Princess Diana was not in love with Dodi Fayed and just wanted a fun summer on his yacht, says royal aide
PRINCESS Diana was not in love with Dodi Fayed — but just wanted a fun summer on his yacht, her private secretary reveals today.
Michael Gibbins said Diana’s relationship with Dodi would only have lasted a few more weeks had both not died in a Paris car crash 20 years ago.
He added: “I think frankly she was just having a lovely summer at somebody else’s expense to be perfectly honest.
"When the summer was over, everything would have disintegrated.”
Diana’s final month included two cruises on the Fayeds’ yacht The Jonikal.
The holidays sparked unfounded rumours that Diana was pregnant and about to announce plans to marry Dodi.
It was claimed they picked an engagement ring together in Monte Carlo in early August 1997 — a claim rubbished by Michael.
Asked if Diana had ever mentioned a wedding, he said: “Absolutely not. Nor do I believe that for a second.
“Superficially she was happy. Deep down, more difficult to say.
“She was a pretty complex person. Superficially yes, she enjoyed bobbing around on boats with Dodi Fayed. Who wouldn’t?”
Michael said Diana never fully recovered from the end of her marriage.
He added: “Obviously it was pretty upsetting for her.
“My feeling was that she was determined to build a new her in whatever way. She was probably pretty bitter and angry at the way things had turned out.”
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Michael said Diana was desperate to find something worthwhile to do — a desire partially satisfied by her landmines campaign.
He added: “If she’d lived she would have been looking for other things — and rushing into my office saying why hadn’t I found them for her.”
