Former Palace press secretary opens up about Princess Diana's 5am crisis on the day bombshell Andrew Morton book was released - and the advice he gave her Dickie Arbiter worked for the Royal Family for 12 years until 2000 Read More: Earl Spencer discovers Roman bracelet in grounds of Althorp Estate during excavation - days after he's spotted on date with archeologist By Lydia Hawken For Mailonline Published: 08:00, 25 June 2024 | Updated: 08:01, 25 June 2024 e-mail View comments A former Palace press secretary has opened up about Princess Diana 's 5am crisis call and the advice he gave her after Andrew Morton's biography was published. Dickie Arbiter, 83, worked for the Royal Family from 1988 to 2000 and served the late Queen, King Charles and Princess Diana. Speaking to The Telegraph , the royal expert explained how he was sent to Charing Cross station on the day the bombshell book Diana: Her True Story was published to pick up the morning newspapers and said he was 'gobsmacked' by what the Princess had said.
In the book, which sold more than five million copies that year, Diana detailed her mental health struggles and the breakdown of her marriage to King Charles. The expert recalled how the late Princess of Wales had been anxious of the press coverage of the book. Pictured: The late Princess of Wales seen breaking down in tears as she leaves Ashworth Hospice in Liverpool in June 1992, days after Andrew Morton's biography was published Dickie said: 'Diana called me at 5am a.