002. Froebel Council Michael Gibbins: Inquiry into Princess Diana's death; at Dickiebo

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ColinTebbuttMVOColinTebbuttMVOby dickiebo in Uncategorized Tags:police

I have just had published in the London Police Pensioner magazine, the photograph of our

intake into the police on 2-11-1959. How delighted I am to have received a couple of calls

from former colleagues, whom I have not seen since that date! One, is from Colin Tebbutt,

whom I well remember as being a former Royal Marine. Colin went on to work for the

Royal Family, and afterwards, security consultant and driver, to Diana, Princess of Wales.

Hes now with Fergie! We hope to have a glass of wine on 10th January 2010. (Colin

and I, you idiot! Not Fergie!) Would you believe, we are standing right next to each

other in the pic!

On the reverse of the pic, the lads signed-up! At the top, centre, is Colins comment to

Dickiebo addressed to the Sergeant Major!!! (Click to enlarge.)

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Colin was made a Member of The Royal Victorian Order, an award granted

personally by HM The Queen. I have researched some of his career-path, and just loved

finding this;

Diana now used police protection only when she attended a public event. Her favorite

officer was Colin Tebbutt, who had retired from the Royal Protection Squad. A tall, well-built

matinee idol, Tebbutt knew that by going to work for Diana he was effectively shutting the

door to any future work with the Prince of Wales, but he had a soft spot for her. There was

always a buzz when she was at home. I thought she was beginning to enjoy life. She was

a different lady, maturing. Tebbutt says she would always sit in the front of the car, unlike

some of the other royals, such as the late Princess Margaret, who called him by his surname

and, without looking up from her newspaper, would bark Wireless! when she wanted him

to turn on the radio.

I drive looking in all three mirrors, so Id say to Diana, Im not looking at your legs,

maam, and shed laugh. The press knew the faces of Dianas drivers, so to shake them

off, Tebbutt sometimes wore disguises. She wanted to go to the hairdresser one day, shortly

before she died. I had an old Toyota, which she called the tart trap, so I drove her in that. I

went to the trunk and got out a big baseball hat and glasses. When she came out, I was

dripping with sweat, and she said, What on earth are you doing? I said, Im in disguise.

She said, It may have slipped your notice, butIm the Princess of Wales.

Vanity Fair.

Unfortunately, we all know, very well indeed, the cruel fate that befell Diana, but I was

certainly not aware that Colin was so very closely involved with all that happened in France.

If you have 5 minutes to spare, you may like to read a part of the actual transcript of Colins

evidence to the Official Enquiry into Dianas death. It is very, very enlightening, believe you

me. It is here;

Q. I think you then drove to Kensington Palace, arriving at

6 between 2.30 and 3 oclock; is that right?

7 A. My memory, of course.

8 Q. Once you arrived there, were Mr Gibbins and Mr Burrell

9 both there?

10 A. Yes, sir.

11 Q. Once you were there, what information were you given12 about the condition of the Princess and Mr Al Fayed?

13 A. Well I had already been told by the phone calls that she

14 was injured, so my mind was thinking about how to deal

15 with getting her home. When I got to the office, I was

16 given the very sad news that Mr Al Fayeds son had died,

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17 the driver had died, and at I think it was about

18 3 oclock, Mr Gibbins announced to us all that

19 the Princess had died, which was rather strange because

20 Mr Cook was on television saying that she was still

21 injured, and I always remember that. The press were

22 still giving out that she was injured and we were being

23 given the stark facts that three people had sadly lost

24 their lives.

25 Q. Was it agreed/arranged by Mr Gibbins for you to go to

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1 Paris with Mr Burrell?

2 A. It was, sir.

3 Q. Did you then make arrangements to get plane tickets and

4 to get to the airport?

5 A. Correct, sir.

6 Q. I think you boarded a plane at about 7 oclock in

7 the morning.

8 A. I understand it was 6.30, not 7, but it was early in the

9 morning.

