Diana Spencer had many loves. The last one, she crossed over on to the other side with. But, they say that Dr Hasnat Khan, a Pakistani heart surgeon working at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London in the mid 1990s, was more; he was “the love of her life” according to her closest friends. In fact, the Princess of Wales herself is said to have described him as “Mr Wonderful”. 

“Diana wanted to marry him. In fact, she was willing to accept Islam and meet his parents.” Pakistani actor and producer Humayun Saeed is speaking to us over a video call from London, where he is attending the premiere of hit web series, The Crown, season 5. “They didn’t show every detail [in the series], but it is true [that she met his parents in Pakistan]. Her close friends, with whom we [the actors] interacted, knew this story.”