Princess Diana staff says her mysterious life was ‘like a James Bond movie’
Former royal butler Paul Burrell claims Princess Diana lived in constant fear of surveillance, comparing her life to a James Bond movie. He describes extreme measures taken to prevent eavesdropping, though no definitive proof of hacking was found.
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This provides a historical perspective on the intense privacy pressures faced by high-profile public figures in the 1990s.
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Princess Diana’s former staff touches upon what it was like to working with her.
The former Princess of Wales, who passed away in a car accident in Paris 1997, was always on the edge over security and privacy.
In book The Royal Insider: My Life With The Queen, The King, and Princess Diana, ex-royal butler Paul Burrell says, "Diana was convinced that someone was eavesdropping.”
He continued, "We took down every wall mirror in the palace, having been told that a beam from a satellite could be bounced from a mirror to listen to conversations in the room."
Burrell wrote, "At times, it felt like I was living in a James Bond movie."
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