Protecting Princess Diana: The Bodyguard's Story (2024) | Full Documentary

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Diana, Princess of Wales. One of the most famous and most photographed women in the world. But with fame comes lack of privacy and the need for greater security.
Inspector Ken Wharfe, Diana’s royal protection officer, tells us first hand the truth about what life was really like for the princess. Revealing his affectionate account of his years protecting Diana from 1986 until 1993.
Diana’s decisions to drop her Scotland Yard protection shortly after Inspector Wharfe’s resignation, was a decisions he believes may have lead to her untimely death.
Join us to discover what it was like to protect the Princess, travelling the world at her side and being there to witness her gradual decision to leave public life.
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[@lissat7317]

The one man who ever truly protected her.

[@Tomtaylor7337]

He was basically fired , what does he do? Follow her anyways ? She was paranoid and thought she was being spied on.... Diana gave up her security, insisted on it , and had she still had royal protection, she would be here today , but stupid decisions were made , and a drunk driver, and not wearing a seatbelt didn't help either..

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

If I were her, I would would want you as my life protection guard . Congratulations and May God Bless you.

[@kai88875]

She will always be remembered as a loving, caring, and extraordinary woman. She was so loved by all except the man she once loved. ❤

[@sandragordon4421]

Who was that ? The then Prince Charles or James Hewitt who Diana adored & had an affair with while married to Charles.

[@teresitaviera3000]

Estupideces. Jaque al rey​@@sandragordon4421

[@boomerang_911]

Yes, after Charles would never let go of Camilla. Even on his honeymoon. Poor girl, young Diana.

[@dolinaj1]

@@sandragordon4421. O ghastly you, living without a heart! However do you manage?

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

Was he just responsible for the kids

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

I honestly loved everything about her.

[@NaturesMagik406]

45:53... She is a QUEEN and ALWAYS WILL BE!!!!!

[@nicolep297]

You truly became her friend and protector. God Bless You!

[@bellsca1917]

She was so cute, I loved her personality and how down to earth she was. always made time for everyone without looking like she didn't want to .

[@patadams9250]

I love her ,she is a beauitful woman and the most caring woman i've ever seen! May God rest her soul.

[@consuelobuenafe2154]

Her death,still so sad after many years.💔🙏

[@carmenadams5459]

This man really protected her. She was a beautiful princess.

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

As an ER NURSE ON AND off 30 yrs this sickens me . This gentleman is my hero

[@jackieparcell1370]

Nice job, this documentary. I've read Ken Wharfe's book, where he goes into more detail, obviously. In my opinion, it's a great pity that the now King found it expedient to marry one woman while continuing to love another, and it baffles me that some people are negative about Diana.

[@koisneurotypical]

I think the critical ones weren’t there… much younger who want us to ‘just get over it- it was so long ago’ 🙄 One day they’ll be as old as us. 😆 It happens in the blink of an eye! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 🩷💜

[@ericamary6778]

I cried again at Charles Spencer's words at her funeral...

[@user-tz1xw4os8b]

What a beautiful lady.

[@barbraluce5706]

The Vintage Reader is reviewing Wendy Barry's book and you receive a lot of praise for your kindness, compassion, and talent

[@user-ny3on8vh1v]

Not Barry. Berry. The Housekeeper at Highgrove. Very interesting book.

[@georginadunyo2896]

She is still the world's ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

My love for her is endless, as well her children.He was a good friend to you,and you too her

[@noreengardner1075]

Love his book and his sense of humor I’m sure made her turbulent often emotionally difficult marriage era more stable.

[@georginadunyo2896]

Diana the greatest Princess of Wales, she never dies

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

That’s a great story

[@boomerang_911]

Just think - this beautiful and gracious woman Diana - would be only 62 years old today and the Queen of England. Could you even imagine her in a gown and tiara at the coronation? She would have been the perfect queen if only Charles could have been mature and have loved her even for her faults. The monarchy would be in a different place today if Diana could have remained as Princess of Wales.

