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| Diana's letters to Dodi revealed | Diana's letters to Dodi revealed |
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| Details of letters written from Princess Diana to Dodi Al Fayed have been revealed at the inquest into the couple's deaths. | Details of letters written from Princess Diana to Dodi Al Fayed have been revealed at the inquest into the couple's deaths. |
| The princess wrote "with all the love in the world" and of him "bringing such joy" into her life in August, 1997. | The princess wrote "with all the love in the world" and of him "bringing such joy" into her life in August, 1997. |
| The letters were produced during the cross-examination of Diana's close friend Rosa Monckton. | The letters were produced during the cross-examination of Diana's close friend Rosa Monckton. |
| In one letter Diana described a gift to Mr Al Fayed - cufflinks which belonged to her father. | In one letter Diana described a gift to Mr Al Fayed - cufflinks which belonged to her father. |
| 'Chick' | 'Chick' |
| On 13 August 1997 the princess wrote about the gift: "Darling Dodi, these cufflinks were the very last gift that I received from the man I loved most in the world, my father. | On 13 August 1997 the princess wrote about the gift: "Darling Dodi, these cufflinks were the very last gift that I received from the man I loved most in the world, my father. |
| "They are given to you as I know how much joy it would give him to know they were in such safe and special hands. Fondest love, from Diana." | "They are given to you as I know how much joy it would give him to know they were in such safe and special hands. Fondest love, from Diana." |
| In a letter from Kensington Palace dated 6 August 1997, Diana thanked Mr Al Fayed for a six-day holiday on his yacht. | In a letter from Kensington Palace dated 6 August 1997, Diana thanked Mr Al Fayed for a six-day holiday on his yacht. |
| She wrote: "This comes with all the love in the world and as always a million heart-felt thanks at bringing such joy into this particular chick's life." | She wrote: "This comes with all the love in the world and as always a million heart-felt thanks at bringing such joy into this particular chick's life." |
| Courtroom tears | Courtroom tears |
| Michael Mansfield QC, who is representing Mr Al Fayed's father Mohamed, produced the letters in an attempt to demonstrate the relationship between Diana and Mr Al Fayed was a serious one. | |
| On Thursday Ms Monckton played down the couple's relationship, saying they were not about to get married and that Diana was not pregnant when she died. | |
| During cross-examination by Mr Mansfield, Ms Monckton broke down in tears. | |
| Diana, Dodi Al Fayed and driver Henri Paul died in a car crash in a Paris road tunnel in August 1997. | Diana, Dodi Al Fayed and driver Henri Paul died in a car crash in a Paris road tunnel in August 1997. |
| Mohamed Al Fayed, the owner of Harrods, has claimed there was a plot involving the Duke of Edinburgh to murder Diana and his son. | Mohamed Al Fayed, the owner of Harrods, has claimed there was a plot involving the Duke of Edinburgh to murder Diana and his son. |
| Previous relationship | |
| Mr Mansfield asked Ms Monckton: "She was treating this relationship with Dodi as a serious matter, wasn't she? It doesn't suggest it was little more than a fling after a couple of days." | Mr Mansfield asked Ms Monckton: "She was treating this relationship with Dodi as a serious matter, wasn't she? It doesn't suggest it was little more than a fling after a couple of days." |
| She replied: "She tended to speak and write in an extravagant way. But she agreed the letters were not just written to make someone happy. It was clearly more than that." | She replied: "She tended to speak and write in an extravagant way. But she agreed the letters were not just written to make someone happy. It was clearly more than that." |
| Ms Monckton denied Diana had finished a relationship with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan because she was in love with Mr Al Fayed. | |
| She was asked if Diana had misled her because she was concerned about Ms Monckton's "hostility and animosity" towards Mr Al Fayed. | |
| Ms Monckton said: "She was not misleading me. We talked about it a lot." | |
| She added: "She told me Hasnat would never have her back once the photographs of her with Dodi had appeared and she was very upset about it." | |
| The inquest jury has previously seen extracts of letters sent between Diana and the duke in 1992. | The inquest jury has previously seen extracts of letters sent between Diana and the duke in 1992. |
| Prince Philip wrote that he was prepared to help Diana with her marriage to Prince Charles which was experiencing problems at the time, and she wrote back expressing her gratitude. | Prince Philip wrote that he was prepared to help Diana with her marriage to Prince Charles which was experiencing problems at the time, and she wrote back expressing her gratitude. |