Royal reveal: Princess Diana once caught ‘sunbathing nude’ by two builders
PRINCESS DIANA was once caught sunbathing naked according to revelations in a new royal book.
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‘Kensington Palace: An Intimate Memoir From Queen Mary To Meghan Markle’ reveals several stories gathered from former servants to the palace. Kensington Palace has been used as a London residence for royals since the co-reign of King William III and Queen Mary II. Author Tom Quinn wrote in the Mail on Sunday: “Very little escapes the notice of the servants at Kensington Palace — including rivalries, illicit lovers and explosive marital rows.
“The staff were always seeing half-naked people running around the place.”
The book tells of how Diana liked the private walled garden at the palace and also the less private rooftop.
According to former staff during the late 1980s and early 1990s, she would sunbathe nude on the building.
In one instance, she was spotted by two builders after she stood up.
One staff member claims it was a “myth” that Diana and Charles, Prince of Wales initially had a good period at the beginning of the marriage and they would have rows throughout their time together before separation and eventual divorce.
Staff said Diana loved the Palace as it was where she raised her children Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex.
It was also the setting of where she “stood up” to Charles on several occasions.
Following Diana’s tragic death in 1997, flowers were left for her outside the palace.
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According to reports, over 60 million flowers were placed in tribute.
The bouquets combined weighed 10 to 15 tons.
After the funeral, decaying flowers were used as compost in the palace gardens according to CNN.
Still fresh ones were sent to hospitals and nursing homes, whilst the toys left in Diana’s memory were donated to children in need,
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Kensington Palace remains the official London residence of William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.
It is also the official London residence for several other British royals.
These include Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, Katharine, the Duchess of Kent and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.
Mary and William sought a new London residence as Whitehall Palace was too close to the River Thames, so suffered from foggy weather and was at risk of flooding.
In the summer of 1689, they purchased the property for £20,000.
This figure is £5.1million when adjusted for inflation based on 2019 figures.
The palace is owned by Queen Elizabeth II in right of the crown.
This means Her Majesty holds the property in trust for the next monarch.
By law, she cannot sell or lease it.