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Saturday, 18 July 2009

Diana: Hasnat slams the official inquest

The author of this blog will unashamedly continue to praise the wonderful work of Diana, Princess of Wales for all eternity.

Despite efforts to rewrite history about her, she was a true humanitarian.

Today, we get opportunity to praise Hasnat Khan - the surgeon that Diana apparently fell in love with and who has acted with complete respect and dignity towards her - keeping a mainly dignified silence about her since she was unlawfully killed (official jury finding) in 1997.

So, we may not hear much more from Hasnat about Diana but he has an insightful opinion of the inquest which he shares with Diana's journalist confidante Richard Kay.

In a Daily Mail article, Hasnat says of the inquest: "I've read all the transcripts from the witnesses on the internet and, to me, it was more about delving into her private life than getting at the facts of her death. They didn't even call the paparazzi who were chasing her car. I'm glad I wasn't part of the circus".

Could not agree with you more Hasnat. Even when the inquest threw up shockingly outrageous facts about what happened to our Princess and about how she had been treated by people, the British media - and most media around the world - chose to highlight salacious, sensational utter tosh... of which, the inquest gave them plenty of material and opinion to play with.

But no paparazzi. No people responsible for some of the blood work apparently from the body of Henri Paul.

It was, on reflection, mostly about tarnishing Diana's name through yet more unsubstantiated opinions and conjecture.

Good on you for not being roped into it, Hasnat. We hope her boys, William and Harry, will find a way to thank you for your loyalty and respect towards their wonderful mother when William becomes King.

To those who wonder whether this blog post has a place on a mostly political blog... think about it.

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- Diana, Princess of Wales, 1996

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Saturday, 18 July 2009

Diana: Hasnat slams the official inquest

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