[@dolinaj1]

Mais oui! Charles and Camilla were virtually inconsequential during the coronation, coming as it must after the death of the irreplaceable QEII. Only the glorious music and military parades distinguished the day.

[@joya_8]

They truly didn't appreciate or understand the star they had in Diana. I will always wish we could have seen her on the throne and enjoying an amazing life with her children and grandchildren. She would have been a queen for the ages and the most incredible grandmother.

[@user-dt6tb9pr7n]

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[@deniseelaineespinoza9961]

Great reading! It feels like we're also home again, seeing your lace cloth from "grandma" & hearing the old familiar clock. So glad you had a safe trip home. What happened to new puppy dog? Perhaps one day you'd share a picture of it with us. We wanna love on puppy too. 😊

[@scottpeter5704]

"Why don't we drive to Venice?", alright for them who marry into the Establishment

[@crystalsmith2547]

I always wonder if anyone else has picked up on the synchronicities surrounding Diana and her death... 1) Charles 'broke her heart', 2) She wanted to be Queen of people's 'hearts' 3) She then fell in love with a 'heart' surgeon, 4) Her 'heart was broken' again, by 'heart surgeon', 5) She died soon after of a physical 'broken heart' (a tear in her heart) in the City of 'Love' , 6) After her death she was referred to as the Queen of people's 'hearts'. I wonder if there are any more I've not picked up on.

[@georginadunyo2896]

A very great lost to mankind

[@yimjachetlajamir3683]

❤

[@NaturesMagik406]

43:26... he lied there, didn`t he!!!!! Harry wouldn`t be where he is now if this jerk would have kept his promise!!!!! These people are good at that!!!!!

[@AyeWitness]

Diana had great hair!! 👩

[@catharinecarrington2705]

Diana's Diana Princess of Wales she had a lot of style and Grace and a lovely dresses what dining is to work lovely dresses and she was a beautiful woman one of the most 100% beautiful women Diana was the most 100% 2035000 present she's one of the most most good looking most good looking English Roses Diana Princess of Wales she was the most handsomest woman who put a lot of thrill she had a lovely lot of outfits and shook fantastic with all the silver necklaces and the gold chains what she used to wear with them and the black revenge dress what she wore the black revenge dress and I was a lovely and the one when she done that fantastic dance with John Travolta the White House

[@sueallen952]

@catharinecarrington2705 have you been drinking???

[@pmc8119]

And look at how people have treated Prince Harry since then! No wonder he got out.

[@joya_8]

He is right to keep fighting for protection and peace. His story is shaped by the loss of his mom. Had she lived, everyone's life would probably be different. But... if she could weigh in on his current issues, I have no doubt she would 💯 % be on his side.

[@catharinecarrington2705]

Is fantastic piano player Diana was a fantastic piano player and she's on the country beautiful the Polaris called monina the composer I got fantastic piano marvellously Diana played in fantastically Princess of Wales the greatest piano player and she done all the notes on in tune and it was magnificent to watch Diana she was one of the greatest princesses and mine to put a lot of skill into the mind of she knows what she was doing about landmine and she wanted to stop people getting killed by landmines and that was a truly a beneficial thing what Diana was doing pull a lot into a charity chicken shed charities people learning disabilities and Diana don't quite a lot and she was a marvellous woman and she done a lot for people I charities and for landmines it would stop in landmines stopping people getting killed by landmarks and that's a dash is the price and greatest memory the greatest memory of Diana what she stopped trying to get rid of landmines because I killed and everyone and she got the Likely people a lot of face and emotion into everything she's done at 5 and emotion Diane is one of the greatest British princesses who will be sore and miss everyone Mrs Diana has a lot of charisma Talent brain skill knowledge

[@sueallen952]

@catherinecarrington2705 for goodness sake make some sence please!!!!

