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Princess Diana told me she was 'preparing' PRINCE HARRY TO BE KING | Palace Confidential

Season 1, Ep. 40

Did Princess Diana want more children?

Was she set to marry Dodi Fayed?

And why did Kevin Costner offer Diana a starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster?


On this very special episode of Palace Confidential, host Jo Elvin asks Royal expert Richard Kay YOUR QUESTIONS.


Richard has worked for the Daily Mail since 1980, devoting more than 40 years to writing about the Royal Family. His early work saw him reporting on the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, while his coverage of the death of the Princess of Wales in 1997 earned him the title Royal Reporter of the Year in the What The Papers Say Awards.


Here Richard Kay answers your questions about Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Diana, and King Charles and has some fascinating things to say about the Prince Andrew scandal as well as Princess Catherine as the Middletons - you won't want to miss this episode!


If you have a question you'd like to ask him, write it in the comments below.


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