
355
00:16:35,063 --> 00:16:37,341
And she'd been blown up
and lost her legs.
356
00:16:38,756 --> 00:16:40,171
She was critically ill.
357
00:16:40,206 --> 00:16:41,966
And the Princess
sat by the bed
358
00:16:42,001 --> 00:16:43,140
and held her hand
359
00:16:43,174 --> 00:16:45,487
and this little girl
couldn't understand English.
360
00:16:46,488 --> 00:16:49,146
And then the Princess left.
361
00:16:49,180 --> 00:16:52,563
The little girl
opened her eyes and said
to the nurse in her language,
362
00:16:53,391 --> 00:16:54,772
"I've just seen an angel."
363
00:16:57,706 --> 00:17:00,812
You see, I saw
that gift of humanity
364
00:17:00,847 --> 00:17:03,194
the Princess brought
to these people.
365
00:17:04,609 --> 00:17:07,095
To people torn apart
by war.
366
00:17:08,406 --> 00:17:12,410
And that's a point
to which I often refer
because,
367
00:17:12,445 --> 00:17:16,587
that one moment
of humanity
368
00:17:16,621 --> 00:17:18,520
changed my life.
369
00:17:18,554 --> 00:17:21,074
And I saw the Princess
in a different light.
370
00:17:21,626 --> 00:17:22,903
I saw her
371
00:17:23,421 --> 00:17:25,078
as beautiful inside
372
00:17:25,734 --> 00:17:27,115
as she was outside.
373
00:17:28,116 --> 00:17:30,083
What an incredible
human being.
374
00:17:30,118 --> 00:17:32,879
We will never see
the likes of her again.
375
00:17:32,913 --> 00:17:36,607
So, my life with her
was filled with fun,
376
00:17:36,641 --> 00:17:38,954
with happiness,
with drama,
377
00:17:40,231 --> 00:17:41,543
controversy,
378
00:17:43,269 --> 00:17:45,133
and lots of things
happened in those
ten years.
379
00:17:46,548 --> 00:17:50,276
Mrs. Parker Bowles
is a great friend of mine.
380
00:17:50,310 --> 00:17:54,866
And I have a large number
of friends I am terribly lucky
to have.
381
00:17:54,901 --> 00:17:57,593
The Prince of Wales
had just been on TV
382
00:17:57,628 --> 00:18:00,734
to admit adultery
with Camilla Parker Bowles
383
00:18:00,769 --> 00:18:03,116
and Princess that evening
was due to go out
384
00:18:03,151 --> 00:18:07,086
to the Serpentine Gallery
to see her old friend,
Lord Colombo.
385
00:18:07,120 --> 00:18:09,191
When marriages break down,
386
00:18:09,226 --> 00:18:12,677
awful, miserable as it is,
387
00:18:12,712 --> 00:18:15,094
that so often you know
that it is your friends
388
00:18:15,128 --> 00:18:17,544
who are the most important.
389
00:18:17,579 --> 00:18:19,753
"I can't go.
I'm not going.
390
00:18:19,788 --> 00:18:23,378
I'm not going.
It will be too humiliating.
391
00:18:23,412 --> 00:18:27,796
The whole world now knows
that Charles has been
having an affair.
392
00:18:27,830 --> 00:18:28,624
He's admitted it."
393
00:18:29,384 --> 00:18:31,179
"You are going," I said.
394
00:18:31,213 --> 00:18:32,628
"I have got nothing
to wear."
395
00:18:32,663 --> 00:18:34,941
"Yes, you have got
something to wear."
396
00:18:34,975 --> 00:18:36,356
I went up to her
wardrobe room
397
00:18:36,391 --> 00:18:38,945
and picked out
a Christina Strambolian dress
with a fishtail.
398
00:18:39,980 --> 00:18:42,190
"This is what
you are going to wear,"
I said.
399
00:18:42,224 --> 00:18:45,641
"I can't fit into it."
"Yes, you can.
Put it on."
400
00:18:45,676 --> 00:18:46,884
So, she slipped it on.
401
00:18:46,918 --> 00:18:49,197
"Now, to compliment that
I think we should have
402
00:18:49,231 --> 00:18:51,164
the pearl choker
and the sapphire.
403
00:18:51,199 --> 00:18:52,303
That's all you need.
404
00:18:52,338 --> 00:18:54,857
High heels
and those jaws."
405
00:18:55,651 --> 00:18:56,583
"Right." She put them on
406
00:18:56,618 --> 00:18:58,620
and she looked
a million dollars.
407
00:18:58,654 --> 00:19:01,209
"Remember, when you
go out there," I said,
408
00:19:01,243 --> 00:19:04,108
"you stride, you hold
your head high,
409
00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:07,525
you smile, you engage,
firm handshake.
410
00:19:08,630 --> 00:19:10,183
Say to yourself,
411
00:19:10,218 --> 00:19:14,394
'I'm Diana, Princess of Wales
and I'm here to say.
412
00:19:14,429 --> 00:19:17,673
I'm the mother
of the future king
of England.'
413
00:19:17,708 --> 00:19:18,950
Say it to yourself.
414
00:19:20,366 --> 00:19:21,194
Say it."
415
00:19:21,229 --> 00:19:22,678
So she said it,
416
00:19:22,713 --> 00:19:25,233
she went out there.
She did it.
417
00:19:25,267 --> 00:19:28,339
I saw it on the news
and I wrote her
a little note.
418
00:19:28,374 --> 00:19:30,134
I put it on the pillow
that night.
419
00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:32,447
"Well done, girl.
You did it."
420
00:19:33,310 --> 00:19:35,415
That's what I was there for.
421
00:19:35,450 --> 00:19:37,314
I was there to support her,
422
00:19:37,348 --> 00:19:40,765
to be there as a friend,
as a confidant,
423
00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:42,802
and above that,
424
00:19:42,836 --> 00:19:46,185
a sort of a father figure
and a brother all rolled
into one.
425
00:19:46,219 --> 00:19:50,154
My role became more and more and more as the years passed.
426
00:19:50,913 --> 00:19:52,501
She called me, "Her rock."
427
00:19:52,536 --> 00:19:55,849
She said, "You are the only man I've ever really trusted.
428
00:19:56,678 --> 00:19:58,645
You are the captain
of my ship.
429
00:19:59,853 --> 00:20:03,202
Without you," she wrote,
"we'd all be lost."
430
00:20:04,410 --> 00:20:06,239
[indistinct conversation]
431
00:20:16,939 --> 00:20:21,358
I was told long time ago,
I'd backed the loser.
432
00:20:21,392 --> 00:20:23,360
I'd gone with the one
who'd be forgotten.
433
00:20:24,430 --> 00:20:27,226
And here we are,
20 years later,
434
00:20:27,260 --> 00:20:29,228
we are still talking
about her.
435
00:20:29,262 --> 00:20:33,093
because Diana has become
an icon.
436
00:20:33,128 --> 00:20:37,236
We're talking about her
because she changed
the rule-book.
437
00:20:37,270 --> 00:20:40,377
She tore out pages
from the dusty old book,
438
00:20:40,411 --> 00:20:43,380
and she rewrote the rules.
439
00:20:43,414 --> 00:20:46,245
She changed the royal family
for ever.
440
00:20:46,279 --> 00:20:51,595
The ghost of Diana
will always haunt
the House of Windsor.
441
00:20:52,975 --> 00:20:54,770
She changed the rules
442
00:20:54,805 --> 00:20:57,083
for the woman
she'd never meet.
443
00:20:57,117 --> 00:20:59,223
She changed the rules
for Catherine
444
00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:01,294
so that she would have
a better life,
445
00:21:01,329 --> 00:21:02,468
a better passage,
446
00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,402
and who ever Harry marries.
447
00:21:05,436 --> 00:21:07,266
She changed the rules
for her, too.
448
00:21:07,300 --> 00:21:11,787
So, in a way,
she's changing the rules
for her children.
449
00:21:11,822 --> 00:21:15,964
Her children, William and Harry,
are her legacy to the world.
450
00:21:17,137 --> 00:21:19,208
They will finish
their mother's work.
451
00:21:19,243 --> 00:21:22,211
We want to represent
exactly what our mother
would have wanted.
452
00:21:22,246 --> 00:21:24,386
Um, how she was
and all those sort of things.
453
00:21:24,421 --> 00:21:27,286
So, therefore,
the charity itself
alone isn't enough
454
00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:30,047
We want to have this
big concert with full
of energy,
455
00:21:30,081 --> 00:21:32,118
full of, sort of,
fun and happiness
456
00:21:32,152 --> 00:21:33,878
which I knew
she'd have wanted.
457
00:21:33,913 --> 00:21:35,777
And on her birthday as well,
it's going to be the best
birthday she ever had.
458
00:21:35,811 --> 00:21:39,263
And whether we can,
the two of us,
organize it.
459
00:21:39,298 --> 00:21:43,302
We wanted to have the fact
that evening was all about
our mother.
460
00:21:43,336 --> 00:21:46,443
The main purpose
is to celebrate
and have fun.
461
00:21:46,477 --> 00:21:48,099
And to remember her
in a fun way.