[@marcellekarpe6496]

Diana etait une princesse exceptionnelle ❤❤❤❤❤❤comment auraient ont reagi a sa place, Charles par ce qu il.a un titre de noblesse a tous les droits, le choix de son futur epoux na pas été préparé ils n ont pas appris a ce connaître

[@sueallen952]

The one thing I can never understand is why Reese Jones has never been interviewed, the one person left from that night that knew what happened before the accident ad as it happened

[@user-ny3on8vh1v]

His face is disfigured. Plus he has already wgote a book.

[@Markanthony89]

I want to see more documentary’s on prince Philip are king in all but name ♥️🤍💙🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@rachmunshine9474]

I think the Queen was perfect for 99.9% of the years prior to and during her reign of 70 years!! She had Prince Philip to make her laugh and to talk frankly with but she was the best diplomat of the family. She kept the monarchy solid and didn’t do anything drastic or sudden but seemed looking back to adjust to the times and modern times incrementally but enough. Especially since she served during huge changes in society both in the kingdom and world wide. And she always put her duty first even when it was painful for her and for family members at times. Over so many years it’s inevitable that the people would not be 100% happy all the time but if you look at the whole reign it’s amazing there were just a couple blips and dips in popularity but looking at the crowds on the mall for her platinum jubilee, I think that says it all. She could feel the love. ❤

[@Markanthony89]

Queen Elizabeth was the nations grandmother she put duty before family what a woman she never put a foot wrong in her 70 years on the throne

[@melaniewalker5226]

One of his last wishes was to come back as a virus and depopulate the world. Nice man!!!!

[@garryharriman7349]

The more one examines the many strange amonalies relating to Diana's death, the more one has to at least seriously ponder as to wheather she may have been assassianted. She was a lose cannon in the eyes of rhe establismhment and I am sure they were frightened of he rand her potnetial actions.

[@iceprincess3981]

I am taking the liberty of copying a comment I wrote on another discussion. Perhaps you could be the first to answer my questions. „As the discussion continues and an overwhelming majority believe that foul play is involved and that the Royal family is behind it, I would simply like to state the facts and ask you to evaluate them from a logical point of view It is known that Diana was not expected in Paris that day. She was supposed to fly straight back to London after her holiday. The route via Paris was only planned at the last moment. Probably because Dodi had asked her to do so. But we can't know that for sure, so I'll leave that point aside. There was no predictable programme for this day in Paris. The couple changed their plans several times, all decisions were made spontaneously. This included the decision to go to Dodi's apartment late in the evening instead of staying at the Ritz. Like all activities, this trip was organised entirely by Dodi and the Al Fayed security team. Dodi ordered Henri Paul, who had actually already finished work, back to duty. He asked an employee to organise a car. And he chose bodyguard Trevor Rhys-Jones to accompany them. And last but not least, the Mercedes took neither the shortest nor the most likely route to the flat, but instead took a diversion. Now my question: How could an attack have been carried out under these circumstances? You can't organise a murder plot with a snap of the fingers. It requires meticulous preparation and careful planning. And that wasn't possible in Paris. If someone had really wanted to get her out of the way, they would have done it in London, in her familiar surroundings, where her movements were predictable. The murder theory simply doesn't make sense, it can't be explained logically. Or does anyone have any plausible arguments as to how it should have worked?„

[@garryharriman7349]

@@iceprincess3981That was a very logical and intelligent annalitical response indeed. It is difficult to respond in such a way as to defend my comment. I will say, however, that many strange events many of them too numerable to mention here, do indeed rais many questions themselves (the fact that the Mercedez used that day was stolen some weeks before, the Fiat Uno, the flash of light, Henery Paul's toxicology results to name but a few) that merit some possibility of foul play. Many aspects of her personal and professional life did indeed make her a threat. Further, I am sure people of such a high profile are indeed followed and/or surveiled for many reasons which itself means opportunity would always be there for highly trained profesionals with knowledge from the inside . Gill Dando was not expected at her home that day was she, as she lived with her physician fiance most of the time yet someone knew she would be there and killed her in broad day light and vansihed and was never caught. I am not claiming she (Diana) was assassinated, I really don't know. I am saying, however, that many questions remain.

