Season 5 of the hit Netflix royal drama, “The Crown”, has already premiered on the streaming platform and fans have lots of questions about the characters they got to meet in the movie. If you’re curious about Diana’s friend Dr. James Colthurst and the role he played in her life, then don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
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At one time, Colthurst – yes the real life version – said that he was worried “jealous grey men” would try to “sideline” Diana.
Who Is Dr. James Colthurst And What Is His Relationship With The Late Princess Diana
The Irish-born medical professional was a close friend of Diana since her nanny days in London before she married Charles in 1981. Born in 1957, Dr. Colthurst married Dominique Coles in 1990. The couple have two daughters.
Colthurst played the middleman in Princess Diana’s relationship with her biographer Andrew Morton, who would go on to publish the 1992 book “Diana: Her True Story”.
Dr. Colthurst took Morton’s questions to the Palace and then secretly recorded Diana’s responses. At one time, he opened up to Daily Mail Australia about how he was shocked listening back to the tapes of Diana’s responses in a working man’s café.
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He said: “All around everyone’s eating bacon and eggs chatting away, and I put these headphones on and turn on the tape recorder and listen to Diana talking about bulimia nervosa, which I’d never heard of, talking about her suicide attempts, talking about this woman called Camilla Parker Bowles.
“It was like entering a parallel universe, I walked out of that café thinking, ‘wow what on Earth have I heard’.”
He added: “It was the most incredible outburst of really innermost pain, rage, frustration, anger – you were swept away with it. It was very compelling.”
How Did Dr. Colthurst And Diana Meet?
Diana met one of her close friends and confidante in France when she broke her ankle on a ski trip and needed a doctor.
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On what would have been Diana’s 60th birthday, Colthurst paid a tribute to her by remembering the first time they met.
“She knew several of the friends I was with [on the trip], and they brought her back to our apartment when she twisted her ankle, telling her I would look at it as I was a medical student at the time
“Good fun, bright and mischievous, it was hard not to hit it off with Diana straight away, and so began the friendship she and I maintained for the rest of her short, eventful life.”
He also remembered how Diana was willing to take on many patronages and attend charity events because she felt she was giving back to the society. He also said that seeing so many happy faces during her outings acted as a balm to what was an unhappy home life at Kensington Palace.
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