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Diana told 'without any doubt' that she was being bugged by a
five-strong surveillance team
By TOM KELLY
Princess Diana's bedroom was being bugged two years after her split
from Prince Charles, her inquest sensationally heard yesterday.
An electronic surveillance expert made the astonishing discovery
after Diana asked him to check her Kensington Palace apartment for
listening devices because she feared "dark forces" were snooping on her.
Former soldier Grahame Harding located a suspected bug behind a wall
in her bedroom, adjacent to a room which had been used by Charles.
It came a year after Diana had written a note to her butler Paul
Burrell in which she said "my husband is planning an accident in my car."
Yesterday the inquest also heard that:
Diana thought the death of her former lover Barry Mannakee in a
motorcycle crash had been "arranged deliberately".
She believed members of the security services were monitoring her
movements, including listening in to her calls.
It was "common practice" for communications with the Royal Family to
be monitored by the security services.
Mr Harding was introduced to Diana by the Duchess of York in 1993, a
year after her separation from Charles when she settled at Kensington
Palace and he remained at Highgrove.
The following year she told Mr Harding she believed listening devices
had been fitted in her new quarters. He swept the apartment for bugs
four times during four months in 1994.
He said: "My equipment detected an electronic signal which indicated
that a possible bugging device may have been present behind a wall in
her bedroom. Princess Diana was present when I found this signal.
"As you walk into her bedroom, I believe there was another room off
it where His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales had a room and it was
on that wall."
He said was unable to get behind the wall to examine the device. But
there was "no indication" that the fabric of the wall had been
altered. He said he swept the room again later that day and the
signal had gone.
"I could not give an explanation to the reading. It could have been
innocent electronic equipment in another room. But the noise behind
the wall was very similar to a transmitter device."
Diana never told Mr Harding who she suspected was spying on her. "She
said 'there are dark forces' and never really expanded on that in any
way," he said.
Mr Harding, who served with the Royal Signals before setting up a
company offering protection to merchant banks, said he provided
"clean" new mobile phones for Diana because she feared they were being bugged.
The inquest also heard Diana had been told by well-placed "friends"
that there was a five-strong team in an "organisation" she believed
the security service had instructed to conduct a surveillance
operation on her.
The allegation emerged in notes made by a senior officer about a 1994
meeting between Diana and the head of the royalty and diplomatic
protection department.
Colin Haywood-Trimming, a former protection officer who headed the
Scotland Yard team that guarded Charles and Diana, told the inquest:
"Over the years I was aware she had this feeling she was being listened to."
The inquest heard that Mr Burrell, a future witness, will assert that
it was "common practice" for communications with the royals to be
monitored by the security services - Mr Burrell has already made
public a letter from Diana describing her fears that Charles was
plotting to kill her so he could marry their sons' nanny, Tiggy Legge-Bourke.
The note, sent in October 1993 and made public two years ago, read:
"This particular phase in my life is the most dangerous.
"My husband is planning an accident in my car, brake failure or some
serious head injury in order to make the path clear for him to marry Tiggy."
Mr Burrell also said that he feared for his own safety because the
Queen had warned him of "dark forces" at work.
Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed believes Diana's death alongside his
son Dodi in Paris in 1997 was a plot organised by MI6.
Before her relationship with Dodi, Diana was said to have embarrassed
the Royal Family with a string of lovers that included former England
rugby captain Will Carling, ex-cavalry officer James Hewitt, sports
PR executive James Gilbey and art dealer Oliver Hoare.
The inquest also heard that Diana believed the death of another of
her former lovers, police bodyguard Barry Mannakee, had been "organised".
Their year-long relationship ended in 1986 when he was removed from
royal protection duties after Charles discovered the affair. Mr
Mannakee died a year later in a motorcycle accident.
Mr Haywood-Trimming said Diana was suspicious about the death. He
said: "She suggested it had been organised."
The inquest continues.
