When the marriage moved closer to tipping point, Hoare and his wife became intermediaries; with Hoare spending hours in Diana’s private rooms at Kensington Palace – it wasn’t long before he was more than just a friend.
He was close friends with Charles…
One night in 1992, Diana’s protection officer Ken Wharfe found a half-naked Oliver Hoare hiding behind a huge plant. He had been smoking a cigar outside Diana’s room because the Princess hated the smell of smoke, she must have sent him out but accidentally set the fire alarms off in the entire palace – awkward!
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After their affair became public knowledge, many people believed Diana chose Hoare because he was also a close friend of Camilla and could keep her up to date about her arch nemesis.
But also close friends with Camilla – Diana’s ‘love rival’…
Hoare’s heiress wife threatened divorce forcing him to break off his relationship with Diana, but since then the life of the art dealer hasn’t been completely plain sailing…
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He was accused of embezzling funds from Qatar before the charges were dropped – in 2015 he lost his driving license for 17 months after being pulled over following a boozy afternoon.
Things weren’t always plain sailing for him after his affair…
Thanks to his link to Diana he didn’t escape making headlines in 2015 – Hoare sadly passed away earlier this year age 73 to cancer.
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