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| Diana jury told of surgeon affair | Diana jury told of surgeon affair |
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| A heart surgeon who had a two-year relationship with Princess Diana has given evidence at her inquest. | |
| Hasnat Khan declined to appear in person, but said in a statement read to the jury the relationship began in 1995 after they met at a London hospital. | |
| He said he had often stayed at Kensington Palace and had met princes William and Harry. | |
| The couple broke up in 1997, shortly before Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris, alongside Dodi Al Fayed. | |
| The statement is understood to have been made to the Metropolitan Police in 2004, and is the first detailed account of the affair. | The statement is understood to have been made to the Metropolitan Police in 2004, and is the first detailed account of the affair. |
| 'Tragic accident' | 'Tragic accident' |
| Mr Khan described one occasion when the couple were in a pub and Diana had wanted to order drinks at the bar because it was something she had never done. | Mr Khan described one occasion when the couple were in a pub and Diana had wanted to order drinks at the bar because it was something she had never done. |
| The High Court jury also heard the couple had discussed the subject of marriage, but believed it would make Mr Khan's life hell. | The High Court jury also heard the couple had discussed the subject of marriage, but believed it would make Mr Khan's life hell. |
| At a second meeting, she said it was all over between us, but she denied there was anyone else Hasnat Khan | |
| Mr Khan said he would not be able to live a normal life and, if they ever had children together, he would never be able to take them anywhere. | Mr Khan said he would not be able to live a normal life and, if they ever had children together, he would never be able to take them anywhere. |
| The affair ended a few weeks before she died after a meeting in Battersea Park, in south London. | The affair ended a few weeks before she died after a meeting in Battersea Park, in south London. |
| Mr Khan insisted it was Diana who had ended it. | |
| He said after she returned from a holiday with Mohamed Al Fayed and his family he thought she had met someone else because Diana was "not her normal self". | |
| "I did not know who it was. It could have been a bodyguard or anyone," he said. | |
| "I was surprised when she said there was no-one else. | |
| "At a second meeting, she said it was all over between us, but she denied there was anyone else." | |
| It was only when he heard news broadcasts that he learned about Diana's relationship with Mr Al Fayed's son, Dodi. | |
| He said he believed Diana's death in a crash in a tunnel in Paris had been a "tragic accident. | |
| The inquest continues. |