Diana's Closest Friends TELL ALL

AS THE ROYAL FAMILY CONTINUES TO REEL IN THE WAKE OF HARRY ND MEGHAN MARKLE’S EXPLOSIVE SIT-DOWN, THOSE CLOSEST TO THE LATE PRINCESS DIANA (INCLUDING HER BUTLER OF 10 YEARS, PAUL BURRELL) SEPARATE FACT FROM FICTION.

THE relationship between Prince William and his younger brother Harry was already in bad shape when Harry and his wife Meghan Markle sat down for their no-holds-barred TV interview on March 7. In the ensuing two hours, the couple dropped bombshell after bombshell about life behind Palace doors. And in the weeks since, their stunning accusations — of bullying, casual racism and a general lack of support — have only deepened the brothers’rift. It’s a divide that would break the heart of their beloved mum, Diana. As her former butler and great friend Paul Burrell, says, the late Princess would be devastated to witness her beloved sons’fractured bond. “It’s just so desperately sad that Harry and William are clearly so detached — both emotionally and geographically,” Paul recently lamented. “Diana would be absolutely heartbroken that it’s come to this.” That’s not the only revelation Diana’s most trusted confidantes are sharing: Paul and other sources close to the royal family are lifting the lid on the continuing fallout from what the British press derisively termed “Megxit” — to the future of the monarchy itself.

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