Squidgygate - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Squidgygate: Encyclopedia Ii - Squidgygate - Analysis Of The Tape
In 1993, The Sunday Times published the findings of an analysis of the "Squidgygate" tape, commissioned from Corby-based surveillance spe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diana Princess Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Diana Princess Of Wales - Death
On 31 August 1997 Diana was involved in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, along with her friend and lover Dodi F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diana Princess Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Diana Princess Of Wales - Death
On 31 August 1997 Diana was involved in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, along with her romantic companion Dodi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of The Waleses: Encyclopedia Ii - War Of The Waleses - Background
On 29 July 1981, The Prince of Wales and the Lady Diana Spencer were married at St Paul's Cathedral before 3,500 invited guests and an es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diana Princess Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Diana Princess Of Wales - Family And Marriage
Diana's family, the Spencers, had been close to the British Royal Family for decades. Her maternal grandmother, Ruth, Lady Fermoy, was a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diana Princess Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Diana Princess Of Wales - Charity Work
Starting in the mid-to-late 1980s, the Princess of Wales became well known for her support of charity projects, and is credited with cons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diana Princess Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Diana Princess Of Wales - Early Years
The Honourable Diana Frances Spencer was born as the youngest daughter of Edward Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and his first wife, Frances S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of The Waleses: Encyclopedia Ii - War Of The Waleses - Result
Both partners subsequently admitted to extra-marital affairs, he with Mrs Parker Bowles, she with an army officer. Though they remained p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squidgygate: Encyclopedia Ii - Squidgygate - Diana's Reactions
The Princess herself was distraught by the "Squidgygate" episode. By 1995, claims her private secretary Patrick Jephson, Diana's "paranoi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squidgygate: Encyclopedia Ii - Squidgygate - Squidgygate Ii?
There is a curious coda to the "Squidgygate" affair. On 31 August 1997, most of the British press was caught in the spotlight. A number o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squidgygate: Encyclopedia Ii - Squidgygate - Government Reaction
Suspicion about responsibility for the Squidgygate leak (perhaps naturally) focussed on Britain's security service, MI5. Home Secretary K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squidgygate: Encyclopedia Ii - Squidgygate - Surveillance Of Diana After Squidgygate
On 30 November 1998, APB News Online published the results of a US Freedom of Information Act request. The news agency's request for docu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squidgygate: Encyclopedia Ii - Squidgygate - How The Tape Came To Be Published
The tape was allegedly published after it was accidentally recorded by a retired bank manager who was a radio ham as a hobby. In fact, su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squidgygate: Encyclopedia Ii - Squidgygate - Context And Reaction
At the time of publication, the Prince and Princess of Wales, engaged in acrimonious and messy pre-divorce proceedings, were involved in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squidgygate: Encyclopedia Ii - Squidgygate - Apparent Third And Fourth Copies Of The Tape
The Sun had originally been prompted to run the story by the National Enquirer in America, which had already published excerpts from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Squidgygate: Encyclopedia Ii - Squidgygate - Earlier Claims Of Diana Being Bugged
Early in 1992, if Princess Diana herself is to be believed, several senior members of the Queen's household staff had met with Diana and ...   » Read the article