August 31, 2025 • 7 mins
Was Princess Diana murdered? Royalist writer Tom Sykes seems to think so. We unpack his bold claims on the 28th anniversary of her death.
Ghislaine Maxwell tries to link Epstein to Diana—but her timeline doesn’t add up.
A new series called Phoenix imagines a very different life for Diana—one where she survives and lives in Arizona.
Plus: William and Harry’s fractured bond, and Andrew Lownie’s jaw-dropping book on Prince Andrew, the royal family’s biggest PR nightmare.
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Ghislaine Maxwell tries to link Epstein to Diana—but her timeline doesn’t add up.
A new series called Phoenix imagines a very different life for Diana—one where she survives and lives in Arizona.
Plus: William and Harry’s fractured bond, and Andrew Lownie’s jaw-dropping book on Prince Andrew, the royal family’s biggest PR nightmare.
👑 The Palace Intrigue Social Hub is Live! Join the conversation with fellow fans, share your thoughts and royal stories, and dive deeper into the drama behind the crown. Get full episodes, exclusive sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes videos, and more. Don’t miss a moment—find us on Facebook and Instagram or click the links to start your royal journey!
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Callaroga Shark Media. Hello, and welcome to the Palace Intry Game,
your host Mark Rancis. For The Royalist, Tom Sykes writes
that he believes Princess Diana was murdered. Sykes writes, there
is too much about the death of Diana to blithely
(00:25):
accept the official line that it was just an accident,
at the risk of being branded a Diana truther or
conspiracy theorist, I believe there is just way too much
about the events of that night and its aftermath to
fit the accident narrative. There are great differences of opinion
about who ordered the killing. Mohammed fay had famously blamed
(00:46):
Prince Philip, but I side with those who argue that
the most credible suspect is a powerful group of insiders
in the British security services who may have disposed of
Diana without consulting or seeking approval from individual royals, believing
that Diana was a great threat to the monarchy and
the wider establishment. Don't forget. She said in her Panorama
interview that she didn't believe Charles was fit to be king.
(01:08):
Imagine if she were the one living in California and
giving interviews to Oprah, can anyone really imagine at Queen
Camilla in such a scenario. Then there is the extraordinary
matter of the embalming of Diana's body. We all remember
Charles arriving in Paris and bringing Diana home that miserable
Sunday evening. She was pronounced dead at four am. Between
(01:29):
two pm and four thirty pm, according to Operation peget
A report carried out by their British police to address
and investigate Muhammed Fayette's claim of conspiracy and cover up,
the blood was drained out of her body, destroyed and
replaced with for maldehyde, fatally compromising or further tissue testing.
The Paris authorities said this was because it was very
hot and they wanted the body to look presentable for viewing.
(01:52):
And yet dirty Fayette, who died in the car, was
not embalmed. Mohammed Fayette, who died in twenty twenty three,
always insisted she was embalmed to disguise the fact that
she was pregnant. Sikes then goes on to recount his
time in royal coverage circles and adds it was at
Noel Botham's two thousand and four book The Murder of
Princess Diana, which he read in twenty seventeen that got
(02:12):
him thinking about things. Sikes's peason the Royalists is well
worth the lengthy read, and he concludes by saying, I
can't prove that Diana was murdered. I am not going
to spend the rest of my life trying to. But
I do know that there is enough to convince me,
on the twenty eighth anniversary of her death, that there
is much more to Princess Diana's death than a drunk
driver in a lack of seat belts. Meanwhile, Glen Maxwell
(02:35):
claims that Jeffrey Epstein may have been introduced to Princess
Diana as a potential date, though the timeline she provides
raises significant questions. Maxwell, who is currently serving a twenty
year sentence for sex trafficking crimes connected to Epstein, made
the claim during Each Alliance view with Deputy Attorney General
Todd Blanche. The DOJ released the full transcripts and accompanying
(02:57):
audio amid growing calls from Trump allies to release more
information related to Epstein's past associations. According to the transcript,
Maxwell suggested that Diana's close friend Rosa Moncton may have
arranged the introduction. Her name was Rosa Moncton and Rose's
husband Dominic Lawson, who's a famous journalist, Maxwell said, adding
(03:17):
that she believed Epstein once attended a big event in
London organized by Moncton. Maxwell claims, I don't know if
he sat with Diana or he met with Diana and
he already met her. I don't know, but this I
believe was organized by Rosa. I don't know if she
was being set up as a date for him. However,
Maxwell's encounter appears to be inconsistent. She reportedly placed the
encounter in the early two thousands, yet Princess Diana died
(03:39):
in a car creation in ninety seven. No evidence has
been produced to corroborate the claim, and Moncton has not
commented publicly. Critics quickly cast doubt on the remarks. Representative
Robert Carcier, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, wrote,
Glene Maxwell is a convicted sex trafficker and no one liar.