[@rachmunshine9474]

@@iceprincess3981yes I do. She should have not dismissed her police protection because I don’t believe they were there for anything but to keep her safe. The Royal Family is still a family. They can’t always have what they want due to rules and fairness (ie some extravagance, for those who are still working Royals and on the taxpayers dime) and get their way but they do love each other. And even when the marriage didn’t work they still cared. They didn’t all know how to show it all the time (in private even) but they did want each other including their exes to be happy. For all their sakes including the queens 6 grandchildren who were being raised by divorced parents. Something that hadn’t happened in centuries I believe. No way would they ever have been accomplices or in any way involved in murder for goodness sake. We all wanted someone to blame at first and eventually one must imho realize that it was a very sad accident that happened because (and was also made worse by others) of a number of factors- which were again imho - the only things conspiring that night. If she had kept her good security instead, worn her seat belt, not had such an unusual and impossible to see tear in a part of her heart that even if they had gotten her to the OR FASTER - as imnsho they should have (no offense to the French people who tried their best! That’s the only part of the state I don’t fully understand. Were they trying to get her heart back started that whole time? Was there no way somebody can drive so they could get her inside and opened up to see what was going on that might be fixable? She definitely needed that international protection. What is it IPP or something?)- but if they had been able to get to operate on her and see what was wrong faster it still would’ve been difficult to repair unless really right away they could figure it out and do it immediately! I don’t want to be mad at Diana and I’m not part of her family or friends to where it wouldn’t matter anyway, but if she had made a couple of different decisions (and I know she thought she had her very good reasons because she was manipulated into getting more paranoid than she slightly already was - and not just via forgery and lies by MB … although he certainly went to elaborate lengths so that (the results anyway) she wouldn’t trust anyone around her.. but she was one of the true victims of phone hacking in the early 90s. so she literally had stopped trusting any of the family friends or employees that she considered friends and trusted prior) anyway, I keep going on tangents, sorry if anyone still here.. 😂 but the point is had she made a different decision or two… better yet had Dodi not totally broken his promise to his dad to stay at the hotel, where they were safe for the night as it was already late ish…. I mean yeah it would’ve been beyond nice if they had played it safe that night but I can say hindsight is 2020. Years ago I used to wonder if there was something more sinister afoot… but again imo, it’s just not the case if you really look into it. And if you’re fairly familiar with the individuals and really think about it. And I’m kind of ashamed for ever, even for that moment wondering back in the day. I’m not saying other should just saying how I kind of felt. I can Definitely see why people bring it up so much that when you see some of the headlines on videos on here.

[@donnabaardsen5372]

Diana was killed by a drunk and drugged driver, and not wearing a seatbelt.

[@catharinecarrington2705]

Profile Diana Diana was high profile and he looked after die in a magnificently that royal body god looked after her looked after Diana he looks after her and he looks after the two young printers and I was lovely of him to do that he got recognised for looking after a high prior celebrity she's a high profile celebrity Diana was and she had the beautiful looks and the charisma of a lovely Princess Diana and she was the most the beautiful woman in the in the whole world Diana was and she should have got treated with lord and respect from the royal family and I was three people involved in their relationship there was three and Charles was doing a Daughtry to that lovely woman you suffer from bulimia and she suffer from bulimia and most and she had an anorexia nervosa and 19 is actually help her the royal family never helped Diana through the tough time it was unconsidered of the royal family that should take a look back in history Catherine Marie Susan Carrington celebrity to the people's princess the queen of harbour Heights Diana was the people's princess and she was and everyone was moaning for Diana and she was one of the greatest iconic American or English Roses Diana

[@karengemke3471]

The queen did not mean a word of her so called tribute.

