The Bodyguard

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Princess Diana was planning to move to America with boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed before her tragic death, according to her former bodyguard. This employer is looking for the following, please make sure they have been mentioned in you're C.V. or Cover Letter Reportedly, Sansum claims that those personnel worked very closely on the investigation after the accident. I thought it would be amazing to have someone go to one of these to investigate something that happened 36 years ago.” We start the book with Lee helping Trevor to visit Dodi Fayed’s grave in the mausoleum on the Al-Fayed estate. Trevor was the only person to survive the crash but can’t remember what happened.

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Myers said Sansum believed Diana was “desperate to get out of the media spotlight and wanted to go to America”. A lot of the book is set in a Tudor mansion, and the inspiration came from watching a documentary that showed priest holes and tunnels used to hide priest during the 1500s.He continued: “She was a caring mother. She loved her boys. She loved watching them play. She loved playing with them. She loved watching Harry [be a] bit of a naughty boy. I think we call them naughty boys, [but] I call ’em a free child and I think she was a free child too.” The IRA used a young girl to lure this man to his death, and Lee, along with an RUC unit, had to get to this house, while they knew an IRA unit was also on the way. A young woman will inherit everything from her eccentric and wealthy aunt, but on one condition, she has to solve the murder of her aunt’s best friend and bring the killer to justice in just six months.

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My time with the princess, it was only a short period in my life, but it had a bigger impact on my life forever,” Sansum exclusively told Us Weekly ahead of the Tuesday, August 30, release. ”I think because of the 25th anniversary of her death coming up soon, people are just interested in the princess all over the world.” He explains things in such a balanced and calm way that it is the most plausible explanation as to what happened in the tunnel I’ve ever heard. Diana was almost always able to put herself in someone else’s shoes, it is one of the reasons why she was so highly regarded. Sansum, a former private military contractor, remembers asking Diana if her sons, William, then 15, and Harry, 12, would be going with her. He writes that Diana explained she would never be allowed to take them and that, if she moved, “I will probably only be able to see them in their school holidays.” A look behind the curtain. Former bodyguard Lee Sansum shared stories about his time working for Princess Diana in his new book, Protecting Diana: A Bodyguard’s Story.The Bodyguard also reveals Princess Diana’s plans to head to America, and how her death influenced Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to step down as senior members of the Royal Family. Lee took an instant shine to young princes William and Harry, who he says were down to earth and friendly, like their mother. William was 15 when Diana died and Harry 12.

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She was quite adamant that in America, the press liked her. The people liked her, and she liked the place,” he told Us. “I know a lot of people have said she was depressed. She was anxious. She was paranoid. Well, you know what? I kind of get why. She couldn’t enjoy her life. Things weren’t normal. She had no one to turn to.” Lee said: “It was a bloody big yacht and a fair drop from its highest point into the water. A bet’s a bet, after all, and this one was by royal command, from an actual princess. Lee Sansum 6th Dan, specialist soldier, Northern Ireland war veteran and famous body guard, teaches internationally on the subjects of personal awareness, self protection and the martial arts.

The defining moment of Lee's career, however, was as part of the protection team for tycoon Mohamed al-Fayed and his son, Dodi.

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Instead of Sansum, it was Trevor Rees-Jones who was in the front seat of Diana’s car. Diana, Princess of Wales. Credit: Tim Graham /Tim Graham Photo Library via GetIt’s an interesting read from the viewpoint Of a person hired to protect “important people.” How many times are they ever considered? Once] there was one picture in the newspaper in one of the British tabloids at the time that showed a picture of the princess — a lovely picture. And then they had one of Camilla, which wasn't a very nice picture. And I think the headline was, ‘He chose this for that,’” he recalled to Us. “It was a very crude comment and we saw that newspaper that morning and when the princess came down for a chat in the morning on the beach, which she used to do, you know, I did mention to her, ‘Have you seen the headlines?’ because I knew it would stir the paparazzi up. That was the only reason I made the comment and the princess said, ‘Well, it's his choice. I moved on.’ Didn't even comment any further in it. And I thought, you know, what a good comment.” He added: “I actually signed up to join Diana and Dodi in America. She was definitely going, and that was that. She told me she was going there. Diana knew she would have to leave her sons behind if she moved to the US, but Sansum writes that it would have freed them from the paparazzi attention they got while with their mother. Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images He continued: “She was a caring mother. She loved her boys. She loved watching them play. She loved playing with them. She loved watching Harry [be a] bit of a naughty boy. I think we call them naughty boys, [but] I call 'em a free child and I think she was a free child too.”