462
00:21:48,134 --> 00:21:52,311
It's, the ideas,
we wanted the artists
that our mother really loved
463
00:21:54,209 --> 00:21:56,176
and artists that both
Harry and I enjoy
464
00:21:56,211 --> 00:21:59,594
and, in the middle,
with ballet and
465
00:21:59,628 --> 00:22:01,837
Obviously, she loved
her dancing and her musicals.
466
00:22:01,872 --> 00:22:05,013
So with that, you have got
something different.
467
00:22:05,047 --> 00:22:06,946
It's just not any old concert.
468
00:22:06,980 --> 00:22:09,466
It's going to be different
and it's going to be
interesting.
469
00:22:09,500 --> 00:22:11,330
If it works, it'd be brilliant.
If it doesn't,
470
00:22:12,158 --> 00:22:15,264
we'd be in the country house.
471
00:22:15,299 --> 00:22:16,852
[interviewer] And will we
see you dancing?
472
00:22:17,508 --> 00:22:18,682
Really hope not.
473
00:22:18,716 --> 00:22:20,787
I hope so.
For him, not me.
474
00:22:20,822 --> 00:22:22,651
I hope we could get
a chance to see him.
475
00:22:22,686 --> 00:22:23,997
It would be a terrifying
sight if you do.
476
00:22:28,139 --> 00:22:29,348
[William] She cared,
she cared massively.
477
00:22:29,382 --> 00:22:31,315
We have been left
in no doubt at all,
478
00:22:31,350 --> 00:22:33,352
that we were the most
important thing in her life
479
00:22:33,386 --> 00:22:35,354
and after that,
it was everyone else.
480
00:22:35,388 --> 00:22:37,114
[Harry] Really caring,
so sweet,
481
00:22:37,148 --> 00:22:39,150
and very much missed
by not only us
482
00:22:39,185 --> 00:22:40,566
but I think a lot of people.
483
00:22:51,577 --> 00:22:56,064
[Paul] Thirty six years old,
you don't expect your mother
to die.
484
00:22:56,098 --> 00:23:00,137
Her untimely death
catapulted those boys
485
00:23:00,171 --> 00:23:02,484
into the forefront
of the royal family.
486
00:23:02,519 --> 00:23:05,832
They are royal family's future.
487
00:23:05,867 --> 00:23:10,250
One day we will see
King William
and Queen Catherine
488
00:23:10,285 --> 00:23:11,493
on the throne of England.
489
00:23:12,529 --> 00:23:13,564
And strangely enough,
490
00:23:13,599 --> 00:23:15,739
when William and Harry
came to see me
491
00:23:15,773 --> 00:23:18,569
at Kensington Palace
shortly after their mother died,
492
00:23:18,604 --> 00:23:20,744
I said, "You must
take something.
493
00:23:20,778 --> 00:23:24,575
Take something
which belonged to her
that you can keep safe.
494
00:23:24,610 --> 00:23:26,508
What would you want, William?"
I said.
495
00:23:27,544 --> 00:23:29,994
"I'd like Mummy's Cartier watch.
496
00:23:30,029 --> 00:23:32,203
The one that
Grandpa Spencer
gave to her
497
00:23:32,238 --> 00:23:33,412
for her 21st birthday."
498
00:23:34,930 --> 00:23:38,071
"Okay." I went to the safe
and I got the watch.
499
00:23:38,106 --> 00:23:39,901
"What about you, Harry,
what would you like?"
500
00:23:41,454 --> 00:23:42,938
"I remember," he said,
501
00:23:42,973 --> 00:23:46,425
"when I held Mummy's hand
when I was a small boy,
502
00:23:46,459 --> 00:23:49,945
that ring always hurt me
because it was so big."
503
00:23:51,395 --> 00:23:53,086
"Do you mean
her engagement ring?"
504
00:23:53,121 --> 00:23:54,674
"Yes."
505
00:23:54,709 --> 00:23:59,299
So, I went to the safe
and gave Harry Diana's
engagement ring.
506
00:24:01,474 --> 00:24:06,479
William told Harry
that he was to be
become engaged to Catherine.
507
00:24:06,514 --> 00:24:08,481
Harry said to him,
508
00:24:08,516 --> 00:24:11,450
"Wouldn't it be fitting
if she had Mummy's ring?"
509
00:24:12,140 --> 00:24:13,624
And then one day,
510
00:24:13,659 --> 00:24:16,765
that ring will be sat
on the throne of England.
511
00:24:17,801 --> 00:24:22,253
So, Harry gave up
his precious treasure.
512
00:24:22,288 --> 00:24:24,877
His one thing he kept
from his mother,
513
00:24:24,911 --> 00:24:26,568
he gave to his brother.
514
00:24:27,673 --> 00:24:29,606
That's selfless, kind,
515
00:24:30,503 --> 00:24:32,816
and exactly who Diana was.
516
00:24:34,196 --> 00:24:36,923
Harry has Diana's personality.
517
00:24:36,958 --> 00:24:39,132
William has his father's.
518
00:24:39,167 --> 00:24:41,480
Harry is fun, naughty,
519
00:24:42,342 --> 00:24:43,930
great time out.
520
00:24:43,965 --> 00:24:46,657
William is serious
and studious
521
00:24:47,658 --> 00:24:49,349
and kingly.
522
00:24:49,384 --> 00:24:51,490
Two boys from the same parents.
523
00:24:51,524 --> 00:24:53,768
Two boys,
very different nature.
524
00:24:55,563 --> 00:24:57,634
[William] We shared
a similar feeling of loss
525
00:24:57,668 --> 00:25:00,602
having a loved one,
in my case, a parent,
526
00:25:00,637 --> 00:25:03,536
snatched away
so suddenly.
527
00:25:03,571 --> 00:25:07,540
I, like them, knew
there will always be
a gaping hole
528
00:25:07,575 --> 00:25:09,335
that could never be filled.
529
00:25:09,369 --> 00:25:13,822
I finally got hands on
to a job that I absolutely
adore but it's still hard work
530
00:25:13,857 --> 00:25:16,515
but, I'm better than William
so it's fun.
531
00:25:16,549 --> 00:25:18,033
[chuckles] Yeah.
532
00:25:18,068 --> 00:25:19,621
[interviewer] Have you
been helping him
with the exams?
533
00:25:19,656 --> 00:25:21,036
Oh, yeah. He needs
a lot of help.
534
00:25:21,071 --> 00:25:24,108
It's the RAF way
so you have to help
the army quite a lot.
535
00:25:24,143 --> 00:25:26,663
[interviewer] What has it
come down to, mental
math test?
536
00:25:26,697 --> 00:25:28,285
Yeah, a bit of that,
you know,
537
00:25:28,319 --> 00:25:29,976
future questions,
try to catch him out.
538
00:25:30,011 --> 00:25:31,391
[interviewer] Seven-eights.
539
00:25:31,426 --> 00:25:32,738
-Yeah, exactly, lots of that.
-[interviewer chuckles]
540
00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:36,673
[Paul] The only secret
Diana kept from me
541
00:25:36,707 --> 00:25:40,193
was the Martin Bashir
interview forPanorama.
542
00:25:40,228 --> 00:25:42,023
I had known Martin Bashir
for a long time
543
00:25:42,057 --> 00:25:44,681
and he was one of the men
that I used to bring
into the palace
544
00:25:44,715 --> 00:25:48,167
under a blanket because
he didn't want to be seen
by anyone.
545
00:25:48,201 --> 00:25:49,893
He was never the lover
of the Princess'.
546
00:25:49,927 --> 00:25:52,723
He was just a work associate.
547
00:25:52,758 --> 00:25:56,589
He persuaded the Princess
that she had to have a voice.
548
00:25:56,624 --> 00:25:58,626
She needed to tell her story
549
00:25:58,660 --> 00:26:01,836
and what better vehicle
than Panorama.
550
00:26:04,597 --> 00:26:07,635
I was sent home
on a Sunday afternoon.
551
00:26:07,669 --> 00:26:09,429
"Strange," I thought.
552
00:26:09,464 --> 00:26:11,811
"Why would she be
sending me home?"
553
00:26:11,846 --> 00:26:14,055
"Go and spend some time
with your family.
554
00:26:14,089 --> 00:26:15,919
I am doing nothing
this afternoon.
555
00:26:15,953 --> 00:26:17,610
Don't worry about me."
556
00:26:17,645 --> 00:26:19,716
The minute I had left
the Palace,
557
00:26:19,750 --> 00:26:22,995
in through the back door
comes Martin Bashir
and his camera crew.
558
00:26:23,029 --> 00:26:26,654
And they set up,
the Prince of Wales
sitting room,
559
00:26:26,688 --> 00:26:29,070
which she used
for that interview.
560
00:26:29,104 --> 00:26:30,727
At the age of 19,
561
00:26:31,762 --> 00:26:33,730
you always think
you are prepared
for everything
562
00:26:33,764 --> 00:26:36,733
and you have the knowledge
of what's coming ahead
563
00:26:36,767 --> 00:26:40,184
but, although I was daunted
at the prospect at the time
564
00:26:40,219 --> 00:26:42,670
I thought I had the support
of my husband-to be.