She cannot be trusted. Palace Entry will be right back.
(04:07):
A new drama series is preparing to ask the question
many have pondered for nearly three decades. What If Princess
Diana had survived? Titled Phoenix, the forthcoming series imagines a
very different future for the late Princess of Wales. Far
from the palaces of Britain. This Diana is a sixty
four year old mother living in the Arizona Desert, navigating
(04:27):
a strained relationship with a troubled adult daughter, a rocky
marriage to a shifty American tycoon, and distant ties to
two grown sons in the UK. With him and Harry
behind the project, the two men who knew the real
Diana Well. Rod Gunner, who worked with the princess on
her nineteen ninety three Concert of Hope fundraiser, is developing
the show alongside her former private secretary Patrick Jeffson. Gunner
(04:51):
says Phoenix is not meant to cash in on Diana's memory,
but to reintroduce her to a new generation who hasn't
thought what if Diana was still alive today? Gunner said,
would Camilla be Queen? Would Harry and William have ended
up as they have? In Phoenix, Diana and Dirty Fayeede
survived the parish crash, but do not stay together. Instead,
Diana eventually marries a wealthy but untrustworthy Wall Street figure,
(05:13):
and retreats from public life to a glamorous estate in Phoenix.
Her daughter, Francis, whose father is not revealed, struggles with addiction,
bringing tension and heartbreak into Diana's new well. Meanwhile, across
the Atlantic, the monarchy continues on Harry marries someone other
than Megan, William remains with Kate, and Camilla's role in
the royal order is left deliberately vague. Despite the provocative premise,
(05:38):
the creators insists the series is rooted in authenticity, drawn
from years of private conversations and insights. This isn't some
fantasy soap, said Gunner. It's based on everything we knew
about her when she was alive. Filming is due to
begin before Christmas, with casting them under way. The role
of Diana will go to an unknown actress. Diana is
the star, said Gunne, who wants to avoid a celebrity
(05:59):
overshadowing the princess's legacy. The series is being co written
by Black Swan screenwriter John J. McLaughlin. Patrick Jeffson, Diana's
most trusted aid, serves as an executive producer, lending the
project and art of credibility that many of the princesses
pass portrayals have lacked. Diana left behind a huge gap
that's never been filled. Kind of said, I miss her,
(06:22):
and I think a lot of people do too. I'm
not trying to offend anyone. I'm trying to remember that
Diana we all adored. Streaming deals are currently in discussion
and they have it. If you like to email us
addresses the Palasindric at gmail dot com. Please follow us
on Spotify, Apple, leave us a nice review. If you're
enjoying the show and don't forget. You can find us
now on Facebook and Instagram, and we're trying to grow
(06:44):
the community there. To stop by and say hi, just
look for Palace Entry on Facebook pages or Facebook groups,
or just click the link in our show notes here.
I'm Mark francis My. Thanks to John mcdermy. This is
Palace Intrigue and good terms
Callaroga Shark Media. Hello, and welcome to the Palace Intry Game,
your host Mark Rancis. For The Royalist, Tom Sykes writes
that he believes Princess Diana was murdered. Sykes writes, there
is too much about the death of Diana to blithely
(00:25):
accept the official line that it was just an accident,
at the risk of being branded a Diana truther or
conspiracy theorist, I believe there is just way too much
about the events of that night and its aftermath to
fit the accident narrative. There are great differences of opinion
about who ordered the killing. Mohammed fay had famously blamed
(00:46):
Prince Philip, but I side with those who argue that
the most credible suspect is a powerful group of insiders
in the British security services who may have disposed of
Diana without consulting or seeking approval from individual royals, believing
that Diana was a great threat to the monarchy and
the wider establishment. Don't forget. She said in her Panorama
interview that she didn't believe Charles was fit to be king.
(01:08):
Imagine if she were the one living in California and
giving interviews to Oprah, can anyone really imagine at Queen
Camilla in such a scenario. Then there is the extraordinary
matter of the embalming of Diana's body. We all remember
Charles arriving in Paris and bringing Diana home that miserable
Sunday evening. She was pronounced dead at four am. Between
(01:29):
two pm and four thirty pm, according to Operation peget
A report carried out by their British police to address
and investigate Muhammed Fayette's claim of conspiracy and cover up,
the blood was drained out of her body, destroyed and
replaced with for maldehyde, fatally compromising or further tissue testing.
The Paris authorities said this was because it was very
hot and they wanted the body to look presentable for viewing.