10 Q. When you arrived in Paris, who met you at the airport?

11 A. Embassy officials.

12 Q. Were you then taken to the Embassy?

13 A. Yes, sir.

14 Q. Did you then meet the Ambassador and his wife?

15 A. I did, sir.

16 Q. What state were they in when you met them?

17 A. Everybody was calm and collected, sir. My biggest worry

18 was me. I really thought they were expecting lords and

19 people of a lot higher rank than myself and Mr Burrell,

20 and that had been playing on my mind. But I have to pay

21 a big compliment to Mr and Mrs Jay, who welcomed us with

22 open arms for our knowledge.

23 Q. Did Mr Burrell obtain some clothing from Lady Jay for

24 the Princess?25 A. As I understand, sir.

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1 Q. Where did you go to from the Embassy?

2 A. I went to the hotel, sir.

3 Q. What was the purpose of that visit?

4 A. Trying to recover the Princesss property, sir.

5 Q. Once you arrived there, did you collect the property?

6 A. No, sir.

7 Q. Why was that?

8 A. I was told it had gone back to England with Mr Al Fayed,

9 sir.

10 Q. Now, Mr Burrell, in his book, gives the order of events

11 that you went to the hospital and then to the hotel

12 later in the day.

13 A. That is incorrect.

14 Q. You are saying that he has made a mistake about that.

15 Now, from the hotel I think you did go to

16 the hospital, La Pitie-Salpetriere.

17 A. Yes, sir.

18 Q. At what time, roughly, did you arrive at the hospital?

19 A. It would have been before midday, sir. For some reason

20 I did not make a note of that time, but it would have

21 been before midday because the time difference was an22 hour on in France.

23 Q. I think you went in the hospital to the corridor where

24 the room was where the Princesss body was being kept.

25 Is that right?

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1 A. I first went to see Mr Moss, who again was calm,

2 collected and totally in control. It was chaos and

3 I had a great deal of time for the way he dealt with

4 everything.

5 Q. Did Mr Moss take you up to that sealed corridor and to

6 the room where the Princess lay?

7 A. Yes, sir. His room was right on the end of the sealed

8 corridor.

9 Q. When you arrived, around midday, what was

10 the temperature like in the room?

11 A. When I actually went into the room, the whole part of

12 that hospital was very warm. It was a hot day and in

13 the room it was extremely hot.

14 Q. When you arrived, were there any air conditioners in

15 the room?

16 A. No.

17 Q. When you arrived, were the French funeral directors

18 present?

19 A. Yes.

20 Q. What were they doing?

21 A. Just standing in the corridor, sir.22 Q. Did you call Mr Gibbins from there?

23 A. Yes, I set up a communications room, sir. Mr Moss gave

24 me a room to set up three lines; one to Balmoral, one to

25 Mr Gibbins and a general line for me.

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1 Q. When you first spoke to Mr Gibbins, what instructions

2 did he give you?

3 A. I gave him as full and comprehensive a report as

4 I could, but the message came over very quickly: just

5 leave everything alone with the Princess.

6 Q. How do you mean leave everything alone?

7 A. Well, that Levertons, the Royal undertakers, would be

8 here to take care of everything. The only problem

9 I could see was they were arriving very late in the day.

10 Q. When were they due to arrive?

11 A. 5 oclock, sir.

12 Q. We have heard from Mr Moss that the decision was taken

13 to put up some makeshift curtains, some sheets up at the

14 windows of the room. Were you involved in that

15 decision?

16 A. Yes, I was, sir, because the message came, if you looked

17 out the window, the press were climbing over the roofs,

18 sir. There were no sort of things up at the window, so19 they had a direct passage in.

20 I suppose I could have used sheets, but we only were

21 given blankets, which I suppose increased the heat

22 unfortunately. But, yes, I put blankets up at

23 the window.

24 Q. So you were there, Levertons were due to arrive around

25 5 oclock in the evening, you thought. What view did

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1 you form about the state of the body and what should be

2 done in view of the heat?