565
00:26:42,704 --> 00:26:45,914
I had no idea
that was being done.
566
00:26:45,949 --> 00:26:47,606
The next morning
we came to work,
567
00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,884
I noticed all the furniture
being moved.
568
00:26:49,918 --> 00:26:51,955
"Why have you moved
the furniture?
569
00:26:51,989 --> 00:26:53,750
It's not in the same place."
570
00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,718
"Um, I had a dance class.
571
00:26:56,753 --> 00:26:58,271
I had to move the furniture
out of the way
572
00:26:58,306 --> 00:27:00,446
just so we could exercise."
573
00:27:01,102 --> 00:27:03,242
"Strange. Very strange."
574
00:27:03,276 --> 00:27:05,727
She avoided me
for the next two days.
575
00:27:05,762 --> 00:27:07,315
Never spoke to me.
576
00:27:07,349 --> 00:27:09,800
"How strange," I thought,
"she is hiding something."
577
00:27:09,835 --> 00:27:11,906
And then she told me
578
00:27:11,940 --> 00:27:15,910
that she made a recording
with Martin Bashir
for Panorama.
579
00:27:17,118 --> 00:27:18,602
"What have you said?"
580
00:27:18,637 --> 00:27:21,640
"Well, I have just put
the record straight,"
she said.
581
00:27:23,296 --> 00:27:24,746
We didn't know
what she said
582
00:27:25,782 --> 00:27:26,679
until we saw it.
583
00:27:26,714 --> 00:27:29,440
Well, it was three of us
in this marriage.
584
00:27:29,475 --> 00:27:30,649
So, it was a bit crowded.
585
00:27:33,030 --> 00:27:37,759
Thirty one million people
stopped in their tracks
on that Monday night
586
00:27:39,140 --> 00:27:42,522
and couldn't believe
what they were seeing.
587
00:27:42,557 --> 00:27:46,699
The Princess of Wales
baring her heart
on national television.
588
00:27:46,734 --> 00:27:48,839
We couldn't take
our eyes away from it.
589
00:27:48,874 --> 00:27:50,669
We couldn't believe
what we were hearing.
590
00:27:50,703 --> 00:27:53,499
"There are three people
in my marriage.
591
00:27:53,533 --> 00:27:56,675
My husband doesn't fit
for the top job.
592
00:27:56,709 --> 00:28:00,540
I don't, I think it would
bring him limitations.
593
00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,372
She was honest,
open and frank.
594
00:28:04,406 --> 00:28:05,787
"Did you love James Hewitt?"
595
00:28:06,788 --> 00:28:08,859
Yes, I did. Yes.
596
00:28:08,894 --> 00:28:11,482
[Martin] Were you unfaithful?
597
00:28:11,517 --> 00:28:13,692
Yes, I adored him.
Yes, I was in love
with him.
598
00:28:15,832 --> 00:28:16,867
But I was very let-down.
599
00:28:19,352 --> 00:28:23,218
[Paul] It was all there.
I couldn't believe it.
600
00:28:23,253 --> 00:28:26,739
It was too raw
for most people
601
00:28:27,844 --> 00:28:30,847
and an embarrassment
for the royal family.
602
00:28:30,881 --> 00:28:32,987
That was the final straw.
603
00:28:33,021 --> 00:28:37,716
That was the straw
that broke the back
of the House of Windsor.
604
00:28:38,786 --> 00:28:42,168
From that moment on,
Diana was outcast.
605
00:28:42,203 --> 00:28:44,412
Her titles were stripped.
606
00:28:44,446 --> 00:28:46,725
She was no longer
prayed for in church.
607
00:28:47,277 --> 00:28:48,761
She was on her own.
608
00:28:48,796 --> 00:28:51,177
[Martin] You do live
very much on your own,
don't you?
609
00:28:51,212 --> 00:28:54,249
Yes, I am.
I don't mind that, actually.
610
00:28:54,284 --> 00:28:56,355
You know, people think
at the end of the day,
611
00:28:56,389 --> 00:28:57,770
a man is the only answer.
612
00:28:57,805 --> 00:29:00,704
Actually, a fulfilling job
is better for me.
613
00:29:03,258 --> 00:29:04,915
Living and working
for the Queen
614
00:29:04,950 --> 00:29:08,574
was far more easy
than living with Diana.
615
00:29:08,850 --> 00:29:10,714
With the Queen,
616
00:29:10,749 --> 00:29:14,753
we always knew that her life
ran with routines and protocols
and time tables.
617
00:29:14,787 --> 00:29:16,789
We knew that the breakfast
would be at nine o'clock,
618
00:29:16,824 --> 00:29:19,447
lunch will be at one o'clock,
tea would be five o'clock
619
00:29:19,481 --> 00:29:20,862
and dinner would be at 8:15.
620
00:29:20,897 --> 00:29:22,243
It was the same every day.
621
00:29:22,277 --> 00:29:24,763
It's Groundhog Day
at Buckingham Palace.
622
00:29:25,660 --> 00:29:28,249
With Diana,
anything could happen.
623
00:29:28,283 --> 00:29:31,217
No routines,
no time tables, nothing.
624
00:29:31,252 --> 00:29:33,288
We might skip lunch,
we might be shopping.
625
00:29:33,323 --> 00:29:35,532
We could be doing anything
during the day.
626
00:29:35,566 --> 00:29:38,846
So, life was more exciting
with Diana.
627
00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:40,951
But the difference between
the two worlds was,
628
00:29:40,986 --> 00:29:43,402
I always knew
where I was with the Queen.
629
00:29:43,436 --> 00:29:45,749
I always knew
where the line
was in the sand.
630
00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:48,787
I knew when not
to cross that line.
631
00:29:48,821 --> 00:29:50,789
I knew to stay and bow.
632
00:29:51,479 --> 00:29:52,929
I was the servant.
633
00:29:52,963 --> 00:29:57,312
But also a friend
and confidant to the Queen
but in a different way.
634
00:29:57,347 --> 00:29:59,142
With Diana, it was,
635
00:29:59,176 --> 00:30:02,214
"Come and sit down.
Have a cup of tea with me.
Have a cup of coffee.
636
00:30:02,248 --> 00:30:03,905
Don't just stand there."
637
00:30:03,940 --> 00:30:07,219
I used to stand every morning waiting for the Princess to come through
638
00:30:07,253 --> 00:30:09,290
from her dressing room.
639
00:30:09,324 --> 00:30:10,843
And every morning,
standing there
640
00:30:10,878 --> 00:30:14,467
with a half a grapefruit
and a cup of black coffee.
641
00:30:14,502 --> 00:30:17,643
I'll bow and say,
"Good morning,
Your Royal Highness."
642
00:30:17,677 --> 00:30:21,474
"For goodness' sake,"
she'd say, "when are you
going to stop doing that?
643
00:30:21,509 --> 00:30:23,269
It's just you and me
in the room.
644
00:30:23,304 --> 00:30:27,170
Sit down and have a cup
of coffee with me and tell me
what's been going on."
645
00:30:27,929 --> 00:30:29,068
That was her world.
646
00:30:29,103 --> 00:30:31,968
Diana did things differently.
647
00:30:32,002 --> 00:30:33,659
There was a memo that came
from Buckingham Palace.
648
00:30:33,693 --> 00:30:38,802
"Diana, when you are in public, please wear a hat and please wear gloves
649
00:30:38,837 --> 00:30:42,806
'cause you are touching
the public and you might
catch something.
650
00:30:42,841 --> 00:30:47,915
And I am not too sure about
you touching those people
with HIV and AIDS.
651
00:30:47,949 --> 00:30:49,261
Are you sure you are safe?"
652
00:30:50,952 --> 00:30:52,885
We lived in a world
of ignorance.
653
00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,095
We lived in a world
where people were not educated.
654
00:30:56,130 --> 00:30:57,925
They didn't know.
655
00:30:57,959 --> 00:31:01,618
The Princess introduced me
to the first person to
die with HIV and AIDS.
656
00:31:01,652 --> 00:31:06,623
I didn't know anything
about it until she showed me
that world.
657
00:31:06,657 --> 00:31:10,316
She would sit
and hold people's hands
and counseled them.
658
00:31:10,351 --> 00:31:13,147
So life with Diana
was very different.
659
00:31:14,838 --> 00:31:17,599
Life with Diana was 24/7.
660
00:31:17,634 --> 00:31:20,844
My wife said,
"There were three people
in my marriage, too."
661
00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,296
Because Diana is always there.
662
00:31:24,330 --> 00:31:25,884
She used to say,
"She's your baby."
663
00:31:25,918 --> 00:31:28,196
I said, "Yes, she is my baby. She needs me.
664
00:31:28,231 --> 00:31:30,440
She needs me to be there."
665
00:31:30,474 --> 00:31:32,511
My wife had two children.
666
00:31:33,236 --> 00:31:34,789
The Princess had no one.
667
00:31:34,823 --> 00:31:37,136
Her children were away
at boarding school
668
00:31:37,171 --> 00:31:39,138
and she had no husband.
