A Very Public Servant (Pt. 4): Diana’s Rock on Trial

When the police showed up at Paul Burrell’s door on the morning of January 18th, 2001, they were looking for information on a valuable object stolen from Princess Diana’s estate and sold at auction in London. Police had reason to believe Paul knew something about this — but what they were not expecting was an attic crammed “wall to wall” with Diana’s belongings. The police found private family photos, letters, art, china, and even a signed photograph of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff. Paul claimed they were gifts from Diana. The Spencer family begged to differ, and Prince Charles just wanted the whole matter to go away.