3 A. Sir, it is a very emotional time, to walk in and see4 your boss lying like she was. She looked old, her mouth

5 was down, not a lot of damage to her face, but she had

6 that I do not want to be here look, and I have to say

7 that it went back to my mother who died, who was

8 a beautiful woman, and when my mother died, she looked

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9 old and did not want to be there, and before my daughter

10 saw my mother, a funeral director did her hair and did

11 make-up, and when I went back to see my mother, she was

12 my mother, she was beautiful.

13 In my mind, and my mind only, was the family were

14 coming, His Royal Highness were coming, other members

15 were coming, and I would not have wanted to see the lady

16 in that condition. My only concern was to make her face

17 look a little bit better.

18 Q. Who did you speak to about that concern?

19 A. I spoke to Mr Gibbins. I also considered the heat in

20 the room was not doing the Princess any good.

21 Q. You say you spoke to Mr Gibbins. Did you speak to

22 anybody in the hospital first before you spoke to him?

23 A. I spoke to Mr Moss. I cannot remember the actual

24 we discussed it. It was playing on my mind a bit,

25 the heat of the room and the fact that you and I would

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1 have been in a fridge, but there was her Royal Highness

2 lying in a bed in a very, very hot room. I considered

3 she was starting to melt, but I am no expert.4 Q. You can see on page 8 of your statement around

5 the middle of the page, you say this:

6 I spoke to the hospital funeral directors through

7 Mr Moss. I asked about the condition of the body under

8 these circumstances and what the condition of the body

9 would be when the Prince of Wales and the family

10 attended. I was informed that the body would start to

11 deteriorate quite rapidly. This was also the opinion of

12 the nursing staff as it was just so hot. I had to force

13 this issue because of my concerns for the familys

14 attendance and I rang Mr Gibbins.

15 Does that help you to recollect the order of the

16 events?

17 A. Yes. It maybe that the story will be seen the state

18 she was in, her facial state, that made me get more

19 concerned.

20 Q. The account that you give in your statement, is that

21 right?

22 A. Correct, sir.

23 Q. When you say you had to force the issue

24 A. Well, force is perhaps the wrong word. My father

25 speaks fluent French, but I do not, but I had to go

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1 through Mr Moss and try and make people understand that

2 I did not want His Royal Highness and the two ladies to

3 see the Princess lying in a bed in the state she was.

4 Q. When you did speak to Mr Gibbins, what was

5 the conversation you had with him and what was his

6 response?

7 A. Well, it was still not to do anything until Levertons

8 came, but after we all described I described to him

9 my thoughts I cannot remember the exact words, but he

10 agreed that something should be done.

11 Q. Did he seek authorisation from anyone else before he

12 said that to you?

13 A. I do not know, sir. I think he might have spoken to

14 Mr Moss.

15 Q. During those discussions, you knew His Royal Highness

16 would be coming. Did you know that other dignitaries

17 would be coming to pay their respects?

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19 the room all the while when we got there; the Minister

20 of Health bowing at the end of the bed. People were

21 allowed to do that and we put a stop to that. Then

22 Mr Chirac came. I remember him coming down because you

23 cannot really miss him, he is a tall guy, and we just

24 out of the way.

25 Q. When you had those discussions with Mr Moss and

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1 Mr Gibbins, were you aware of how long it would take for

2 the funeral directors to prepare the body properly?

3 A. No, no, nothing at all, sir, no.

4 Q. Did you ever become aware of how long it would take?

5 A. I went for lunch or to try to get something to eat and

6 they started whatever they were doing, and then when

7 I came back about 40 minutes later, they were still in

8 there, so they had an hour, hour and a half.

9 Q. Did you feel, when you were having those thoughts about

10 the preservation of the body, that there was any

11 pressure of time?

12 A. Oh yes, sir.

13 Q. Now obviously the decision was formally made by others

14 and the instructions were given by others because, as

15 you have said, you did not have fluent French, but were

16 you aware what instructions were given to the funeral

17 directors while you were around?

