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impulse the child who was destined to one day be the King of England cupped a handful of water and splashed it at his younger brother's face. . .

So went the first part of Diana and her son's holiday on Nevis. During the remainder of the trip they would swim at Pinney's Beach, view a local Carnival' parade, do island sightseeing of attractions such as the Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson Museum, the Alexander Hamilton birthplace, Figtree Church where Admiral Nelson's marriage certificate to the local Nisbet woman on display, and the very unusual, large Crucifix of a Black Jesus at St. James Church.

The afternoon of August 30, 1997, I stood at approximately the same place near the Montpelier pool where Diana had watched her sons frolic near the pool stairs.

For perhaps the 25th time in the four years and eight months since the earlier trip, I was escorting a group of journalists around the island. At Montpelier, as elsewhere on the island, such groups always wanted to know what Diana did, where she stood, what she saw.

Later that evening when we went for dinner at Hermitage Plantation, owner, and longtime friend, Richard Lupinacci, told us there had been an accident in Paris. Diana's male companion had been killed, but early reports on BBC-TV said the princess was seen walking around and talking.

If only that had been true.

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