Princess Diana’s new-found freedom as she prepared to divorce Prince Charles was quickly shattered — after ruthless thieves ran off with her intimate photos and lusty phone recordings! The heartbreaking twist came just as Diana was preparing to leave Charles for good — and added to her increasing paranoia as she became convinced the Royal Family was terrorizing her. And the shocking details of the robbery certainly suggested that Diana’s private possessions were the thieves’ true target! It’s another bizarre twist in the shocking split that turned a royal marriage into another celebrity divorce scandal…
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The brutal Dec. 1994 break-in at the home of Diana's attorney Lord Mishcon happened in the early hours, with the culprits wrenching rings from the hand of Lady Mishcon — and then slashing her across the face with a knife as they demanded her husband open his safe. "Lord Mishcon cooperated," reported an insider, "fearful that the thugs would hurt his wife again!"
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Lord Mischon later insisted: "None of the Princess's papers are kept at my home" — but the source claimed that the two male robbers were intent on breaking into a safe that reportedly contained revealing photos of Diana working out at a London gym while wearing a skimpy leotard and sports bra.
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Other reported snapshots — many of them attributed to British Intelligence — caught Diana
cavorting half-naked with lovers. Diana had first hired on Lord Mishcon to sue a British newspaper in 1993 that had published the photos of the princess inside the gym.
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Sources close to Lord Mishcon, who passed away in 2006, added that Diana had then entrusted the veteran London solicitor with photos and tapes that she had obtained from other sources. "When the giggling raiders studied the photos and tapes," said the source, "they knew they'd found what they'd come for."
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That reportedly included photos of Diana and
Major James Hewitt having
a passionate romp under a shady tree. The source added that Diana had quickly instructed Lord Mishcon to "do everything he could" to keep the safe's contents private.
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The brutal Dec. 1994 break-in at the home of Diana's attorney Lord Mishcon happened in the early hours, with the culprits wrenching rings from the hand of Lady Mishcon — and then slashing her across the face with a knife as they demanded her husband open his safe. "Lord Mishcon cooperated," reported an insider, "fearful that the thugs would hurt his wife again!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
Lord Mischon later insisted: "None of the Princess's papers are kept at my home" — but the source claimed that the two male robbers were intent on breaking into a safe that reportedly contained revealing photos of Diana working out at a London gym while wearing a skimpy leotard and sports bra.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Other reported snapshots — many of them attributed to British Intelligence — caught Diana
cavorting half-naked with lovers. Diana had first hired on Lord Mishcon to sue a British newspaper in 1993 that had published the photos of the princess inside the gym.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Sources close to Lord Mishcon, who passed away in 2006, added that Diana had then entrusted the veteran London solicitor with photos and tapes that she had obtained from other sources. "When the giggling raiders studied the photos and tapes," said the source, "they knew they'd found what they'd come for."
Photo credit: Getty Images
That reportedly included photos of Diana and
Major James Hewitt having
a passionate romp under a shady tree. The source added that Diana had quickly instructed Lord Mishcon to "do everything he could" to keep the safe's contents private.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Photo credit: Getty Images