[@melgrant7404]

Came too late.

[@boomerang_911]

Agree 💯

[@sueallen952]

@karengemke3471 yep she refused to lower the flag in respect and was told by the prime minister to do it as people were getting out of control. Also its come out only this last month that when the queen was told of Diana's death she said " oh they must have greased the brakes then" EVERY one of the Royals are hateful, they need to be got rid of and living off the tax payers money!!!!

[@catharinecarrington2705]

I need a royal bodyguard from Scotland George look after Diana they needed more bodyguards look after Diana's welfare in in Paris France under the Shonda Lisa

[@carolekralova9108]

How long is he going to dine out on being her protection officer? He ought to give it a rest.

[@catharinecarrington2705]

If you need more protection to account for Diana's welfare she needs more protection from Scotland Yard and other ones I need more security for the Two I need more don't need some more security for every month today to look after their welfare and the security in the royal family and Diana never even got that they should have had more protection for Diana or Denise has Shonda needed more protection for Diana Princess of Wales she needed more protection and pushing with an iconic princess and she needed looking after and she should have got treated with dignity and respect they should not took photographs of Diana when she's like dying in the car you do not do that you don't do that to you do not do that to a lovely lady named Princess of Wales you do not take photographs while she's lying in the car as inconsiderate of the photographers and the paparazzi is a lovely lady who didn't need she was a lovely lady and a lovely people pray for princess and she should have got three that white and Sandals out by the paparazzi like that and it wasn't fair on William and Harry that is something The Heartbreak of losing their mum and it was traumatic time for William massive time for William and Harry they were still grieving for their mum and I was truly truly gravy for Diana and it's really heartfelt grievances and Diana and William William and Diana had a lovely connection and I had a lovely connection for mother and son more protection from Scotland Yard royal bodyguard in Derbyshire fire the one who's in charge of the Audi R5 was still charging the harried ones in the inherits more security the more security at Kensington Palace boots and the lady

[@skate103]

Diana would have looked so much better with longer hair...

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

That’s all you have to say. That was an elegant cut for that error

[@xocmwxo]

Her hair is stunning, shes a gorgeous girl she dosnt need hair 😂

[@AntelJM]

You are very young and think that because long hair is the fashion NOW. Diana came on the scene as a beautiful girl of nineteen 44 YEARS AGO. Her short hair was the stunning new fashion after the drippy long hair of the ‘sixties and ‘seventies. It was new era in fashion. She would not have been the nation’s darling Diana without her famous and beautiful short hair. Everyone went crazy for the Diana cut. Look at any photos from the 1980’s.

[@skate103]

@@AntelJM how the hell do you know how old I am? I'm 64, not young by any stretch. You are a fool.

[@skate103]

@@Rodmic-hd9pn for that error?🤣

[@CatBirdFemme]

She died because of a failure in her protection. Dodi's dad's people. true.

[@user-mi4hd7le4w]

Посол Англии в Париже лорда Берти: «Нет больше России! Она распалась. Если только нам удастся добиться независимости буферных государств, граничащих с Германией на Востоке, т. е. Финляндии, Польши, Эстонии, Украины и т. д., то, по мне, остальное, может убираться к черту и вариться в собственном соку».(1917г.) Русь Святая Триединая была, есть и будет!!! Сто лет прошло, а "англичанка продолжает гадить"!!! Неужели Вы думаете, что подданные британской короны простят Вам столь трагическую гибель уже второй принцессы???

[@karinturkington2455]

She was murdered. I knew this from the time I heard of her death.

[@mlk27743]

After the Divorce Diana turned down Protection from the Palace. Hence why she only had Trevor Reese-Jones as a bodyguard. The Palace would have given her protection but she stubbornly said 'NO'

[@Shadowfax0113]

Not true. She was stripped of here hrh and they refused to help her.