669
00:31:39,173 --> 00:31:41,658
Occasionally,
she had a male companion.
670
00:31:41,692 --> 00:31:43,936
But they came
and they went.
671
00:31:43,971 --> 00:31:46,145
I was responsible
for that, too.
672
00:31:46,180 --> 00:31:47,871
I was the go-between.
673
00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:51,530
I was the one that went out
with my car,
674
00:31:51,564 --> 00:31:53,946
rode people back
to Kensingston Palace
675
00:31:53,981 --> 00:31:56,397
in the back seat of my car
under the blanket.
676
00:31:57,674 --> 00:32:01,505
Just to give Princess
some love.
677
00:32:01,540 --> 00:32:04,543
All she was ever looking for
was to be loved.
678
00:32:05,164 --> 00:32:06,372
She used to say to me,
679
00:32:06,407 --> 00:32:08,996
"All I want, Paul,
is to someone,
680
00:32:09,030 --> 00:32:10,859
a man to put arms
around me
681
00:32:10,894 --> 00:32:12,654
and say, 'I love you.'
682
00:32:12,689 --> 00:32:14,449
That's not too much
to ask, is it?"
683
00:32:15,347 --> 00:32:17,901
And that's what
she was searching for.
684
00:32:17,936 --> 00:32:20,145
Towards the end
of her life, of course,
685
00:32:20,179 --> 00:32:22,181
she found her soulmate.
686
00:32:22,216 --> 00:32:25,081
Her soulmate was Hasnat Khan,
687
00:32:25,115 --> 00:32:26,461
the heart surgeon.
688
00:32:30,914 --> 00:32:34,883
Hasnat Khan had been
the Princess' companion
for over two years.
689
00:32:34,918 --> 00:32:36,920
Nobody knew about Hasnat Khan.
690
00:32:36,955 --> 00:32:40,061
That was not played out
on the world stage.
691
00:32:41,097 --> 00:32:43,444
Whereas, after they
had broken up,
692
00:32:44,376 --> 00:32:47,103
the Princess was invited
to the south of France
693
00:32:47,137 --> 00:32:48,587
by the Mohamed Al-Fayeds.
694
00:32:50,106 --> 00:32:52,246
She met Dodi Al-Fayed.
695
00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:57,699
Did you know that the romance of Princess and Dodi Al-Fayed
696
00:32:57,734 --> 00:33:01,117
was 30 days from beginning
to the end.
697
00:33:02,049 --> 00:33:03,912
It only lasted 30 days.
698
00:33:04,948 --> 00:33:07,571
I spoke to her regularly
when she was away.
699
00:33:08,089 --> 00:33:10,057
"Have you seen Hasnat?"
700
00:33:10,091 --> 00:33:12,818
I said, "Yes, I went
for a drink with him
last night."
701
00:33:12,852 --> 00:33:14,716
"What does he think
about me being here
702
00:33:14,751 --> 00:33:17,064
in South of France
with Dodi Al-Fayed?"
703
00:33:17,098 --> 00:33:18,651
"Well, he's not too pleased."
704
00:33:19,687 --> 00:33:22,138
"Has he seen the pictures
in the papers?"
705
00:33:22,172 --> 00:33:25,106
"Yes, he has
because you know
his routine.
706
00:33:25,141 --> 00:33:28,627
You know, every morning
he goes to the corner shop
707
00:33:28,661 --> 00:33:31,561
and sees the press.
You know that.
708
00:33:31,595 --> 00:33:33,804
And I know that's what
you are doing.
709
00:33:33,839 --> 00:33:37,670
You are manipulating
the world's media by having
these pictures taken
710
00:33:37,705 --> 00:33:39,983
to show Hasnat
who you are with."
711
00:33:40,604 --> 00:33:41,364
It is sort of a,
712
00:33:42,951 --> 00:33:44,574
"Are you jealous?
713
00:33:44,608 --> 00:33:47,335
Do you mind?
Do you care?
714
00:33:48,164 --> 00:33:49,475
Are you bothered?"
715
00:33:49,510 --> 00:33:52,513
That's what Diana
was saying to Hasnat Khan
716
00:33:52,547 --> 00:33:55,481
through those pictures
in the world's media.
717
00:33:55,516 --> 00:33:57,690
And, of course,
until Hasnat was bothered
718
00:33:57,725 --> 00:34:00,003
And I didn't find out
recently
719
00:34:00,038 --> 00:34:04,628
that he called her
the day before she died
on her mobile phone.
720
00:34:05,802 --> 00:34:09,150
He called her to try
and patch up their relationship.
721
00:34:10,531 --> 00:34:12,119
Had she returned to London,
722
00:34:12,740 --> 00:34:13,844
I truly believe
723
00:34:13,879 --> 00:34:16,261
the romance between
Hasnat Khan and the Princess
724
00:34:16,295 --> 00:34:17,676
would have been rekindled.
725
00:34:18,849 --> 00:34:20,161
It was too strong.
726
00:34:20,196 --> 00:34:21,507
It was too deep.
727
00:34:22,094 --> 00:34:23,889
They were true soulmates.
728
00:34:26,512 --> 00:34:29,446
I said to the Princess,
"When are you going home?"
729
00:34:29,481 --> 00:34:31,138
"I'm coming home
on Sunday, Paul.
730
00:34:31,172 --> 00:34:32,691
I'm just bored.
731
00:34:32,725 --> 00:34:34,175
I'm on this boat.
732
00:34:34,210 --> 00:34:36,212
It's freezing cold downstairs.
733
00:34:36,246 --> 00:34:39,077
It's boiling hot on deck.
734
00:34:39,111 --> 00:34:41,148
I'm sending these pictures out
735
00:34:41,182 --> 00:34:43,011
and nobody is coming
back to me.
736
00:34:43,046 --> 00:34:46,360
I'm having no communication.
I need to come home.
737
00:34:46,394 --> 00:34:49,673
But the only way home
is on the Harrod's jet.
738
00:34:49,708 --> 00:34:52,228
The only way
I can get home
is via Paris
739
00:34:52,262 --> 00:34:54,471
because Dodi
has to go to Paris
740
00:34:54,506 --> 00:34:56,197
to do some business
with his father."
741
00:34:57,198 --> 00:34:59,062
"How is he with you?"
742
00:34:59,097 --> 00:35:00,305
"Oh, he's very spoiling.
743
00:35:00,339 --> 00:35:02,341
He's very generous,"
the Princess said.
744
00:35:02,376 --> 00:35:05,068
"He's given me a necklace, some earrings.
745
00:35:05,103 --> 00:35:06,690
He's given me a watch."
746
00:35:06,725 --> 00:35:09,141
I said, "You know
what's coming next,
don't you?
747
00:35:09,176 --> 00:35:10,522
He's gonna give you
a ring.
748
00:35:10,556 --> 00:35:12,420
"Do you think so?"
"Oh, yes.
749
00:35:12,455 --> 00:35:14,388
He'll give you a ring.
750
00:35:14,422 --> 00:35:17,080
But remember
when he gives it to you,
751
00:35:17,115 --> 00:35:20,428
put it on the forth finger
on your right hand."
752
00:35:21,774 --> 00:35:23,949
"Oh. Yes.
753
00:35:23,983 --> 00:35:26,089
Fourth finger, right hand."
754
00:35:26,124 --> 00:35:27,194
I can hear her saying it.
755
00:35:27,228 --> 00:35:29,265
"Fourth finger, right hand."
756
00:35:29,299 --> 00:35:31,129
Yes, that's the thing to do.
757
00:35:31,163 --> 00:35:33,200
I'll do that. You always
know what to do.
758
00:35:33,234 --> 00:35:34,822
That's exactly what I'll do."
759
00:35:35,236 --> 00:35:36,617
So, if there was a ring,
760
00:35:37,135 --> 00:35:39,137
which I very much doubt,
761
00:35:39,171 --> 00:35:43,106
it would have been placed
on the fourth finger
of the right hand.
762
00:35:47,973 --> 00:35:51,321
Fate in the wrong place
at the wrong time.
763
00:35:52,978 --> 00:35:55,394
That tragic accident
should have never happened.
764
00:35:55,429 --> 00:35:57,741
But that's what
it must be.
765
00:35:57,776 --> 00:36:00,365
It must be an accident.
766
00:36:00,399 --> 00:36:03,022
What confuses me,
of course, is the fact that
767
00:36:03,851 --> 00:36:05,473
ten months before that
768
00:36:05,508 --> 00:36:08,200
the Princess had written
me a letter.
769
00:36:08,235 --> 00:36:10,444
And in that letter,
she said,
770
00:36:10,478 --> 00:36:13,654
in her own handwriting,
on her own stationary,
771
00:36:14,206 --> 00:36:15,932
her words were,
772
00:36:17,485 --> 00:36:21,006
"The next few months
are the most difficult
in my life.
773
00:36:22,110 --> 00:36:26,908
I fear that my husband
is planning an accident
774
00:36:26,943 --> 00:36:31,119
in my car-head injuries
775
00:36:32,776 --> 00:36:33,777
in order
776
00:36:35,193 --> 00:36:36,366
that he can remarry."
