Embalming of Princess Diana ‘regretted’

THE man who embalmed Diana, Princess of Wales, yesterday said he regretted not waiting to get the official written go-ahead.

Jean Monceau said that although he is certain that he did nothing wrong or illegal, it could have saved a lot of questions now.

He suggested to officials, both British and French, that the princess had to be embalmed to make her “presentable” for guests, including Prince Charles, Diana’s sister Lady Sarah McCorquodale and French President Jacques Chirac, who were on their way to Paris to view the body.