New tapes of Princess Diana to be aired on US TV

15 Feb, 2004

A private video made by the late Princess Diana in which she talks about the break-up of her marriage and her relations with other members of the British royal family will be shown on the NBC television network in the United States next month, the Daily Telegraph said Saturday.
The report said the tape was made in 1993, a year after her separation from her husband, Prince Charles, by the princess's voice coach, Peter Settelen. It said it shows her talking about how Charles "dismissed" her from their marriage.
The Daily Telegraph said the program was certain to be bought by a British television channel following its airing on March 4 and 11 in the United States.
The newspaper added that the documentary also would include excerpts from the audio tapes that formed the basis for Andrew Morton's book "Diana, Her True Story."
In these, the Princess, who was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1998, also discusses her struggle with bulimia, an eating disorder, her husband's affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, and attempts at suicide.
Spokesman for Buckinghman Palace and Clarence House, respectively the homes of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, declined to comment on the report.

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