for Prince Charles even after the divorce, which she never wanted. 'In her apartment at Kensington Palace there were over 20 framed pictures of Prince Charles and her children. 'I don't believe Prince Charles was capable of murdering the princess. They were on very cordial terms. 'I remember him turning up at her front door when he was early one day to catch his helicopter. He popped in for a cup of tea. They were very friendly and very chatty.' ...and himself Diana's hub: Butler Paul Burrell Mr Burrell boasted yesterday that he became the 'hub' of Princess Diana's life during his ten years with her up to her death. He described their relationship as 'exceptionally close', insisting: 'I knew all her secrets.' Born the son of a lorry driver from Cheshire, Mr Burrell began working for the Queen in 1976 and was promoted to her personal footman within a year. He moved to Highgrove to work for Charles and Diana in 1987, but joined the princess's household at Kensington Palace in 1992 when they separated. Asked by Ian Burnett QC, representing the inquest, whether he was was one of her 'intimate confidants', Mr Burrell said: 'I think that's fair.' He added: 'I was at the hub of the wheel, everybody was at the spokes, I connected all the princess's friends and all her world. 'I was a very fortunate man to be embraced by the princess in such a personal way. I know the princess; I knew her inside