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Diana 'feared her phone calls were bugged over lovers' Daily
Mail Princess Diana was convinced her phone calls were being monitored amid concern in the royal household about her lovers, her former private secretary told the inquest into her death today. The High Court heard that the men included Major James Hewitt, rugby player Will Carling, James Gilbey, associated with the “Squidgygate” tapes, and police protection officer Barry Mannakee. Michael Gibbins worked for Diana for just over a year until her death in a car crash in Paris in August 1997.
He told the hearing that he had spoken to the Princess days before her death when she had appeared “her normal bubbly self”. He said there had been no suggestion of any engagement to Dodi Fayed, who also died in the crash. Mr Gibbins said he had a good working relationship with Diana and kept in regular contact with her even when she was abroad. Asked by Michael Mansfield, QC, representing Dodi's father, Mohamed Fayed, whether Diana had ever said she feared her calls were being monitored, he replied: “She never expressed that concern but her actions were such, in terms of changing her telephone number, that it was clear that that was a concern to her, yes.” He agreed that there was disapproval in “some quarters” about Diana's relationships with men and even some of her good causes such as the landmine campaign had raised eyebrows. Asked by Mr Mansfield if some of that disapproval was coming from the royal household itself, he answered: “I'm not sure that I was directly aware of that but by inference certainly.” Mr Gibbins told how he had raised concerns about the media reaction when she first revealed that she was to take William and Harry on holiday with the Fayeds earlier in the summer of 1997. But he smiled as he recalled her apparent lack of concern. Asked by Mr Mansfield what her reaction had been, he said: “I don't think there was much of a reaction.” Mr Mansfield went on: “I notice you looking down, smiling to yourself. Is that because you do remember a reaction?” He answered: “No, it's not. It's just the way the Princess used to behave to that sort of comment.”
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