The Bodyguard

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Reportedly, Sansum claims that those personnel worked very closely on the investigation after the accident. Myers says he believes Diana’s sons Prince William and Prince Harry will not “find his comments too helpful” believing they are “very self-serving”. 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.”

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He also dismisses reports that Dodi Al-Fayed was just a summer fling designed to make Diana’s ex-boyfriend Dr. Hasnat Khan jealous. She didn’t want to, but that was the only place she felt people weren’t having a go at her. It was probably her way of keeping sane, to get some respite.”Lee understood that normal people could not afford their own bodyguards to look after their loved ones so he devised a unique devastating system of self deference..

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A witness driving a car travelling in front of the Mercedes in Paris on the night of the crash told the inquest that he saw a high-powered motorbike overtake the car just seconds before the crash. But he reveals the presence of intelligence services following her just weeks before the crash might have been a factor. She told me she wanted to thank me for taking such good care of them all in St Tropez. I was blown away by that. She assured me that she and her boys had a ‘magical’ time there and that this wouldn’t have been possible without my help. Through his work with Mohamed Al-Fayed — the owner of Hôtel Ritz Paris and formerly Harrods department store and Fulham FC — Lee also protected Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sylvester Stallone and footballer Pele.

Very informative on his training and career. His "quality" of the time spent with the royals are blessed sweet memories. But I had seen her in tears too, when she learned of the murder of her friend, the fashion designer Gianni Versace. She confided in me her own fears that she might one day be assassinated. 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. Lee Sansum is an ex-Royal Military Policeman, martial arts champion, private military contractor and expert in close protection. He has worked with Hollywood stars, looking after Tom & Nicole, Pele and Sylvester Stallone. Working for the controversial billionaire, Mohamed al-Fayed, Lee went on to protect the most famous woman in the world, Princess Diana, with whom he formed a close bond. Lee was not in the car or the tunnel the night of Diana’s accident, but his friend and fellow bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones was, and was the only survivor of the accident.

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The parallels with Prince Harry are all to be seen,” the editor said, referring to them as “sliding doors moments”. Princess Diana died on August 31, 1997, after a car accident in Paris. (Image: PA Archive/PA Images) 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. Lee protected Princess Diana and her sons in St Tropez during the summer of 1997, the tragic incidents that followed in Paris would be the catalyst for his close quarter combat system of training to be developed. Lee will never know the truth. But he will always treasure the letter he received from the princess 25 years ago.He also reveals the fun bets he had with a young Prince and how he treasures a letter from Diana thanking him for making her final sunshine holiday in St Tropez “magical” — and her fears she may be assassinated. There are so many stories from his life, including his time in Northern Ireland and almost losing his life in Somalia and Libya. On the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, a royal bodyguard opens up about protecting and befriending the most famous woman in the world, bonding with the young princes—Harry and William—and the details of the night Diana died. She signed off with her warmest possible thanks. I still have that letter and will always treasure it.” 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.