Burrell: Diana hoped to marry Khan, not Dodi

DIANA, Princess of Wales, had prompted inquiries with a Catholic priest over a possible private marriage to her Muslim lover Hasnat Khan, the inquest into her death heard yester today.

Her former butler Paul Burrell claimed the princess considered the heart surgeon —- rather than Dodi Fayed — to be her “soulmate”.

He revealed that the relationship sparked friction with her mother, Frances Shand Kydd, after she branded her a “whore” for dating Muslim men.