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British royals not amused by Diana's humanitarian touch
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 10 - 01 - 2008

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were
not amused by the humanitarian causes taken up by Princess Diana,
such as the fight against landmines and her support for HIV/AIDS
sufferers, the inquest into her death has been told, according to dpa.
Simone Simmons, a complementary therapist who treated Diana and
became a confidante, told the London inquest Thursday that Prince
Philip had written "cruel and derogatory" letters about the
"propriety of the princess' behaviour."
Two "nasty" notes Prince Philip sent to Diana criticizing her
conduct had left her angry, Simmons said.
However, responding to questioning by the counsel for the inquest,
Simmons said she believed that no member of the royal family would
"ever have harmed" Diana.
Like other witnesses before her, Simmons confirmed Thursday that
Diana knew she was under surveillance by the security services.
"When there was a click on the telephone line, she would say:
'Time to change the tape, boys,'" Simmons related.
She said Diana had told her of her fears that she would one day be
murdered by Britain's security services.
"If something happens to me, MI5 or MI6 (the security services)
will have done it," Diana allegedly said.
In testimony earlier this week, a former bodyguard of Diana's said
that the queen strongly disapproved of Diana's prominent role for
AIDS charities.
"Can't you find something more pleasant to do?" the monarch was
said to have asked her then daughter-in-law in the early 1990s.
However, 10 years after Diana's death, the queen for the first
time shook hands with HIV/AIDS sufferers during a state visit to
Uganda last November.


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