Princes want to see Burrell 'in private'
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Your support makes all the difference.The two sides at war over the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales appeared to be heading towards a "summit" last night after her two sons and her former butler and confidant Paul Burrell both made clear they are anxious to meet.
Princes William and Harry stressed through a statement made by an aide to the Prince of Wales that they wanted a "private meeting" at which "they hope they can persuade him to understand their position".
Meanwhile Mr Burrell, revelations from whose book about the princess precipitated this latest royal crisis, will go on television to make a direct appeal to William and Harry to meet him and hear his side of the story. The plea, on the Channel 4 show Richard & Judy, will be the first of many television appearances as Mr Burrell promotes his new book, A Royal Duty, published tomorrow.
Serialised extracts have already proved highly embarrassing for the Windsors, prompting the princes to accuse him of a "cold and overt betrayal". According to some reports, the princes' desire to meet Mr Burrell is partly motivated by a fear that further secrets of their mother's private life will be shared by the world.
A senior aide to their father was quoted as saying: "We are worried that another bolt could come out of the blue at any time and we want to stop it." Extracts from Mr Burrell's book included claims that the Duke of Edinburgh told Diana to be grateful for the sacrifice his son had made in giving up Camilla, and that Prince Charles ordered the butler to lie to cover up his adultery.
Informed estimates suggest that Mr Burrell, who also served as footman to the Queen, will make more than £2m from the book.
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