'She knew several of the friends I was with, and they brought her back to our apartment when she twisted her ankle, telling her I would look at it as I was a medical student at the time. They initially met in Val Claret, France, when Diana hurt her ankle, and remained close for years. Colthurst was a close friend of Princess Diana's. James Colthurst features in season five of The Crown, so naturally, viewers may be interested to learn more about Diana's doctor friend. The two became lifelong friends, and he played a critical role in the writing of Andrew Morton's book, Diana: Her True Story, bringing Morton's questions to the princess and delivering tapes she recorded for the author.

Sick the whole time, bulimia and morning sickness.'ĭiana famously revealed her bulimia battle publicly in an explosive interview with Martin Bashir in 1995.James Colthurst met a young Princess Diana on a skiing trip when she was 17 years old. I couldn't sleep, didn't eat, whole world was collapsing around me. I was being sick with my bulimia – so much. Shortly after discovering she was expecting her first child, Diana recalls a difficult trip with Charles to Wales in which she struggled to find energy due to her battle with bulimia. They were telling me 'pills'! That was going to keep them happy – they could go to bed at night and sleep, knowing the Princess of Wales wasn't going to stab anyone.'įortunately, Diana soon fell pregnant with Prince William and describes the pregnancy as 'a godsend' as it 'occupied' her mind from the depression. She added: 'But the Diana that was still very much there had decided just time, patience and adapting were all that were needed.

It rained and rained and rained.'ĭiana then explains how she sought treatment for her depression in London and was placed on 'high doses of Valium and everything else'. I was so depressed, and I was trying to cut my wrists with razor blades. People started commenting: 'Your bones are showing.' Revealing the consequences of feeling pressure under constant public scrutiny, Diana allegedly told Morton: 'We stayed up there from August to October. Princess Diana tapes reveal her concerns at being Prince Charles' 'virgin' and 'sacrificial lamb'

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