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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Exclusive: Princess Diana's Former Bodyguard Says She "Became Frustrated" and "Didn't Always Welcome" Protection Despite Her Role

Princess Diana wearing a black blazer walking next to bodyguard Ken Wharfe.

Ken Wharfe was responsible for guarding Princess Diana’s life from 1988 to 1993, and he says that one of the toughest parts of being a royal protection officer was that the late royal “didn’t always welcome” his presence.

Speaking to Marie Claire on behalf of Casino.org, Wharfe—who is now retired from the Metropolitan Police—admits that it’s “impossible to provide 100 percent security for anybody.” However, he stresses that as a bodyguard, “You can only protect someone if they're prepared to accept that protection.”

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