Who is Ken Wharfe? Princess Diana’s protection officer and author of Diana: Closely Guarded Secret
KEN Wharfe was Princess Diana's bodyguard for five years and after retiring penned a tell all book that was said to have outraged the royals.
Here's everything you need to know about the man who kept Diana safe and had a unique insight into her life.
Who is Ken Wharfe?
Ken Wharfe was Princess Diana's protection officer who after her death would pen an explosive tell all account.
Wharfe joined the Metropolitan Police as a cadet rising to the rank of inspector before joining SO14 Royalty Protection.
He was bodyguard to Princes William and Harry from 1986 and became Princess Diana's personal protection officer in 1988.
He stopped working for Diana in 1993 but continued with the Royal Protection Squad until his retirement in 2002, reports .
What is Diana: In Her Own Words and what are the Diana tapes?
Diana: In Her Own Words will air on Channel 4 and feature footage of Diana discussing her life and loves.
The documentary will feature excerpts from video tapes recorded by Diana’s speech coach Peter Settelen between 1992 and 1993.
The recordings were made at Diana’s home in Kensington Palace, and Channel 4 claim the footage is the only unmediated video the Princess ever recorded.
While some of the footage has been used on TV in other countries, none of it has aired on British TV before.
The footage will be combined with interviews with her closest confidants, such as her personal protection officer Ken Wharfe and private secretary Patrick Jephson.
The show will in early August to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Princess' death.