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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Exclusive: Princess Diana’s Former Bodyguard Shares How It Was “Quite Difficult” Drawing a Line Between Security and Friendship

A split image of Ken Wharfe talking to Princess Diana.

August 31 marked the anniversary of Princess Diana's death, and 29 years later, her former royal protection officer, Ken Wharfe, is reflecting on the special relationship she had with her team.

Wharfe, who stepped down as Diana’s bodyguard four years before her 1997 death, shared that it could be tough to forget you weren't "part of the party" because of the late princess’s warm personality.

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