777
00:36:38,126 --> 00:36:40,163
Now when you read
those words,
778
00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:42,200
the prophesy
that Princess made
779
00:36:42,234 --> 00:36:44,547
ten months before she died
that came true
780
00:36:45,064 --> 00:36:47,032
is rather eerie.
781
00:36:47,066 --> 00:36:50,242
But I just think it was just
paranoia at the time.
782
00:36:50,277 --> 00:36:53,314
We checked the brakes
on the car several times.
783
00:36:53,349 --> 00:36:54,833
We pulled the floor boards up
784
00:36:54,867 --> 00:36:58,216
in her sitting room
to look for listening devices.
785
00:36:58,250 --> 00:36:59,769
We didn't find anything.
786
00:36:59,803 --> 00:37:02,392
But then, we didn't know
what we were looking for.
787
00:37:03,290 --> 00:37:05,326
So I have no idea
788
00:37:05,361 --> 00:37:06,603
whether people were listening,
789
00:37:06,638 --> 00:37:09,157
people were following,
people were watching.
790
00:37:09,813 --> 00:37:10,711
I have no idea.
791
00:37:11,470 --> 00:37:14,335
All I can believe
is that no one
792
00:37:14,853 --> 00:37:16,199
would sign an order
793
00:37:16,234 --> 00:37:18,857
to murder the mother
of the future king of England.
794
00:37:20,238 --> 00:37:22,067
Who would want to murder Diana?
795
00:37:23,724 --> 00:37:24,828
I can't believe that.
796
00:37:29,592 --> 00:37:32,526
It's now the 31st of August,
797
00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:37,047
in the late hours,
I just returned
from the theater.
798
00:37:37,082 --> 00:37:38,980
We'd been to Beauty and Beast,
799
00:37:39,015 --> 00:37:40,499
rather ironic really.
800
00:37:40,534 --> 00:37:43,364
Princess used to say,
"That's the story of my life."
801
00:37:45,124 --> 00:37:46,367
And the phone rings.
802
00:37:46,402 --> 00:37:47,541
It was Lucia Flecha de Lima,
803
00:37:47,575 --> 00:37:51,338
the Brazilian Ambassador's wife
in Washington.
804
00:37:51,372 --> 00:37:53,340
She said, "Paul,
CNN has just reported
805
00:37:53,374 --> 00:37:55,307
the Princess
is in a accident
in Paris.
806
00:37:55,342 --> 00:37:57,171
Can you find out more?
807
00:37:57,205 --> 00:38:01,002
You have her mobile number.
I don't have it. Ring her."
808
00:38:01,037 --> 00:38:05,006
So I put the phone down
and immediately rang
the Princess' mobile phone.
809
00:38:05,041 --> 00:38:06,939
And it rang, and rang
and rang.
810
00:38:06,974 --> 00:38:10,288
I thought that's strange
because in those days,
811
00:38:10,322 --> 00:38:12,290
mobiles were in their infancy.
812
00:38:12,324 --> 00:38:15,189
But she always carried it
with her.
813
00:38:15,223 --> 00:38:18,123
I didn't know
that it was just
ringing out
814
00:38:18,157 --> 00:38:21,333
on a marble top
inside the suite
815
00:38:21,368 --> 00:38:22,541
at the Ritz in Paris.
816
00:38:22,576 --> 00:38:25,095
I had no idea
where the phone was.
817
00:38:26,338 --> 00:38:27,650
Is she hadn't taken it
with her?
818
00:38:30,169 --> 00:38:34,139
Right, I must get
into work mode
819
00:38:34,173 --> 00:38:36,037
and find out more about
this accident.
820
00:38:36,072 --> 00:38:38,385
So, I went up to her apartment
821
00:38:38,419 --> 00:38:41,388
and waited for news
to come through Balmoral.
822
00:38:41,422 --> 00:38:44,908
And the first we heard
the Princess had head injuries
823
00:38:44,943 --> 00:38:47,394
and broken her arm.
824
00:38:47,428 --> 00:38:49,706
And at two o'clock
in the morning,
we heard
825
00:38:49,741 --> 00:38:53,710
that the injuries were more
serious than they first thought.
826
00:38:53,745 --> 00:38:55,988
And it wasn't
until three o'clock
827
00:38:56,023 --> 00:38:58,336
that they told us
that the accident
had been fatal.
828
00:38:59,198 --> 00:39:01,131
And during this time,
829
00:39:01,166 --> 00:39:04,342
my thoughts were,
"I must get to Paris."
830
00:39:04,376 --> 00:39:06,999
Because if she
is incapacitated
in any way,
831
00:39:07,034 --> 00:39:08,587
she'll need me
832
00:39:08,622 --> 00:39:10,969
to support her,
to take care of her,
833
00:39:11,003 --> 00:39:12,764
to keep her safe.
834
00:39:12,798 --> 00:39:17,424
And when I heard
that the accident
was fatal,
835
00:39:17,458 --> 00:39:20,599
I thought there's even
more reason to be there.
836
00:39:20,634 --> 00:39:24,327
I do need to keep her safe.
I need to protect her.
837
00:39:24,362 --> 00:39:25,708
I need to look after her.
838
00:39:27,399 --> 00:39:31,369
And so I booked my flight
through New York.
It was still open.
839
00:39:31,403 --> 00:39:33,854
And I was on the first flight to Paris next morning.
840
00:39:35,303 --> 00:39:37,754
So, early Sunday morning
I arrived in Paris
841
00:39:37,789 --> 00:39:41,344
and was taken straight
by the British Ambassador
taken to hospital.
842
00:39:42,483 --> 00:39:46,384
And I remember
going into the elevator
843
00:39:46,418 --> 00:39:48,696
and the elevator doors
opening on the first floor
844
00:39:48,731 --> 00:39:50,491
and looking down
the corridor and seeing
845
00:39:50,526 --> 00:39:53,494
and two guards stood
outside of her door.
846
00:39:53,529 --> 00:39:55,531
And I thought
that's where she is.
847
00:39:55,565 --> 00:40:00,363
So I was led not to that room but to the room next door.
848
00:40:00,398 --> 00:40:04,022
Nurse Humbert
was the French nurse
on duty.
849
00:40:04,056 --> 00:40:09,027
Small, petite nurse
that could only speak
broken English.
850
00:40:09,061 --> 00:40:11,339
And she came to me
and said, "Paul,
851
00:40:11,374 --> 00:40:13,618
would you like to go
and see the Princess?"
852
00:40:13,652 --> 00:40:14,412
"Yes, I would."
853
00:40:15,861 --> 00:40:19,451
I'm going to describe
to you what I saw.
854
00:40:19,486 --> 00:40:23,317
As the door opened,
it was a very warm night
in Paris,
855
00:40:23,351 --> 00:40:25,423
the room was stifling hot.
856
00:40:26,596 --> 00:40:30,531
I noticed two people
in the corner.
857
00:40:30,566 --> 00:40:33,431
Shady looking characters
behind the screen.
858
00:40:33,465 --> 00:40:35,743
Later I realize,
they were the undertakers.
859
00:40:37,711 --> 00:40:38,919
And I approached the bed,
860
00:40:39,782 --> 00:40:41,335
it was a hospital bed,
861
00:40:41,369 --> 00:40:43,544
and the Princess
was covered
in a white sheet.
862
00:40:45,443 --> 00:40:47,514
Her head and her feet
were visible.
863
00:40:49,239 --> 00:40:51,449
And her hands
were on top
of the sheet.
864
00:40:52,622 --> 00:40:54,452
And I approached
the bed and,
865
00:40:57,282 --> 00:40:59,802
I stared for a while
866
00:41:00,906 --> 00:41:03,046
in disbelief.
867
00:41:03,081 --> 00:41:07,430
And I watched the fan
whirring on the side
of the bed table.
868
00:41:08,431 --> 00:41:10,951
A fan was moving
on the bed side table
869
00:41:10,985 --> 00:41:12,400
and as it moved,
870
00:41:12,435 --> 00:41:14,506
it moved the Princess' hair
871
00:41:14,541 --> 00:41:16,646
and I could see
her eyelashes moving.
872
00:41:17,578 --> 00:41:19,407
And I took her hand
and I said,
873
00:41:20,236 --> 00:41:20,995
"Wake up.
874
00:41:22,894 --> 00:41:24,309
You are asleep, aren't you?
875
00:41:25,344 --> 00:41:26,345
[whispers] Wake up."
876
00:41:27,519 --> 00:41:28,486
And nothing happened.
877
00:41:30,626 --> 00:41:32,490
She was soft and warm.
878
00:41:35,769 --> 00:41:38,461
Not dead at all,
to me.
879
00:41:41,015 --> 00:41:43,535
It was quite a while
before I realized
880
00:41:43,570 --> 00:41:45,606
that she was actually
not with us
881
00:41:46,469 --> 00:41:48,160
and then the floodgates opened.
882
00:41:48,195 --> 00:41:53,476
I am not ashamed to say
that I think they could
hear me in the next building.
883
00:41:54,581 --> 00:41:55,823
I was grief-stricken.
884
00:41:57,135 --> 00:41:58,999
But I...