18 A. Well, to the best of my recollection, sir, it was: do

19 what you have to do. To me it was the story I told you

20 about, wanting to see her looking like the beautiful

21 woman she was. That was all I was concerned about,

22 nothing else. I do not know what funeral directors do,

23 but I know that they do dress and do the make-up and do

24 the hair.

25 Q. I think you have also said that you were concerned about

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1 the condition of the body. You used the word melting.

2 A. It was very hot. I am not a total expert on how long

3 bodies last. People were also telling me that it could

4 deteriorate.

5 Q. Did you know at any point in these discussions the

6 nature of the precise physical procedures that would be

7 used?

8 A. No, sir, not at all.

9 Q. Did you know at that time that the Princess of Wales

10 might undergo a post-mortem examination in the UK?

11 A. That was in my mind because we do have post mortems when

12 people come back, when they die abroad.

13 Q. Was there any discussion of that with Mr Moss or with

14 the French funeral directors?

15 A. Not as I can remember, sir.

16 Q. Did Mr Burrell then provide Lady Jays clothes to

17 the funeral directors?

18 A. He did, sir.

19 Q. But did he actually put the clothes on the body?

20 A. No, sir.

21 Q. I will go relatively quickly from there, your return to

22 the UK. I think you remained in the hospital until23 the dignitaries arrived and the Princesss body was

24 taken to Villacoublay Airport. Is that right?

25 A. Yes, His Royal Highness arrived. I was outside the

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CCTV - closed circuit television cameras

Ch.Insp - Police Chief Inspector

Ch.Supt - Police Chief Superintendent

CID - Criminal Investigations Department,

detectives

CO19 or '19' - Central Operations specialist

firearms command, pan London

CPS - Crown Prosecut ion Service

Crack Cocaine - Class A prohibited drug

CS spray/gas - chemical irritant weapon part of

officer safety equipment

DPG - Diplomatic Protection Group

DPS - Department of Professional Standards (Met

Police)

EG - Evidence gatherer, specialist public order

post Fatac - Fatal traffic accident

FIT - Forward Intelligence Team, specialist public

order post

Furry Exocet - slang for Police dog

GATSO - speed camera manufacturer, slang for

speed camera

GBH - Grevious bodily harm, level of injury

beyond

ABH, serious or permanent injury resulting in

medical treatment/permanent scarring

GHB - gammahydroxybutyrate, controlled drug

Glock - Glock 21 pistol, standard Police issue

firearm

Gunships - slang for armed response vehicles

Guv/Guvnor - a Police Inspector, usually reserved

for someone you like/respect

Insp - Police Inspector

IPCC - Independent Police Complaints

Commission

IRV - Immediate Response Vehicle (usually same

vehicle as a panda but driven by an authorised

response driver)

Kit Monster - an officer who wants every gadget

under the sun, and has most of them.

Landshark - slang for Police dog

LAS - London Ambulance Service

Level I or 'L1' - Specialist public order training

reserved for specific units, see TSG

Level II or 'L2' - Borough level public order

training

Level III or 'L3' - basic level public order training,

all Police officers are L3 unless more highly

trained

LFB - London Fire Brigade

MAST - Mutual Aid and Support Team, outside

Met,

L2 public order trained officers

MDMA - ecstasy, controlled drug

Medic - Specialist public order post, can be L2 or

L1

MP5 - Heckler and Koch machine pistol type 5,

standard Police issue firearm

MPA - Metropolitan Police AssociationNBPA - National Black Police Association

NCRS - National Crime Recording Standards

Nearside - kerbside of the road, undertaking

NFA - No Further Action

NSY- New Scotland Yard

Offside - other side of the road into or through

opposing traffic

Op Safeguard - Government plan to house

prisoners in Police cells due to prison

overcrowding

Ovies - slang for overtime

PACE - Police and Criminal Evidence Act

Panda - Police non response patrol car

PC - Police Constable

PCSO - Police Community Support OfficerPDR - Performance and Development Review

Pedx (ped ex) - Pedestrian crossing

Peels Principles - Nine rules of Policing as set out

by Sir Robert Peel

PND - Penalty Notice for Disorder

Polac/Polcoll - Police vehicle accident/collision


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1 room, he came up and he was totally in control, very

