HRH DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES - A PERSONAL GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST

PRINCESS DIANA - A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST

" DrJames Colthurst - Tea with Diana at Kensington Palace,  followed by drinks with MBA fellow students at Henley "

In 1989 - 1992 I was a Mature Student at The Henley Management College ( now Henley Business School ) studying for a Master of Business Administration Degree. One of my fellow students was a young man in his thirties Dr James Colthurst. We both qualified with a MBA Degree.
He was a very charismatic and friendly man who was liked by the rest of the class of 43.
It was customary for the students to meet around the bar in the College about 6pm each day and to talk about the classes and topics of the day.

One day, which I remember so well, was the day James did not attend the Lecture in the afternoon but joined us for a drink at the bar. I asked him " What have you been doing today James ?
He replied " I have had afternoon tea with Princess Diana at Kensington Palace."  I replied in disbelief " Really ? "
" How did you manage that ?"
James explained that he was a close friend of  Princess Diana.
He explained that Princess Diana confided in him and that she often telephoned him at around midnight to talk about her problems. I was impressed.
I asked James " What was Diana really like ? He said that she was a wonderful, caring but sensitive woman and she loved her two sons William and Harry very much.  James did not tell me any secrets and I did not question him any further. We had a beer or was it two ?

Little did I know that these trips to Kensington Palace was at the request of Princess Diana who wanted James to be her confidante, making tape recordings of her feelings about her marriage to Prince Charles and his close relationship with his friend Camilla.
James made a number of visits to Kensington Palace on behalf of Andrew Morton who later wrote a book about Diana and which caused a sensation.

During my studies at Henley, I helped Calor Gas whom I had known since the days in the 70s and 80s when I was the Founder and Managing Director of Camping Gaz ( GB ) Limited, with their new development in Medical Gases. I introduced James to my contacts at Calor Gas since he was highly qualified to help them.
Calor Gas were very impressed with James and he was appointed Managing Director of their new company.

In 1996, I was running my own successful Management Consultancy business. I had had glimpses of the anguish of Diana in her marriage from the Press reports about her marriage to Charles and I thought that I could help her. I wrote her a very nice letter offering her my Services if she needed a new Private Secretary. I received a nice letter from her Personnel Officer Mrs Charles Yaxley on the 19th February 1996,  thanking me for the tone of my letter but said that Princess Diana did not want to take any action at this stage but they would keep my Letter on file for any future occasion. The letter was headed..........

The Personnel Officer to TRH Prince and Princess of Wales's Household. I have kept it to this day.

My next glimpses of the turmoil of the late Princess Diana was in 1998. James Colthurst had been exposed as the person who made the tapes at the request of Diana which Andrew Morton eventually used for his book about Princess Diana. His role and photo was spread across the front pages of many National News Papers.
James came to Henley in 1998 to give a talk about how the Press had treated him. They hounded him every day. They camped out on his doorstep. He told me that " They even visited the local butcher to find out what kind of meat I bought ! "
I felt very sorry for James and his family.
I had a nice friendly chat with James after the talk. I started to formulate my own opinion on what might have been if Diana had not died so tragically in Paris,

My view is that Diana would have married Dodi - that is purely my conclusion.
Former BBC Royal Correspondent Michael Cole agrees with me. In a recent article in The Daily Express ( August 2017 ) he concluded that Diana and Dodi were truly in love and that Dodi had bought an engagement ring for Diana which he proposed to give her on the day they both died.
However, some people felt that over  time, she would have been immersed into the Dodi Muslim Family way of life and that her frustration would grow, that  the wife, in Dodi's religion,  was subservient to the husband in many ways. Some people felt that eventually, these pressures of her new lifestyle would cause a mental breakdown and she might have tried suicide again - she could not face another breakdown in her marriage, Remember, she had tried suicide as an escape from her grief about her marriage to Charles and his close relationship with Camilla. Of course, this is pure speculation by others.

  I think that she would have been happy with Dodi who gave her comfort, understanding and love in her time of need.

I hope that that there would have been a happy ending for this wonderful compassionate Princess of the People - The Queen of Hearts as she wanted to be.

I have only had a glimpse of the real Diana over a 7 year period but probably the most dramatic period in the Diana Story.

I am full of praise for Dr James Colthurst due to the fact that as far as I know he has not tried to make large amounts of money out of his close personal relationship with Diana. Since we have reached the 20 years mark of her untimely death, I feel now is the time that James should write his own book about his relationship with Diana both before and after her marriage to Prince Charles. I think that the People of the World who care about Diana's Legacy should know the Truth and only the Truth about those dark years.

I feel privileged to have known Dr James Colthurst and to have had authentic Glimpses  of Diana through the eyes of a decent, warm friend of hers. James helped Diana so much for coming to her aid and agreeing to make those intimate and revealing  tape recordings. We should remember that Diana invited James to help her make those recordings.  History is full of wars and evil . The Legacy of Diana is proof that Human Beings can provide Goodness to triumph over Evil. Diana shines like the brightest Star in the Heavens.
I hope that We, the People can be guided by her Legacy forever.
May her memory never be forgotten.

We should be very grateful to Dr James Colthurst for the key, understanding role he played in helping Diana Express  her feelings.

THE ROLE OF DR JAMES COLTHURST

 " It was Dr James Colthurst who was the true Hero in allowing Princess Diana to go public about her anguish and failed marriage to Prince Charles. True, Andrew Morton wrote The Book about Diana but it was James Colthurst whom she invited to expose her story. History should recognise the efforts and friendship of Dr James Colthurst. He was a true and trusted friend of Diana.
He was the one who knew about her attempts at suicide, her eating disorders, her fear of isolation in the Royal Household and the possibility of losing her beloved William and Harry within The Establishment.
It was James Colthurst whom Diana turned to late at night when her doubts and anxiety about Charles were at their heights. James was her loyal friend and confidant long before others became involved. Yes, he was the true Rock on which she knew she could trust 100%."

" His positive role in relation to Princess Diana should be recognised. He is the one who should write a Book......unless he promised never to release her innermost secrets ! "

Dr James Colthurst in the days of his close friendship with Diana




THE DEATH OF DIANA - EUREKYS THEORY

Her car entered the tunnel in Paris at speed.
A person unknown, but  probably a colleague of the motor cyclist,  at the Exit End of the tunnel flashed a strong white light at the car with the intention to make the car slow down so that the Motorcyclist photographer, driving close to the car could take close up photos of Diana and Dodi in the back of the car.
However, the Plan failed because the light was too bright and blinded the driver of the car momentarily making the car swerve and crash into the pillar inside the tunnel.

It was an accident caused by independent members of the Press Photographers Community who were chasing the car from the Hotel and the person who shone the bright light at the car.
This is entirely the view of Eurekys and is speculation which may never be proven.