[sighs]
885
00:41:59,033 --> 00:42:00,552
...I pulled myself together
886
00:42:00,587 --> 00:42:02,658
and realized
I had this job to do
887
00:42:06,558 --> 00:42:08,664
and remembered
what she told me
about death.
888
00:42:09,527 --> 00:42:10,528
She said,
889
00:42:11,183 --> 00:42:13,289
"At that moment
when you pass,
890
00:42:13,323 --> 00:42:15,636
your spirit lifts
from your body
891
00:42:15,671 --> 00:42:18,639
and you hang around
for a while and watch.
892
00:42:19,537 --> 00:42:21,608
So I said,
"You are here,
aren't you?
893
00:42:22,609 --> 00:42:23,541
You are here.
894
00:42:24,783 --> 00:42:25,957
You are watching me.
895
00:42:28,097 --> 00:42:29,547
You are watching
what I'm doing.
896
00:42:31,549 --> 00:42:34,862
And I'll try and do it
the way you'd want me
to do it.
897
00:42:36,208 --> 00:42:37,485
So I stayed with her.
898
00:42:39,453 --> 00:42:42,525
And it wasn't such a harrowing experience after that
899
00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:44,596
because I realized
900
00:42:44,631 --> 00:42:47,599
it was cathartic in a way
that I could help her.
901
00:42:47,634 --> 00:42:49,532
I could bring her back
902
00:42:50,671 --> 00:42:53,605
as a royal princess.
903
00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:57,678
I could bring her back
in the start the way
she should be brought back.
904
00:42:57,713 --> 00:43:00,647
And I stayed
and I came home with her
905
00:43:00,681 --> 00:43:05,099
on the plane and brought
her home into Central London.
906
00:43:05,134 --> 00:43:07,412
What was moving
about that night was,
907
00:43:08,724 --> 00:43:11,658
all the cars were stopped
on the motor way
908
00:43:12,831 --> 00:43:17,215
and people were standing
on the Central Road waiting
909
00:43:17,249 --> 00:43:18,699
for the hearse to come by.
910
00:43:19,666 --> 00:43:20,701
I couldn't believe it.
911
00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:23,877
Standing hundreds
of them,
912
00:43:23,911 --> 00:43:26,534
on gangways,
on bridges,
913
00:43:26,569 --> 00:43:29,676
by the side of the road.
No cars moving.
914
00:43:29,710 --> 00:43:31,505
People had got
out of their cars.
915
00:43:33,887 --> 00:43:35,509
It's the most incredible thing.
916
00:43:37,407 --> 00:43:40,583
And we brought her home
and I came home
917
00:43:42,689 --> 00:43:46,071
and I had a little walk
in the gardens
of Kensington Palace
918
00:43:46,106 --> 00:43:47,521
and saw people
919
00:43:47,555 --> 00:43:49,592
beginning to bring
the floral tributes.
920
00:43:51,042 --> 00:43:53,631
Maybe just 20 or 30 of them.
921
00:43:54,079 --> 00:43:55,805
Maybe a 100.
922
00:43:55,840 --> 00:43:59,671
Nothing like
what would happen
that week.
923
00:43:59,706 --> 00:44:03,054
I think actually that rocked
the royal family.
924
00:44:03,088 --> 00:44:04,711
It shocked them to the core.
925
00:44:06,471 --> 00:44:08,231
They didn't understand
what was happening.
926
00:44:09,439 --> 00:44:10,751
They didn't understand
927
00:44:12,615 --> 00:44:17,413
that the world
could love a woman
whom they have never met.
928
00:44:17,447 --> 00:44:19,933
They didn't understand
why the people were crying
in the street
929
00:44:21,279 --> 00:44:23,419
They thought the world
had gone mad
930
00:44:23,453 --> 00:44:26,698
that everybody
had gone hysterical.
931
00:44:26,733 --> 00:44:30,288
The Queen's first thought
was to keep her
grandchildren safe
932
00:44:30,322 --> 00:44:32,600
and so she kept them
at Balmoral
933
00:44:32,635 --> 00:44:34,706
and looked after them
behind those walls.
934
00:44:34,741 --> 00:44:37,605
That's what she thought
was the best thing for them.
935
00:44:38,676 --> 00:44:41,264
There was no flag flying
at Buckingham Palace.
936
00:44:42,334 --> 00:44:44,267
It seemed the royal family
didn't care.
937
00:44:45,061 --> 00:44:46,649
They wanted rid of Diana.
938
00:44:48,168 --> 00:44:50,446
They stripped her
of royal titles
939
00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:52,310
and she was an outcast.
940
00:44:52,344 --> 00:44:53,621
Now what to do about it.
941
00:44:54,830 --> 00:44:56,452
This has never
happened before.
942
00:44:56,486 --> 00:44:57,729
It was unprecedented.
943
00:44:57,764 --> 00:45:00,214
There was no rule-book
to look to,
944
00:45:00,249 --> 00:45:02,596
to say what shall we do next.
945
00:45:02,630 --> 00:45:05,737
Every body was feeling
the wave very carefully.
946
00:45:05,772 --> 00:45:07,912
It was a very sensitive time.
947
00:45:09,154 --> 00:45:11,950
The royal family
were almost on the brink
948
00:45:11,985 --> 00:45:13,607
of losing the throne.
949
00:45:16,472 --> 00:45:19,475
That would be generated
throughout the week
950
00:45:19,509 --> 00:45:21,615
with hysteria, with emotion.
951
00:45:27,448 --> 00:45:30,693
First I want to pay tribute
to Diana myself.
952
00:45:31,694 --> 00:45:34,662
She was an exceptional
and gifted human being.
953
00:45:35,353 --> 00:45:37,527
In good times and bad,
954
00:45:37,562 --> 00:45:40,841
she never lost her capacity
to smile and laugh
955
00:45:40,876 --> 00:45:44,396
nor to inspire others
with her warmth and kindness.
956
00:45:45,673 --> 00:45:47,779
I admired and respected her.
957
00:45:47,814 --> 00:45:50,782
Her energy and commitment
to others
958
00:45:50,817 --> 00:45:53,785
and especially for her devotion
to her two boys.
959
00:45:55,753 --> 00:45:57,478
This week at Balmoral,
960
00:45:57,513 --> 00:45:59,964
we all have been trying
to help William and Harry
961
00:45:59,998 --> 00:46:03,036
come to terms
with devastating loss
962
00:46:03,070 --> 00:46:05,210
for they and the rest of us
have suffered.
963
00:46:07,143 --> 00:46:09,974
No one who knew Diana
will never forget her.
964
00:46:11,078 --> 00:46:13,805
Millions of others
who never met her
965
00:46:13,840 --> 00:46:16,601
but felt they knew her,
remember her.
966
00:46:18,085 --> 00:46:19,673
I, for one believe,
967
00:46:19,707 --> 00:46:22,641
there are lessons
to be drawn
from her life
968
00:46:22,676 --> 00:46:25,852
and from the extraordinary
and moving reaction
to her death.
969
00:46:27,577 --> 00:46:31,271
I share in your determination
to cherish her memory.
970
00:46:38,105 --> 00:46:40,418
I remember asking,
971
00:46:40,452 --> 00:46:42,834
sending a message back
to Buckingham Palace to say,
972
00:46:42,869 --> 00:46:46,320
"Would it possible
for the Princess
to come home
973
00:46:46,355 --> 00:46:47,805
for one last night?"
974
00:46:49,461 --> 00:46:50,566
And the Queen said,
975
00:46:50,600 --> 00:46:53,396
"It was a good opportunity
976
00:46:53,431 --> 00:46:55,778
to extend
the funeral procession
977
00:46:55,813 --> 00:46:58,367
because two million people
are coming to London
978
00:46:58,954 --> 00:47:01,439
to watch the spectacle."
979
00:47:02,889 --> 00:47:05,684
So she said it was a very
good idea, yes.
980
00:47:05,719 --> 00:47:07,410
So the Princess came home.
981
00:47:08,032 --> 00:47:09,550
And I asked all the family
982
00:47:09,585 --> 00:47:11,587
if they would like to come
and pay their respects
983
00:47:11,621 --> 00:47:13,831
and stay with me
on a vigil.
984
00:47:15,384 --> 00:47:16,799
Nobody came.
985
00:47:19,595 --> 00:47:23,910
So, I'm sat with Diana
at Kensington Palace.
986
00:47:25,946 --> 00:47:26,913
And I said to her...
987
00:47:27,983 --> 00:47:29,363
[scoffs]
988
00:47:29,398 --> 00:47:30,813
"Isn't this appropriate?
989
00:47:31,849 --> 00:47:33,436
It's just me and you.
990
00:47:33,471 --> 00:47:34,886
The way it's always been.
991
00:47:34,921 --> 00:47:37,578
Just you and me
rattling around
inside the palace.
992
00:47:38,407 --> 00:47:41,548
So, I suppose,
993
00:47:41,582 --> 00:47:44,585
I better pull up a chair
and have a chat."
