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The public image of Diana, Princess of Wales, was meticulously documented by the flashbulbs of the global paparazzi: the compassionate “People’s Princess” kneeling by hospital beds, clasping the hands of the ailing, and illuminating the darkest corners of pediatric wards. But in the late summer of 1995—just two months before her seismic Panorama interview would shatter the facade of the British monarchy—a routine hospital visit evolved into a clandestine love affair so intense it remained shrouded in secrecy for years.