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...called himself Princess Diana's confidant, "the hub" of her world, the keeper of all her secrets. He became an indispensable part of her life and probably knew her better than anyone else. And even after writing two tell-all books following her death, he insisted there were stories he would take to his grave. So when Paul Burrell, Diana's former butler, first refused to answer the question, you knew the answer...
...very kind to a woman who's no longer here." But the judge ruling over the inquest, Lord Justice Scott Baker, insisted. Burrell stared down at his desk, chewed his lower lip, took a deep breath, and then, as his voice started to crack, said: "She called the Princess a whore and said she was messing around with eff-ing Muslims and she was disgraceful and said some very nasty things." It was after that conversation, he said, that Diana decided she didn't want to speak to her mother ever again...
Mansfield's goal was to counter Burrell's earlier claims that nobody had a problem with Diana dating Dodi and Khan, both Muslims. Al Fayed's case depends on it; he alleges that the Royal Family had his son and the Princess assassinated to stop her from marrying a Muslim. Earlier that morning, Burrell, who flew in from his home in Florida for the inquest, had called Al Fayed "a very kind man," before going on to demolish - in the nicest possible way - Al Fayed's claims that Diana and Dodi were engaged...
...wanted to spend the rest of her life with. "This was her soul mate," he said. "This was the man she loved more than any other. It was a very deep and spiritual relationship." Khan would often visit Diana and her boys at Kensington Palace, Burrell added, because the Princess was "adamant" that William and Harry get to know and grow to like Khan. Dodi, on the other hand, had only come round to the house once, and only for five minutes...
...towards radical innovation. But between Jack Nicholson’s wryly inappropriate humor and Morgan Freeman’s unmatched gravitas, it entertains. Guided by the sure hand of Rob Reiner, director of classics including “When Harry Met Sally” and “The Princess Bride,” the viewer can leave the theater a little more grateful for the simpler things. Edward Cole, played by Jack Nicholson, and Carter Chambers, played by Morgan Freeman, meet in a same hospital room where their very divergent lives are thrown into sharp relief. Cole, a billionaire...