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Diana jury told of surgeon affair
Mr Khan feared he could never have a normal life with Diana
A heart surgeon who had a two-year relationship with Princess Diana has given evidence at her inquest. Hasnat Khan, 48, declined to appear in person, but said in a statement read to the jury the relationship began in 1995 after they met at a London hospital.
He said he had often stayed at Kensington Palace and had met princes William and Harry.
The couple broke up in 1997, shortly before Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris, alongside Dodi Al Fayed.
The statement is understood to have been made to the Metropolitan Police in 2004, and is the first detailed account of the affair.
'Tragic accident'
At their first meeting at the Royal Brompton Hospital, Mr Khan said Diana had been "down to earth" and "very flirtatious with everyone".
Mr Khan described one occasion when the couple were in a pub and Diana had wanted to order drinks at the bar because it was something she had never done.
The High Court jury heard the couple went on to have a normal sexual relationship and Mr Khan had "no reason to believe" Diana was ever unfaithful.
Mr Khan said they had discussed the subject of marriage, but believed the press intrusion would make his life hell.
At a second meeting, she said it was all over between us, but she denied there was anyone else 
Hasnat Khan
He said he would not be able to live a normal life and, if they ever had children together, he would never be able to take them anywhere.
The affair ended a few weeks before she died after a meeting in Battersea Park, in south London.
Mr Khan insisted it was Diana who had ended it.
He said after she returned from a holiday with Mohamed Al Fayed and his family he thought she had met someone else because Diana was "not her normal self".
"I did not know who it was. It could have been a bodyguard or anyone," he said.
"I was surprised when she said there was no-one else. At a second meeting, she said it was all over between us, but she denied there was anyone else."
It was only when he heard news broadcasts that he learned about Diana's relationship with Mr Al Fayed's son, Dodi.
He said he believed Diana's death in a crash in the Pont d'Alma tunnel had been a "tragic accident".
The inquest continues.
Mr Khan feared he could never have a normal life with DianaA heart surgeon who had a two-year relationship with Princess Diana has given evidence at her inquest. Hasnat Khan, 48, declined to appear in person, but said in a statement read to the jury the relationship began in 1995 after they met at a London hospital.
He said he had often stayed at Kensington Palace and had met princes William and Harry.
The couple broke up in 1997, shortly before Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris, alongside Dodi Al Fayed.
The statement is understood to have been made to the Metropolitan Police in 2004, and is the first detailed account of the affair.
'Tragic accident'
At their first meeting at the Royal Brompton Hospital, Mr Khan said Diana had been "down to earth" and "very flirtatious with everyone".
Mr Khan described one occasion when the couple were in a pub and Diana had wanted to order drinks at the bar because it was something she had never done.
The High Court jury heard the couple went on to have a normal sexual relationship and Mr Khan had "no reason to believe" Diana was ever unfaithful.
Mr Khan said they had discussed the subject of marriage, but believed the press intrusion would make his life hell.
At a second meeting, she said it was all over between us, but she denied there was anyone else Hasnat Khan
He said he would not be able to live a normal life and, if they ever had children together, he would never be able to take them anywhere.
The affair ended a few weeks before she died after a meeting in Battersea Park, in south London.
Mr Khan insisted it was Diana who had ended it.
He said after she returned from a holiday with Mohamed Al Fayed and his family he thought she had met someone else because Diana was "not her normal self".
"I did not know who it was. It could have been a bodyguard or anyone," he said.
"I was surprised when she said there was no-one else. At a second meeting, she said it was all over between us, but she denied there was anyone else."
It was only when he heard news broadcasts that he learned about Diana's relationship with Mr Al Fayed's son, Dodi.
He said he believed Diana's death in a crash in the Pont d'Alma tunnel had been a "tragic accident".
The inquest continues.