(01:52):
And yet dirty Fayette, who died in the car, was
not embalmed. Mohammed Fayette, who died in twenty twenty three,
always insisted she was embalmed to disguise the fact that
she was pregnant. Sikes then goes on to recount his
time in royal coverage circles and adds it was at
Noel Botham's two thousand and four book The Murder of
Princess Diana, which he read in twenty seventeen that got
(02:12):
him thinking about things. Sikes's peason the Royalists is well
worth the lengthy read, and he concludes by saying, I
can't prove that Diana was murdered. I am not going
to spend the rest of my life trying to. But
I do know that there is enough to convince me,
on the twenty eighth anniversary of her death, that there
is much more to Princess Diana's death than a drunk
driver in a lack of seat belts. Meanwhile, Glen Maxwell
(02:35):
claims that Jeffrey Epstein may have been introduced to Princess
Diana as a potential date, though the timeline she provides
raises significant questions. Maxwell, who is currently serving a twenty
year sentence for sex trafficking crimes connected to Epstein, made
the claim during Each Alliance view with Deputy Attorney General
Todd Blanche. The DOJ released the full transcripts and accompanying
(02:57):
audio amid growing calls from Trump allies to release more
information related to Epstein's past associations. According to the transcript,
Maxwell suggested that Diana's close friend Rosa Moncton may have
arranged the introduction. Her name was Rosa Moncton and Rose's
husband Dominic Lawson, who's a famous journalist, Maxwell said, adding
(03:17):
that she believed Epstein once attended a big event in
London organized by Moncton. Maxwell claims, I don't know if
he sat with Diana or he met with Diana and
he already met her. I don't know, but this I
believe was organized by Rosa. I don't know if she
was being set up as a date for him. However,
Maxwell's encounter appears to be inconsistent. She reportedly placed the
encounter in the early two thousands, yet Princess Diana died
(03:39):
in a car creation in ninety seven. No evidence has
been produced to corroborate the claim, and Moncton has not
commented publicly. Critics quickly cast doubt on the remarks. Representative
Robert Carcier, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, wrote,
Glene Maxwell is a convicted sex trafficker and no one liar.
She cannot be trusted. Palace Entry will be right back.
(04:07):
A new drama series is preparing to ask the question
many have pondered for nearly three decades. What If Princess
Diana had survived? Titled Phoenix, the forthcoming series imagines a
very different future for the late Princess of Wales. Far
from the palaces of Britain. This Diana is a sixty
four year old mother living in the Arizona Desert, navigating
(04:27):
a strained relationship with a troubled adult daughter, a rocky
marriage to a shifty American tycoon, and distant ties to
two grown sons in the UK. With him and Harry
behind the project, the two men who knew the real
Diana Well. Rod Gunner, who worked with the princess on
her nineteen ninety three Concert of Hope fundraiser, is developing
the show alongside her former private secretary Patrick Jeffson. Gunner
(04:51):
says Phoenix is not meant to cash in on Diana's memory,
but to reintroduce her to a new generation who hasn't
thought what if Diana was still alive today? Gunner said,
would Camilla be Queen? Would Harry and William have ended
up as they have? In Phoenix, Diana and Dirty Fayeede
survived the parish crash, but do not stay together. Instead,
Diana eventually marries a wealthy but untrustworthy Wall Street figure,
(05:13):
and retreats from public life to a glamorous estate in Phoenix.
Her daughter, Francis, whose father is not revealed, struggles with addiction,
bringing tension and heartbreak into Diana's new well. Meanwhile, across
the Atlantic, the monarchy continues on Harry marries someone other
than Megan, William remains with Kate, and Camilla's role in
the royal order is left deliberately vague. Despite the provocative premise,
(05:38):
the creators insists the series is rooted in authenticity, drawn
from years of private conversations and insights. This isn't some
fantasy soap, said Gunner. It's based on everything we knew
about her when she was alive. Filming is due to
begin before Christmas, with casting them under way. The role
of Diana will go to an unknown actress. Diana is
the star, said Gunne, who wants to avoid a celebrity
(05:59):
overshadowing the princess's legacy. The series is being co written
by Black Swan screenwriter John J. McLaughlin. Patrick Jeffson, Diana's
most trusted aid, serves as an executive producer, lending the
project and art of credibility that many of the princesses
pass portrayals have lacked. Diana left behind a huge gap
that's never been filled. Kind of said, I miss her,
(06:22):
and I think a lot of people do too. I'm
not trying to offend anyone. I'm trying to remember that
Diana we all adored. Streaming deals are currently in discussion
and they have it. If you like to email us
addresses the Palasindric at gmail dot com. Please follow us
on Spotify, Apple, leave us a nice review. If you're
enjoying the show and don't forget. You can find us
now on Facebook and Instagram, and we're trying to grow
(06:44):
the community there. To stop by and say hi, just
look for Palace Entry on Facebook pages or Facebook groups,
or just click the link in our show notes here.
I'm Mark francis My. Thanks to John mcdermy. This is
Palace Intrigue and good terms
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