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Paul Burrell: I lied at Diana’s inquest

Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell faces jail after admitting he deliberately misled the coroner.

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The bombshell confession, captured during a sting by a UK newspaper, has made a mockery of the inquest, and could lead to a prison term for the man who considered himself Diana’s closest confidant.

“I told the truth as far as I could, but I didn’t tell the whole truth,” Paul says during the video, taped at a New York hotel. “I made a couple of red herrings … I know you shouldn’t play with justice and I know it’s illegal and I realise how serious it is. Perjury is not a nice thing to have to contemplate…”

Read the full story in Woman’s Day (on-sale February 25, 2008)

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