[@comet1227]

Yes true. She had full protection regardless of her HRH because she was the future king's mother. She dismissed them because she didn't want them to know what she was doing.​@@Shadowfax0113

[@victoriacole7661]

@@Shadowfax0113 Did you bother to watch the video at all? In the video it says she dismissed her security.

[@iceprincess3981]

@@Shadowfax0113Why make her the eternal victim? She was anything but. She could have had professional security

[@Shadowfax0113]

@@victoriacole7661 another video said she asked for it. So what do we believe? She needed security and knew it bc she was hounded. I believe she asked for it.

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

So essentially one could blame the divorce and early death ….l

[@harshanid3636]

I have to admit, I didn't watch it... However, the late Princess made very serious mistakes in life. 1. A Princess does not share her personal drama with the world. 2. A Royal does not give secret interviews for a book that disparages the House of Windsor. 3. A former wife to the King of England does not flaunt her many lovers, while inviting the media to publicize it. 4. Diana was do wrapped up in herself that she couldn't see past her nose. Meaning, she didn't seem to care how her lust for life would affect her son, the future King of England. Now we can see the effect she had on Harry.

[@janebird1696]

A princess that knows the Crown is trying to kill her does .

[@harshanid3636]

@@janebird1696 If Diana knew her life might be in danger, than it stands to reason that she would had publicly apologized for the book (interview). She would apologize before the world, and admitted it was wrong to air her grievances in a public arena. She would apologize to her sons for her selfish behavior, while letting the world understand that her lewd activities were utterly disgraceful, and her priority is the upbringing (to Royal standards) of her boys. And lastly, go into retreat for however long it takes for the Diana saga to die down.

[@user-ny3on8vh1v]

​@@harshanid3636- Diana due to her motherless childhood, and being spoilt by her father, was totally unsuited to disciplined royal life. She was blinded by the glamour. Also she was unfortunate in that her husband married her while he was still in love with another woman. She couldn't understand how it could be when the whole world was in love with her. If she had been more mature and emotionally intelligent, she would have realized other women get divorced but move on to better things. She had so much charisma, charm, energy and wasn't afraid of hard work, she would've found a rich successful husband and still done so much good work. Instead she slept with one man after another, broke other couples marriages and ended up with a cocaine addict who was already engaged. No remorse when it was splashed all over the world in front pages.

[@pmc8119]

It was her failure to put on a seat belt, sadly.

[@eileenbass952]

For God's sake let Diana, Princess of Wales rest. King Charles married Queen Camilla almost 20 years ago and she makes him happy. Good on her.

[@melgrant7404]

That's a typical sweep it under the carpet comment. Just too easy to do. There is no getting away from his adultery. His mistress that he married is living proof.yeah good on camila if it wasnt for her Diana would never be in that car with dodi.

[@melgrant7404]

Rubbish.

[@joya_8]

She will always be the Rottweiler to me

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

MI5 definitely scrubbed Megan Markles past

[@Fanfanbalibar]

Given the poor result (Diana died in 1997 in an accident under the Alma bridge in Paris) I wouldn't recommend this "bodyguard" !!!!!!

[@RoughPuppets]

he wasn't her bodyguard by that point!!

[@iceprincess3981]

The bodyguard that night was Trevor Rhys-Jones and he was part of of the Al Fayed security team

[@lissat7317]

You are potentially the worst informed person ever - despite your brackets and exclamation marks .

[@monique8641]

If you had listened, you would have heard Ken Wharfe say that she dismissed all her staff - including him. She asked him whether he had any last words, and he warned her about security, stating that no matter where she was, she'd always be recognised. He stated his disappointment that she didn't follow his advice.

[@monique8641]

@@iceprincess3981If she'd had appropriate security instead of what the Al Fayed family threw together, she would have also had an escort vehicle.

[@bojanadozic615]

The press made Diana, she wanted it.