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Euro Edition: Morning Papers

Aired October 21, 2003 - 05:45   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: But now it is time to head overseas, the big story in London this morning is Princess Diana's letter.
Let's head live to London and Becky Anderson with this morning's 'Euro Edition.'

This is really interesting.

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Or letters, as one might say here in the U.K. Carol, thank you for that.

Yesterday, of course, we heard from the "Daily Mirror," one of the tabloid newspapers here, who are publishing a series of letters which are included in a book by the former butler to Princess Di that she was anticipating that something would happen to her. She said in a letter to Paul Burrell, which is published in the paper yesterday, that she thought her brakes were going to be tampered with in her car and that something was going to happen to her.

Well the "Daily Mirror" have got a whole series of these letters, which appear to be from Paul Burrell. Of course he is publishing a book at the moment. These letters being serialized in the paper at the same time.

But the letter today is from Prince Philip, who has never been known for his tact. This Duke, of course, the Queen's husband, and never thought to have liked or trusted Diana particularly. But today, the headline in "The Mirror" is, I hope you can see it, it says I can't imagine anyone in their right mind leaving you for Camilla, referring to Camilla Parker Bowles, of course, who is deemed to be with Prince Charles. Now he seemed mad.

COSTELLO: Well what did he mean by that? Becky, wait, stop, what did he mean by that?

ANDERSON: Well, what he's -- well this is -- now let me show you the second paper, he'd be mad to leave you for Camilla. One can only guess what he means at this stage.

COSTELLO: So now he loves Diana?

ANDERSON: And I'm not -- well, I know, Camilla Parker Bowles is slightly older than Diana. A lot of people said that Diana was one of the most beautiful women in the world. So I can only assume that the Prince is referring, perhaps, to her age and her looks, I don't know. I mean that's a suggestion that seems to be from these letters. He has suggested that he didn't realize in these letters that there was anything wrong with their relationship, nor indeed that Charles was deemed to be dating this other woman. I mean this is all over the newspapers, as you can imagine.

COSTELLO: Well where was he, was he living in another planet?

ANDERSON: I have no idea. I cannot answer that question. You'll have to ask Prince Philip yourself. I mean it's quite an incredible story. Of course fantastic story for the "Daily Mirror," and all of the other papers in the U.K. and certainly across Europe are picking up on this. It completes the series...

COSTELLO: Well, Becky, one last question, and I know you want to get to another headline,...

ANDERSON: Yes, go on.

COSTELLO: ... but one last question. If Paul Burrell had all of these letters that Diana had -- you know had premonitions about somebody tampering...

ANDERSON: Yes.

COSTELLO: ... with her car, why didn't he turn them over...

ANDERSON: Yes.

COSTELLO: ... so that the French investigators could investigate that big accident that killed her?

ANDERSON: Well that's a very good question and that's a very serious question, in fact, and that's a question that's being asked by very many people here in the U.K. The inquiry -- an inquiry is now expected to be set up after Christmas. That's all we know at this stage, but certainly Dodi al Fayed's father, Mohamed al Fayed, has asked for this inquiry to be open now. Of course, as you suggest, this French inquiry has been the only inquiry that has been going on to investigate Princess Diana's death in 1997 and it was deemed that the chauffeur had been drunk when he was driving too fast. So there is an investigation to be opened. This story is going to run and run and run.

Back to you guys.

COSTELLO: Yes. Thank you. Becky Anderson, many thanks, live from London this morning.

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Aired October 21, 2003 - 05:45   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: But now it is time to head overseas, the big story in London this morning is Princess Diana's letter.
Let's head live to London and Becky Anderson with this morning's 'Euro Edition.'

This is really interesting.

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Or letters, as one might say here in the U.K. Carol, thank you for that.

Yesterday, of course, we heard from the "Daily Mirror," one of the tabloid newspapers here, who are publishing a series of letters which are included in a book by the former butler to Princess Di that she was anticipating that something would happen to her. She said in a letter to Paul Burrell, which is published in the paper yesterday, that she thought her brakes were going to be tampered with in her car and that something was going to happen to her.

Well the "Daily Mirror" have got a whole series of these letters, which appear to be from Paul Burrell. Of course he is publishing a book at the moment. These letters being serialized in the paper at the same time.

But the letter today is from Prince Philip, who has never been known for his tact. This Duke, of course, the Queen's husband, and never thought to have liked or trusted Diana particularly. But today, the headline in "The Mirror" is, I hope you can see it, it says I can't imagine anyone in their right mind leaving you for Camilla, referring to Camilla Parker Bowles, of course, who is deemed to be with Prince Charles. Now he seemed mad.

COSTELLO: Well what did he mean by that? Becky, wait, stop, what did he mean by that?

ANDERSON: Well, what he's -- well this is -- now let me show you the second paper, he'd be mad to leave you for Camilla. One can only guess what he means at this stage.

COSTELLO: So now he loves Diana?

ANDERSON: And I'm not -- well, I know, Camilla Parker Bowles is slightly older than Diana. A lot of people said that Diana was one of the most beautiful women in the world. So I can only assume that the Prince is referring, perhaps, to her age and her looks, I don't know. I mean that's a suggestion that seems to be from these letters. He has suggested that he didn't realize in these letters that there was anything wrong with their relationship, nor indeed that Charles was deemed to be dating this other woman. I mean this is all over the newspapers, as you can imagine.

COSTELLO: Well where was he, was he living in another planet?

ANDERSON: I have no idea. I cannot answer that question. You'll have to ask Prince Philip yourself. I mean it's quite an incredible story. Of course fantastic story for the "Daily Mirror," and all of the other papers in the U.K. and certainly across Europe are picking up on this. It completes the series...

COSTELLO: Well, Becky, one last question, and I know you want to get to another headline,...

ANDERSON: Yes, go on.

COSTELLO: ... but one last question. If Paul Burrell had all of these letters that Diana had -- you know had premonitions about somebody tampering...

ANDERSON: Yes.

COSTELLO: ... with her car, why didn't he turn them over...

ANDERSON: Yes.

COSTELLO: ... so that the French investigators could investigate that big accident that killed her?

ANDERSON: Well that's a very good question and that's a very serious question, in fact, and that's a question that's being asked by very many people here in the U.K. The inquiry -- an inquiry is now expected to be set up after Christmas. That's all we know at this stage, but certainly Dodi al Fayed's father, Mohamed al Fayed, has asked for this inquiry to be open now. Of course, as you suggest, this French inquiry has been the only inquiry that has been going on to investigate Princess Diana's death in 1997 and it was deemed that the chauffeur had been drunk when he was driving too fast. So there is an investigation to be opened. This story is going to run and run and run.

Back to you guys.

COSTELLO: Yes. Thank you. Becky Anderson, many thanks, live from London this morning.

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