2 calm. I spoke to him. He said I was to go back with

3 the body which, in answer to your last question, I was

4 quite pleased because, starting to think like

5 a policeman, you should have a bit of continuity from

6 leaving the country to get into England. That was

7 just there were so many things going on in my mind,

8 I was beginning to think of things that maybe did not

9 concern me. But I was still thinking like a policeman

10 at that time.11 Q. We have already heard from Mr Leverton and

12 Colonel Mather about arrangements for the return of

13 the body. You and Mr Burrell returned in the plane that

14 took the coffin, didnt you?

15 A. Correct, sir.

16 Q. Later on that Sunday, you attended the Fulham mortuary,

17 is that right?

18 A. We went from Northolt straight to Fulham.

19 Q. Were you in the room when the post-mortem examination

20 was undertaken?

21 A. No, sir.

22 Q. Who else was in and around the Fulham mortuary when you23 got there?

24 A. There appeared to be Palace officials and Dr/Mr Wheeler,

25 who was concerned about our state of health and offered

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1 us anything, you know, counseling.

2 Q. Were there any members of the press around?

3 A. I did not notice any members of the press at all.

4 Fulham mortuary, you go through big gates and you are in

5 a private area.

6 Q. When you got into the private area, did you see any

7 policemen you recognised?8 A. Yes, there was one SO14 officer.

9 Q. Who was that?

10 A. Michael Walker.

11 Q. Do you know why he was there?

12 A. I think he was there to provide police coverage during

13 the night, sir.

14 Q. As far as you were aware, did he go into the room to see

15 the post-mortem examination?

16 A. I am not aware of that, sir.

17 Q. On the Monday, the day after, did you collect the

18 Princess of Wales possessions from Mr Al Fayeds press

19 spokesman? That is Mr Cole.

20 A. Yes, I saw Mr Cole at the offices.

21 Q. Yes, he is here today. Did you collect them from

22 Harrods?

23 A. I did, sir. I had a letter of authorisation.

24 Q. Did you then take them to Dianas sister, Lady Sarah

25 McCorquodale?

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1 A. I had them in the car, sir. Mr Cole supplied a Harrods

2 official to accompany us to the house, sir.

3 Q. When you got to Lady Sarahs residence, were you present

4 while the bags were unpacked?5 A. I was, sir.

6 Q. Did you notice anything being taken out of the bags that

7 struck you or caught your attention?

8 A. Well, there was a lot of property. I suppose it was

9 only in the context of reading through the case that

Polfed - Police Federation POLSA - Police Search

Adviser

Positional Asphyxia - medical condition res ulting

from pressure on chest during restraint

Probie - Probationer Police constable

PS - Police Sergeant

PSD/C&D - Profess ional Standards

Department/Complaints & Discipline (outs ide

Met)

PSU - Police Support Unit, public order team

PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Quickcuff/cuffs - Rigid handcuffs