994
00:47:46,001 --> 00:47:47,761
And I remember pulling up
a chair and,
995
00:47:50,005 --> 00:47:53,284
leaning on her coffin
996
00:47:53,974 --> 00:47:55,907
covered in the royal standard
997
00:47:57,460 --> 00:47:59,393
and talking to her
all night long.
998
00:48:02,431 --> 00:48:04,433
I talked about all her friends.
999
00:48:04,467 --> 00:48:08,851
I talked about all
the outpouring of love
from people.
1000
00:48:08,886 --> 00:48:11,785
I said, "Funny, if you could
see this but then I suppose
you can see this.
1001
00:48:13,373 --> 00:48:15,271
And what would you have said?
1002
00:48:15,306 --> 00:48:16,894
You wouldn't have understood,
would you?"
1003
00:48:18,343 --> 00:48:19,724
And then morning came.
1004
00:48:20,967 --> 00:48:21,968
And,
1005
00:48:22,969 --> 00:48:25,488
I could hear the crunch
1006
00:48:25,523 --> 00:48:29,113
of the wheels of gun carriage
on the gravel outside
1007
00:48:29,147 --> 00:48:31,322
and I knew they have come
to take her away.
1008
00:48:34,290 --> 00:48:36,223
I didn't want to let go.
1009
00:48:40,020 --> 00:48:43,092
So those soldiers
in their big boots
1010
00:48:43,127 --> 00:48:45,336
stomped down in my corridor,
1011
00:48:46,061 --> 00:48:47,372
into the room,
1012
00:48:48,408 --> 00:48:49,857
and lifted her
1013
00:48:53,240 --> 00:48:54,932
and she was beginning
her journey.
1014
00:49:24,547 --> 00:49:26,377
I remember bowing
for the last time
1015
00:49:32,107 --> 00:49:32,935
and saying,
1016
00:49:35,179 --> 00:49:36,974
"Goodbye, Your Royal Highness."
1017
00:49:40,080 --> 00:49:40,908
Because,
1018
00:49:42,048 --> 00:49:44,567
that in my eyes,
1019
00:49:44,602 --> 00:49:47,225
she was always
Your Royal Highness.
1020
00:49:50,056 --> 00:49:51,954
And then I followed
the procession
1021
00:49:51,989 --> 00:49:55,509
to Westminster Abbey
and sat in the choir stalls
1022
00:49:55,544 --> 00:49:56,959
and I said to the usher,
1023
00:49:56,994 --> 00:49:58,547
"You brought us
to the wrong place.
1024
00:49:58,581 --> 00:50:00,238
We shouldn't be sat here.
1025
00:50:00,273 --> 00:50:02,102
The Queen's sitting there
1026
00:50:02,137 --> 00:50:03,931
and the Prime Minister
sitting there.
1027
00:50:03,966 --> 00:50:05,347
Why are we siting here?"
1028
00:50:05,381 --> 00:50:08,557
And they said,
"That's where
your place is."
1029
00:50:09,627 --> 00:50:12,457
So, I watched the royal family come down the aisle
1030
00:50:12,492 --> 00:50:15,943
and watched the Queen Mum
on her sticks
1031
00:50:15,978 --> 00:50:17,600
and she nodded
in my direction.
1032
00:50:17,635 --> 00:50:19,464
The Queen bowed
in my direction
1033
00:50:19,499 --> 00:50:21,915
because I knew them all,
I knew these people
1034
00:50:23,848 --> 00:50:26,506
And, Earl Spencer
1035
00:50:28,853 --> 00:50:31,614
delivered his speech.
1036
00:50:36,102 --> 00:50:37,896
I stand before you today
1037
00:50:37,931 --> 00:50:40,175
the representative
of a family in grief,
1038
00:50:40,968 --> 00:50:43,109
in a country in mourning
1039
00:50:43,143 --> 00:50:45,249
before a world in shock.
1040
00:50:46,698 --> 00:50:48,079
"We are all united
1041
00:50:48,114 --> 00:50:51,738
not only in our desire
to pay our respects to Diana
1042
00:50:51,772 --> 00:50:54,154
but rather in our need
to do so.
1043
00:50:55,190 --> 00:50:57,778
Today is our chance
to say thank you
1044
00:50:57,813 --> 00:51:00,126
for the way
you brightened our lives,
1045
00:51:00,160 --> 00:51:03,646
even though God granted you
but half a life.
1046
00:51:03,681 --> 00:51:06,097
We will all feel
cheated always
1047
00:51:06,132 --> 00:51:08,755
that you were taken
from us so young
1048
00:51:08,789 --> 00:51:10,619
and yet we must learn
to be grateful
1049
00:51:10,653 --> 00:51:12,862
that you came along at all.
1050
00:51:12,897 --> 00:51:17,143
Only now that you are gone
do we truly appreciate
what we are now without
1051
00:51:17,177 --> 00:51:20,042
and we want you to know
that life without you
1052
00:51:20,077 --> 00:51:21,940
is very, very difficult.
1053
00:51:21,975 --> 00:51:25,944
For all the status,
the glamour,
the applause,
1054
00:51:25,979 --> 00:51:30,328
Diana remained
throughout a very
insecure person at heart,
1055
00:51:30,363 --> 00:51:34,125
almost childlike in her desire to do good for others
1056
00:51:34,160 --> 00:51:35,609
so she could release herself
1057
00:51:35,644 --> 00:51:38,198
from deep feelings
of unworthiness
1058
00:51:38,233 --> 00:51:41,960
of which her eating disorders
were merely a symptom.
1059
00:51:41,995 --> 00:51:44,342
She would want us today
to pledge ourselves
1060
00:51:44,377 --> 00:51:46,275
to protecting
her beloved boys,
1061
00:51:46,310 --> 00:51:49,278
William and Harry,
from a similar fate
1062
00:51:49,313 --> 00:51:52,350
and I do this here, Diana,
on your behalf.
1063
00:51:52,385 --> 00:51:55,215
We will not allow them
to suffer the anguish
1064
00:51:55,250 --> 00:51:58,356
that used regularly
to drive you
to tearful despair.
1065
00:51:59,771 --> 00:52:02,878
And beyond that,
on behalf of your mother
and sisters,
1066
00:52:02,912 --> 00:52:05,674
I pledge that we,
your blood family,
1067
00:52:05,708 --> 00:52:09,574
will do all we can
to continue the imaginative
and loving way
1068
00:52:09,609 --> 00:52:13,164
in which you were steering these two exceptional young men
1069
00:52:13,199 --> 00:52:17,168
so that their souls
are not simply immersed
by duty and tradition
1070
00:52:17,203 --> 00:52:19,791
but can sing openly
as you planned.
1071
00:52:20,930 --> 00:52:23,519
Above all, we give thanks
for the life of a woman
1072
00:52:23,554 --> 00:52:25,797
I am so proud to be able
to call my sister,
1073
00:52:26,453 --> 00:52:29,249
the unique, the complex,
1074
00:52:29,284 --> 00:52:32,010
the extraordinary
and irreplaceable Diana
1075
00:52:32,045 --> 00:52:35,221
whose beauty,
both internal
and external,
1076
00:52:35,255 --> 00:52:37,947
will never be extinguished
from our minds."
1077
00:52:41,296 --> 00:52:43,470
[loud applause]
1078
00:53:18,264 --> 00:53:19,989
And I sat and I listened.
1079
00:53:22,129 --> 00:53:25,995
And I thought, "Good speech
but where were you?
1080
00:53:27,273 --> 00:53:29,965
Where were you
when she needed you?
1081
00:53:29,999 --> 00:53:33,486
Where were you
when she wanted sanctuary
for her boys?
1082
00:53:36,868 --> 00:53:42,391
I couldn't believe
the torrent of abuse
1083
00:53:42,426 --> 00:53:44,186
which came out of his mouth,
1084
00:53:44,221 --> 00:53:47,051
vitriol directed
towards the Queen.
1085
00:53:48,846 --> 00:53:50,779
I was confused.
1086
00:53:50,813 --> 00:53:52,159
"Why would he say that?
1087
00:53:52,194 --> 00:53:56,923
Why would he do that
in the House of God
at his sister's funeral?
1088
00:53:56,957 --> 00:54:00,340
Why would he slap
the Queen, his godmother?
1089
00:54:00,375 --> 00:54:01,790
Why would he do that?"
1090
00:54:03,240 --> 00:54:06,450
I looked at the Queen
and she looked at me
1091
00:54:06,484 --> 00:54:08,210
as if to say, "Mm.
1092
00:54:09,315 --> 00:54:11,524
We know the truth."
1093
00:54:11,558 --> 00:54:13,871
Unfortunately, the world
didn't know the truth.
1094
00:54:14,216 --> 00:54:16,011
But we did.
1095
00:54:16,045 --> 00:54:19,428
-[woman 1] Charles.
-Thank you so much.
Thank you.
1096
00:54:19,463 --> 00:54:21,292
[woman 2] Harry,
I'm so sorry.
1097
00:54:21,327 --> 00:54:22,983
[woman 3] William, William.
1098
00:54:24,226 --> 00:54:25,952
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
1099
00:54:29,680 --> 00:54:30,474
Thank you so much.
