REGARDING the acquittal of Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell.
Possibly like many of your readers, I am bewildered by the news that "following the Queen's intervention" all charges against Mr Burrell have been withdrawn. One background story indicated that, in a recent conversation, the Queen told the Prince of Wales that Paul Burrell had advised her shortly after Diana's death that he had taken her private possessions into his safe custody.
As the charges against Mr Burrell were laid two years ago, and it was alleged he had told no one of his possessions, I would have thought that the Queen or a member of her staff could have conveyed the subject of that conversation to the police.
On the eve of Mr Burrell's defence and the Prosecution having already been made to look foolish, the news was released, apparently, by Prince Charles, no doubt at the Queen's behest.
Surely much suffering and enormous expense could have been avoided ages ago. I refuse to believe that (a) the Queen did not know of the charges, and (b) she was prevented from interceding because of protocol.
Many questions remain unanswered and I feel that a full story has yet to emerge.
Robert Pollock
Glendale Drive
Bolton
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