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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. | A heart surgeon who had a two-year relationship with Princess Diana has given evidence at her inquest. |
| Hasnat Khan, 48, 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. | 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 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' |
| At their first meeting at the Royal Brompton Hospital, Mr Khan said Diana had been "down to earth" and "very flirtatious with everyone". | |
| 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 heard the couple went on to have a normal sexual relationship and Mr Khan had "no reason to believe" Diana was ever unfaithful. | |
| Mr Khan said they had discussed the subject of marriage, but believed the press intrusion would make his life hell. | |
| At a second meeting, she said it was all over between us, but she denied there was anyone else Hasnat Khan | At a second meeting, she said it was all over between us, but she denied there was anyone else Hasnat Khan |
| He 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. | 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". | 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 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. | 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 the Pont d'Alma tunnel had been a "tragic accident". | |
| The inquest continues. | The inquest continues. |