1100
00:54:34,201 --> 00:54:35,789
[press calling out William]
1101
00:54:37,170 --> 00:54:38,344
[woman 3] We love you!
1102
00:54:39,448 --> 00:54:42,969
[Paul] Then on the royal train with the royal family,
1103
00:54:43,003 --> 00:54:48,319
with Charles and Harry and William to North Hampton.
1104
00:54:48,354 --> 00:54:51,702
We arrived and had lunch
with Earl Spencer
in the dinning room.
1105
00:54:53,151 --> 00:54:54,463
I sat next to Prince Charles.
1106
00:54:54,498 --> 00:54:56,879
Who put me next
to Prince Charles?
1107
00:54:56,914 --> 00:54:59,503
I have no idea. He talked
about the garden.
1108
00:54:59,537 --> 00:55:02,437
How wonderful his begonias
were this time of the year.
1109
00:55:02,471 --> 00:55:04,335
"You really must come down
to Highgrove, Paul,
1110
00:55:04,370 --> 00:55:05,888
I have never seen
the Alliums
1111
00:55:05,923 --> 00:55:09,513
with such a color
and such a spread
across the garden."
1112
00:55:09,547 --> 00:55:12,723
I thought,
"We are at a funeral here.
1113
00:55:12,757 --> 00:55:15,208
We are not
on gardener's world."
1114
00:55:18,418 --> 00:55:21,732
Someone came in and whispered into Charles Spencer's ear.
1115
00:55:23,354 --> 00:55:24,355
He got up.
1116
00:55:24,390 --> 00:55:26,253
"Diana's arrived everybody."
1117
00:55:27,289 --> 00:55:28,877
So we all got up,
1118
00:55:29,878 --> 00:55:31,673
in to the hallway
1119
00:55:31,707 --> 00:55:36,885
and the Princess's coffin
had just arrived
at the front door.
1120
00:55:36,919 --> 00:55:40,060
Charles Spencer proceeds
down the steps
1121
00:55:40,095 --> 00:55:42,235
and they open the back door.
1122
00:55:42,269 --> 00:55:44,720
He rips off the royal Standard
1123
00:55:44,755 --> 00:55:48,483
and replaces it
with the Spencer Standard.
1124
00:55:48,517 --> 00:55:52,728
He turns to William and Harry
and everyone stood there
1125
00:55:52,763 --> 00:55:54,627
and says,
"She's a Spencer now."
1126
00:55:55,731 --> 00:55:59,770
They lifted her high
and took her
1127
00:55:59,804 --> 00:56:02,393
on this procession
towards the island.
1128
00:56:02,428 --> 00:56:05,362
They built a small pond, too,
across the lake.
1129
00:56:05,396 --> 00:56:09,020
So we all followed
across the bridge
1130
00:56:09,055 --> 00:56:12,541
to a small clearing
where a hole had been dug.
1131
00:56:13,300 --> 00:56:15,406
And into the hole,
1132
00:56:15,441 --> 00:56:19,859
the soldiers lowered
the coffin and then left
1133
00:56:19,893 --> 00:56:22,413
and left us stood around
1134
00:56:22,448 --> 00:56:24,588
to say a few prayers
and to say goodbye.
1135
00:56:26,452 --> 00:56:28,902
And I remember Mrs. Shand Kydd
standing beside me
1136
00:56:29,903 --> 00:56:32,906
and I can see the tears
1137
00:56:32,941 --> 00:56:37,773
I'd be wearing her cross
and chain which she gave me
the night before
1138
00:56:37,808 --> 00:56:40,638
and I thought
now is a good time
to give it back.
1139
00:56:40,673 --> 00:56:42,985
So I took it off
and gave it to her
1140
00:56:43,020 --> 00:56:44,470
and she turned to me
and said,
1141
00:56:46,161 --> 00:56:48,266
"At least I had her
for nine months.
1142
00:56:49,578 --> 00:56:52,339
Those nine months,
she was mine."
1143
00:56:53,686 --> 00:56:56,378
I thought, "What a sad thing
for a mother to say
1144
00:56:57,828 --> 00:57:00,175
at her daughter's funeral."
1145
00:57:00,209 --> 00:57:04,351
"Come on, boys," she said,
"leave Paul, leave him here
for a little while.
1146
00:57:04,386 --> 00:57:08,459
He's got a few things
to say. Let him, let him
stay for a while."
1147
00:57:08,494 --> 00:57:11,911
So Prince Charles
and William and Harry,
they left the island
1148
00:57:11,945 --> 00:57:13,326
and left me standing there.
1149
00:57:14,223 --> 00:57:15,501
And I was the last one.
1150
00:57:16,709 --> 00:57:18,711
With the sunlight
coming through the trees,
1151
00:57:19,539 --> 00:57:21,472
I looked down
into the hole
1152
00:57:23,336 --> 00:57:24,820
and there's a metal plate.
1153
00:57:24,855 --> 00:57:27,478
It didn't say,
Her Royal Highness,
The Princess of Wales,
1154
00:57:27,513 --> 00:57:31,378
It said, "Diana,
Princess of Wales."
1155
00:57:32,518 --> 00:57:35,521
I thought why couldn't they,
in the last moment,
1156
00:57:35,555 --> 00:57:38,489
have given her back
her title.
1157
00:57:38,524 --> 00:57:40,318
It wouldn't have hurt anyone
1158
00:57:41,527 --> 00:57:44,012
So I picked up some earth
and threw it into the hole.
1159
00:57:49,500 --> 00:57:52,745
And that's, that's where
my life was.
1160
00:57:57,335 --> 00:57:59,855
And I could remember
begging her saying,
1161
00:58:01,443 --> 00:58:02,996
"Why didn't you take me
with you?
1162
00:58:04,550 --> 00:58:06,483
You should have taken me
with you.
1163
00:58:08,450 --> 00:58:12,661
Because my reason gone,
1164
00:58:13,593 --> 00:58:15,008
I have no place now.
1165
00:58:15,768 --> 00:58:16,838
and I knew it,
1166
00:58:17,597 --> 00:58:19,426
I knew they'd come for me
1167
00:58:20,531 --> 00:58:22,533
because I was the last person
1168
00:58:24,190 --> 00:58:26,537
to witness a certain part
of history.
1169
00:58:40,447 --> 00:58:43,450
My favorite memory of Princess
is a very personal one
1170
00:58:43,485 --> 00:58:46,074
because I was the only
witness to it
1171
00:58:46,108 --> 00:58:50,181
and it was a regular occurrence
and it used to thrill me.
1172
00:58:50,216 --> 00:58:54,841
I used to hear
the piano being played
in the drawing room.
1173
00:58:54,876 --> 00:58:57,050
And the Princess
was an accomplished pianist.
1174
00:58:59,087 --> 00:59:03,885
Her favorite piece of music
was " Rachmaninoff:
Piano Concerto No. 2,"
1175
00:59:05,265 --> 00:59:07,302
which if you
were a film historian,
1176
00:59:07,336 --> 00:59:08,441
you would know
it was played throughout
1177
00:59:08,475 --> 00:59:11,444
David Lean's film,
Brief Encounter.
1178
00:59:11,478 --> 00:59:12,583
One of our favorite films.
1179
00:59:12,618 --> 00:59:15,310
We'd sit and watch
that black and white movie
1180
00:59:15,344 --> 00:59:17,070
with a box of tissues
between us.
1181
00:59:17,105 --> 00:59:20,142
-What do you believe?
-That it's the same with you.
1182
00:59:20,177 --> 00:59:21,592
That you have fallen
in love, too.
1183
00:59:24,181 --> 00:59:28,944
And I would hear these chords
and know she was up there.
1184
00:59:28,979 --> 00:59:30,601
I'd sneak up the staircase
1185
00:59:30,636 --> 00:59:33,224
and peep in through
drawing room door
1186
00:59:33,259 --> 00:59:36,331
and watch that vision
1187
00:59:36,365 --> 00:59:39,645
with wet hair scraped back
over her head
1188
00:59:39,679 --> 00:59:44,166
and a white toweling robe
tied tight, head back
1189
00:59:44,201 --> 00:59:47,307
playing "Rachmaninoff:
Piano Concerto."
1190
00:59:49,793 --> 00:59:50,932
That was magic.
1191
00:59:53,935 --> 00:59:55,592
When that happened,
1192
00:59:56,523 --> 00:59:58,318
when we lost Diana,
1193
00:59:59,457 --> 01:00:01,183
the world stopped
1194
01:00:01,218 --> 01:00:04,497
just for one brief second.
1195
01:00:04,531 --> 01:00:07,776
Everybody took a deep breath
in disbelief.
1196
01:00:09,675 --> 01:00:10,814
What was that?
1197
01:00:11,642 --> 01:00:14,300
If you could distill
that essence,
1198
01:00:14,852 --> 01:00:15,957
that was Diana.
1199
01:00:17,061 --> 01:00:18,649
But it was something
more than that.
1200
01:00:20,720 --> 01:00:22,584
I think it's what people call
1201
01:00:23,067 --> 01:00:24,551
magic.
1202
01:00:24,586 --> 01:00:26,588
[slow instrumental
music playing]
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