Random Most Shocking Details Princess Diana's Butler Has Alleged About Her Life (13 items)

(#7) They Allegedly Gave Money To Women Working On The Street

Burrell said he and Diana drove around London looking for women engaged in street work. In a leaked legal document, Burrell claimed Diana would give out 50 pounds per person "on condition that they went home and stopped working." She also bought "clothes for them from Marks and Spencer, and she also gave one girl money so that she could buy a coat."

He also alleges Diana would get annoyed if she saw the same individual again without the coat, believing "that she had obviously spent the money on something else."
(#9) Burrell Said Diana Was The Only One Who Knew He Is Gay

Burrell has said that Diana was the only person who knew he is gay. He was married to a woman during his stint as Diana's butler, but he has since come out and married his partner.

According to an interview Burrell gave on Good Morning Britain, she knew even though he said nothing about it: "We never had that discussion, but it was implicit in everything I did... I chose her dresses, I did wonderful flower arrangements, I chose her jewels, I was her best friend."
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(#8) She Reportedly Begged Boyfriend Hasnat Khan To Marry Her

Before dating Dodi Fayed, Diana was apparently head-over-heels in love with Dr. Hasnat Khan. Burrell said he facilitated their romance, setting up candlelit dinners for the duo and shopping for gifts from Diana for Khan.

A leaked police document alleged Diana said Khan was her "soulmate," and she "begged" him to marry her. In fact, Burrell claimed she used Fayed to make Khan jealous.
(#12) Diana Reportedly Planned To Move To Malibu

Burrell claimed that Diana was ready to leave London at the time of her passing. She wanted a change of pace - and scenery. Her destination of choice? Malibu, CA. She wasn't planning to live in the Golden State full-time, but she would have maintained a residence by the beach to enjoy the sun and sand with her sons.

She was reportedly excited by the idea of living in America, where she figured she might face less judgment.
(#11) According to Burrell, Diana Was In More Than One Big Car Accident

Before the Paris incident that took Diana's life, she apparently was in another major accident, according to Burrell. This last revelation occurred in a conversation between Burrell and medium John Edwards on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Australia. Edwards claimed Diana was in another accident before the one that took her life, serving to foreshadow the final event.

Edwards also appeared to know intimate details of Diana's life, such as her favorite glass bird and the dress Burrell last saw her wearing.