Chapter 30 2. Mystery Phone

In August 1992, Diana and Gilbey's telephone recordings were released to the world, and James Gilbey was dragged from behind the scenes to the front of the stage by the media.He is a senior executive who runs a car business.Diana was 17 when he first met her.The two became closer at a party at Julia Samuel's house.Together they talked about their love and life: he told about his tear-jerking romance; Diana about her marriage, which was in name only and dying.The two were sick and sympathetic to each other, and they chatted very speculatively until late at night. Gilbert's strength is that he is especially good at listening to women's complaints, while Diana desperately needs someone to sympathize with her situation.

In any case, the old car dealer is not a good match for the beautiful and noble princess. Gilbert was born in a wealthy wine-making family. His great-uncle Alfred Gilbert was the most outstanding Roman Catholic priest in the UK and the only priest in the UK who was approved by Pope Paul to deliver Mass in Latin. In 1988, at the age of 31, Gilbert formed his own car company.In the first 18 months, it lost 128,138 pounds, and owed no less than 500,000 pounds within two years. One night in October 1989, a few weeks after the recording of "Squidy" was hacked, tabloid reporters filmed Diana emerging from Gilbey's one-bedroom apartment.During the four or five hours Diana stayed, one of her three bodyguards guarded the front door and the other two patrolled the back door.

Gilbert later claimed he was playing bridge with the princess, but the tabloids continued to publish comments about their close relationship. The bachelor Gilbe became famous because of the telephone incident, and the major newspapers made a lot of reports on him as Diana's lover.Diana is no longer the princess and holy angel in fairy tales, but a bitter woman who has an affair. Diana's close relationship with Gilbert developed after Hewitt's transfer to Germany in 1989.Diana, being a celebrity, was unlikely to have an unscrupulous relationship with Gilbert, and the San Lorenzo restaurant was her date with Gilbert.

Mara, the Italian female shopkeeper, has known Diana for many years. Her motherly love and compassion have made Diana open her heart to her and talk about everything. In order to help the distressed Diana, Mara allowed Gilbert and other friends to store the letter to Diana in her restaurant, and then she delivered it to the princess.She also encouraged Diana to make more friends and find joy in her own life.Diana often goes there to have dinner, chat with friends, and enjoy a free life. A private corner in the restaurant is Diana's exclusive dining seat.Mara had reserved it for her, and she and Gilbert would often spend hours together in this corner.

The greatest convenience offered by Mara was that she lent Diana the key to a residence owned by the Lorenzo family near Walton Square.If Mara is there, Diana and Gilbert can slip right into the little comfort zone after their meeting. Their relationship lasted more than two years.With the exposure of the scandal at the recording festival, the close relationship between the two also came to an end. On that tape, they all mentioned Marla.Here is a transcript of their conversation: Gilbert: "Honey, forget about it for now. How's Marla?" Diana: "She's fine. No, she's fine. She's in a hurry to get back (on vacation)."

Gilbert: "Really? When will she be back?" Diana: "Saturday." Speaking of this, the topic turned to other aspects.Not long after, it turned to a pre-planned date at Mara's restaurant. Gilbert: "...I really like the way you laugh because it makes me so happy. You know I'm happy when you're happy?" Diana: "I knew you would." Gilbert: "I cry whenever you cry?" Diana: "I know that too. It's so sweet. We have such a wonderful time together, it looks like we don't need dinner on Tuesday." Gilbert: "No, I don't need any dinner at all, as long as I can see you, all my wishes will be granted."

The passage that touched the audience the most was their discussion of pregnancy.There is indeed an ambiguous relationship between Diana and Gilbert.But whether they had sex between them has always been a hot topic of debate.Most people think that the relationship between Diana and Gilbert did not exceed the boundaries of friends, and no deviant behavior occurred.Diana herself also denied that she thought Gilbert was just her good friend, the result of the media's out of thin air and hype.But there are also some friends who think that the relationship between them is far more than just ordinary friends, and they have had sex together.Because a conversation on that tape is enough to prove everything that happened between them, especially the intimacy on the phone.The latter believes that the most telling thing should be a sentence that Diana said: "I really don't want to be pregnant."

What follows is a conversation between Diana and Gilbert on the phone: Diana: "I really don't want to get pregnant." Gilbert: "Well, honey, it's not going to happen. You're not going to get pregnant." Diana: "Oh, I hope so." Gilbert: "Don't be so sullen. No, my dear, you can't conceive a child." Diana: "Today I watched The Last Days in the East, and one of the heroines gave birth to a baby. People thought that the baby was born to her and her husband, but it was not, it was her baby with another man .” Gilbey: "Oh, Squidy, kiss me. Wow, God, it's so good! It feels so good, doesn't it? Don't you like it?"

Diana: "I like it, I like it. I've never liked it so much, you have no idea how much I like it." Gilbert: "Well, I know, honey. I feel close to you, in your arms. I'm holding you, protecting..." Diana: "Oh, that's great... oh, come on..." The following passage was removed by The Sun because it was too explicit for a family newspaper to publish. The conversation continues. Gilbert: "Honey, oh...it's like, ah, like..." Diana: "Finding yourself that?" Gilbert: "What? Oh no, I don't. Actually I..." Diana: "I said it seemed to be... as if to..."

Gilbert: "Touch yourself." Diana: "Yes!" Gilbey: "I don't feel so good, oh no, I'm not touching myself. In fact, I haven't had it for 48 hours, at least 48 hours. Oh, tell me something..." Diana: "I haven't had that all day." Gilbert: "You didn't?" Diana: "Yes. Not a day." That cassette tape not only includes the above content, but also includes some other topics.In another part of the conversation, Diana also talked about one of her former admirers, James Hewitt.She talked about how she had "paid" to "wrap" him in the full outfit she provided him.

Here's an audio recording of their conversation about the incident: Gilber: "I love plain Italian clothes, which tend to last for years and then are thrown away. Out of devotion to duty, I bought a pair of Gussis trousers 12 years ago." Diana: "My God!" Gilbey: "I've kept it until now because it makes me proud." Diana: "That's good." *9. Gilbert: "I'm going to let you do the same, honey. I'm going to give you some money and let you go out and do the shopping for me." Diana: "I will. Gilbert: "Really? Diana: "I'm an expert at this." Gilbert: "Really?" Diana: "Yes." Gilbert: "Oh, you thought you would." Diana: "Hey, I'm good at dressing up people in my spare time." Gilbert: "Who did you dress up for? Not a lot of them, I hope." Diana: "James Hewitt... I packed his clothes from head to toe. That man really cost me a lot." Gilbert: "I bet it is. Is it all on your account?" Diana: "That's still wrong." Gilbert: "He didn't pay you?" Diana: "No!" Gilbert: "It's incredible..." Diana: "Well, that's the way I am, isn't it? I'll do anything, whatever it takes, to make someone happy." Gilbert: "You don't need to do that at all, my dear, because you have made people very happy yourself, and you have given them..." Diana's relationship with Gilbert came to an end because of the phone recording, but Diana fans will not forget him. In "Diana—Her True Story" published by Andrew Morton in 1992, Gilbert's evaluation of the marriage relationship between Diana and Charles was quoted extensively.He provided a lot of material for Morton's writing.It can be seen from the book that Gilbert can be said to deeply understand and sympathize with Diana.In those lonely and depressing days around 1990, Diana struggled to find herself, treat her eating disorder, and finally grow into a beautiful and mature woman.It was not Charles who gave her encouragement and comfort at that time, but Gilbert's friends.