Thursday, 13 July 2006

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Princess Diana kiss and tell

Cameraman adds his claims to host of Princess Di revelations

Princess Diana: The Princess of Wales died in Paris 31 August 1997

A former ITV cameraman has claimed he slept with Princess Diana.

Sebastian Rich worked alongside the princess for 18 months filming the documentary 'In Public, In Private' 20 years ago.

He includes details of their brief affair in his latest book which he hopes will land him a big publishing deal.

Rich's story joins a long list of claims made about the princess since her death nine years ago.

According to writer Lady Colin Campbell, she had an abortion. According to therapist Simone Simmons, she tried cocaine. And according to former butler Paul Burrell, she gave her lovers scores out of 10. Former cavalry officer James Hewitt has even launched a TV career on the back of claims he slept with Diana.

A senior Royal source has dismissed Rich's story. He said: 'What makes this so outrageous is that Princess Diana is not alive to defend herself. This means we will never know if the claims are true or merely an attempt by someone to sell a book.'