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| A reclining Diana with Adam Russell leaning against her. |
This 10x8 photo, hidden from the world since it was
taken c1979-1980 reveals a Diana so far from how the press depicts her. Although we
see the late Princess of Wales as the never-been-touched, and (maybe) never-been-kissed
virgin when she wed Prince Charles in 1981, the picture, sold to The Daily
Mirror two days before her engagement was announced, reveals a teenager reclined
on a bed in a ski chalet with a young man leaning closely against her, reports The Daily Telegraph.
But who’s that guy? Eventually, the mystery man’s identity
was revealed and Telegraph reports that
it’s Adam Russell, an Old Etonian and a great grandson of former Prime Minister
Standley Baldwin. Although the picture depicts a rather intimate scene, Russell
was adamant that what was between him and Diana was pure friendship… nothing
more, nothing less.
We could only imagine what could have happened had these two
friends turned into lovers…. Maybe, no 1996 divorce and no tragic death could
have occurred… And, there would be no Princes William and Harry to charm gals
around the world… and no Kate to amuse the press.
Andrew Morton, as he spoke to ITV News could confirm that
Russell and Di “kept each other company while the others went skiing and at the
end of the holiday Adam was somewhat smitten but absolutely nothing happened.”
Today, Russell works as a deer farmer in Dorset. The Daily
Mirror eventually opted not to publish the photo, thus, the text “not to be
published” was scrawled across it.
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