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Princess Diana's bedroom was being bugged two years after her split from
Prince Charles, her inquest sensationally heard yesterday. <br><br>
An electronic surveillance expert made the astonishing discovery after
Diana asked him to check her Kensington Palace apartment for listening
devices because she feared "dark forces" were snooping on her.
<br><br>
Former soldier Grahame Harding located a suspected bug behind a wall in
her bedroom, adjacent to a room which had been used by Charles. <br><br>
It came a year after Diana had written a note to her butler Paul Burrell
in which she said "my husband is planning an accident in my
car." <br><br>
Yesterday the inquest also heard that: <br><br>
Diana thought the death of her former lover Barry Mannakee in a
motorcycle crash had been "arranged deliberately". <br><br>
She believed members of the security services were monitoring her
movements, including listening in to her calls. <br><br>
It was "common practice" for communications with the Royal
Family to be monitored by the security services. <br><br>
Mr Harding was introduced to Diana by the Duchess of York in 1993, a year
after her separation from Charles when she settled at Kensington Palace
and he remained at Highgrove. <br><br>
The following year she told Mr Harding she believed listening devices had
been fitted in her new quarters. He swept the apartment for bugs four
times during four months in 1994. <br><br>
He said: "My equipment detected an electronic signal which indicated
that a possible bugging device may have been present behind a wall in her
bedroom. Princess Diana was present when I found this signal. <br><br>
"As you walk into her bedroom, I believe there was another room off
it where His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales had a room and it was on
that wall." <br><br>
He said was unable to get behind the wall to examine the device. But
there was "no indication" that the fabric of the wall had been
altered. He said he swept the room again later that day and the signal
had gone. <br><br>
"I could not give an explanation to the reading. It could have been
innocent electronic equipment in another room. But the noise behind the
wall was very similar to a transmitter device." <br><br>
Diana never told Mr Harding who she suspected was spying on her.
"She said 'there are dark forces' and never really expanded on that
in any way," he said. <br><br>
Mr Harding, who served with the Royal Signals before setting up a company
offering protection to merchant banks, said he provided "clean"
new mobile phones for Diana because she feared they were being bugged.
<br><br>
The inquest also heard Diana had been told by well-placed
"friends" that there was a five-strong team in an
"organisation" she believed the security service had instructed
to conduct a surveillance operation on her. <br><br>
The allegation emerged in notes made by a senior officer about a 1994
meeting between Diana and the head of the royalty and diplomatic
protection department. <br><br>
Colin Haywood-Trimming, a former protection officer who headed the
Scotland Yard team that guarded Charles and Diana, told the inquest:
"Over the years I was aware she had this feeling she was being
listened to." <br><br>
The inquest heard that Mr Burrell, a future witness, will assert that it
was "common practice" for communications with the royals to be
monitored by the security services - Mr Burrell has already made public a
letter from Diana describing her fears that Charles was plotting to kill
her so he could marry their sons' nanny, Tiggy Legge-Bourke. <br><br>
The note, sent in October 1993 and made public two years ago, read:
"This particular phase in my life is the most dangerous. <br><br>
"My husband is planning an accident in my car, brake failure or some
serious head injury in order to make the path clear for him to marry
Tiggy." <br><br>
Mr Burrell also said that he feared for his own safety because the Queen
had warned him of "dark forces" at work. <br><br>
Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed believes Diana's death alongside his son
Dodi in Paris in 1997 was a plot organised by MI6. <br><br>
Before her relationship with Dodi, Diana was said to have embarrassed the
Royal Family with a string of lovers that included former England rugby
captain Will Carling, ex-cavalry officer James Hewitt, sports PR
executive James Gilbey and art dealer Oliver Hoare. <br><br>
The inquest also heard that Diana believed the death of another of her
former lovers, police bodyguard Barry Mannakee, had been
"organised". <br><br>
Their year-long relationship ended in 1986 when he was removed from royal
protection duties after Charles discovered the affair. Mr Mannakee died a
year later in a motorcycle accident. <br><br>
Mr Haywood-Trimming said Diana was suspicious about the death. He said:
"She suggested it had been organised." <br><br>
The inquest continues. <br><br>
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