refs - Refreshment breaks

RMP - Royal Military Police

rock - slang for crack cocaine

RTA - Road Traffic Act, also Road Traffic

Accident

RTC - Road Traffic Collision

S.1 - Section 1 of PACE giving authority to search

people/vehicles for stop search/crime

investigation

S.44/S.43 - Section 44 and 43 of the Prevention of

Terrorism Act giving authority to search

people/vehicles

S.5 - Section 5 of the Public order act, threatening,

abusive or insulting words or behaviour

S.60 - Section 60 of PACE, authorising s top

search for any person in a given area over a

specific period

SB - Special Branch

SFO - Specialist firearms officer

Shot - slang for firearms trained

Shufflers - slang for crack addicts out looking to

score

Skipper - s lang for a Police Sergeant

SMT - Senior Management Team

SNT - Safer Neighbourhood Team

SOCO - Scenes Of Crime Officer

SOP's - Standard Operating Procedure

Speed - Class A prohibited drug SPG - Special

Patrol Group, forerunners to the TSG riot teams

Supt - Police Superintendent

Swampies - slang for protestors

Teeth - slang for Police dog

The Job or just 'Job' - The Police as referred to by

Police officers

The Met/MPS - The Metropolitan Police Service

TIC - Taking Into Consideration, confessing to

existing crimes to get leniency at court

Traffic Car - traffic response and pursuit unit,

usually highest trained drivers

Trumpton - s lang for Fire Brigade

TSG - Territorial Support Group, L1 public order

teams

Unmarked - referring to a covert Police vehicle

Zombies - slang for drug addicts unable to

function normally


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10 I did notice what I consider to be two tampons, or

11 however you describe it, in the luggage, but that was

12 just something I noticed, plus other empty boxes, which

13 are I presume you know, the Princess would wear a lot

14 of jewellery and I presume they were the boxes from that

15 jewellery.

16 Q. I would like to ask you now some general questions.

17 While you were working for the Princess, did she have

18 any conversations with you about private matters,

19 personal matters?

20 A. Yes, I had been divorced and we used to discuss divorce.

21 That was normal. When you are driving together, you

22 discuss all sorts of things.

23 Q. Was she a more than usually forthcoming principal or

24 boss?

25 A. You know when to speak, sir, you dont cross the line.

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1 If you are spoken to, you answer.

2 Q. Did she give you any indication that she was planning to

3 get engaged?

4 A. Not to me, sir.5 Q. Did she give you any indication that she thought she was

6 or might be pregnant at any stage?

7 A. No, sir.

8 Q. Did she give you any indication at any stage that she

9 was intending to live overseas?

10 A. No, sir.

11 Q. From your own perspective, if she had been intending any

12 of those things, do you think she would have said that

13 to you?

14 A. No, I do not think she would have discussed that

15 private, to be quite honest with you. As I said, sir,

16 there is a line. We certainly had lots of

17 conversations, but never anything as personal as you are

18 suggesting.

19 Q. Were you aware of the relationship she had had with

20 Hasnat Khan?

21 A. I was, sir.

22 Q. How strong did you think that relationship was?

23 A. Very strong, sir.

24 Q. How strong a relationship do you think she had with

25 Dodi Al Fayed?

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1 A. I think she was enjoying his company, sir.2 Q. Are you able to expand on that?

3 A. I do not know about the relationship, sir. I was never

4 there when the private side was there.

5 Q. We dont want to cross the line either.

6 A. Absolutely, si r.

7 Q. In your dealings with the Al Fayed organisation, what

8 was your view of their security and any other aspect

9 that you feel able to comment on?

10 A. Well, we had to work as a team, sir. They were army

11 trained and we were police trained. I think there is

12 a slight difference between Royal protection officers

13 and army protection. We do di fferent courses and so on.

14 Maybe just a little bit more the word heavy is15 wrong; more efficient. They tried to be they dont

16 have the background on how to deal at a low-level

17 protection, you know. Very good, work well as a team,

18 but the royalty protection officers work with

19 the principals and the training is extremely high and

20 ou build u a ra ort.


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Blue EyesDec 08, 2009 @ 12:37:38

Wow check out Big Ears just to your right!

ElizabethDec 08, 2009 @ 18:29:02

It is still hard to think of her as anything except full of life. What a sad loss. Fascinating royal

connecton Dickiebo.

dickieboDec 09, 2009 @ 05:53:39

BE; Dont be cheeky about Constable Cable!!! lol.

Elizabeth; She was definitely a one-off. B and I visited her family home at Althrop and

had a full tour. Very, very interesting to see where she and Charles, etc., sat and talked, etc.

Strangely, many of my old pals went into Royalty Protection, including my golfing pal, Dave

Robinson, who became the Queens Private Bodyguard, travelling the whole world with her.

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