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  • Hasnat Khan is a British-Pakistani coronary heart and lung surgeon.
  • He dated Princess Diana for 2 years after her break up from Prince Charles.
  • He’ll be performed by Humayun Saeed in season 5 of ‘The Crown’.

Dr. Hasnat Khan was an essential particular person in Princess Diana‘s life earlier than her tragic 1997 loss of life. Hasnat, 64, dated the Princess of Wales for 2 years (from 1995 to 1997) after the top of her marriage to Prince Charles, now King Charles. They broke up simply months earlier than Diana was killed in a automotive accident whereas fleeing paparazzi in Paris. Hasnat can be performed by Pakistani actor Humayun Saeed, 51, within the fifth season of the Netflix sequence The Crown, which premieres Nov. 9. The new season reveals when Diana met Hasnat as her marriage to Charles was utterly crumbling.

Keep studying to study extra about Dr. Hasnat Khan, together with his whirlwind relationship with Princess Diana, and what he’s been as much as following her loss of life.

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Dr. Hasnat Khan exterior his dwelling in London in January 2004 (Photo: Shutterstock)

1. Hasnat is a coronary heart and lung surgeon.

Hasnat labored as a coronary heart and lung surgeon earlier than, and after, his relationship with Diana. He labored in Sydney, Australia earlier than transferring to London, the place he labored on the Royal Brompton Hospital after which the London Chest Hospital. It’s been reported that Hasnat presently works a advisor cardiothoracic surgeon at Basildon University Hospital, in Essex, England

2. He dated Princess Diana after her divorce.

Hasnat met Diana in August 1995, whereas he was working on the Royal Brompton Hospital. Diana was there visiting her shut good friend’s husband who was recovering from coronary heart surgical procedure, in accordance with Bustle. Hasnat reportedly invited Diana to his uncle’s home the place he was going to gather books, and she or he agreed to return. This occurred as her marriage to Charles was falling aside, however earlier than they formally divorced.

3. Diana referred to Hasnat as ‘Mr. Wonderful’.

Hasnat described his relationship with Diana in his assertion for the 2004 inquest into Diana’s loss of life. She reportedly referred to him as “Mr. Wonderful” and immersed herself into Pakistani tradition. Diana’s associates reportedly mentioned that Hasnat was “the love of her life” and her “soulmate”, in accordance with The Telegraph. Diana and Hasnat tried to keep away from paparazzi throughout their relationship, however finally Diana was caught sneaking into the hospital to see him. “The solely place we may have any actual privateness was at Kensington Palace as they may not get us there,” Hasnat reportedly wrote in his inquest, including that the media adopted him in all places, together with at work.

Humayun Saeed
Humayun Saeed performs Dr. Hasnat Khan in ‘The Crown’ (Photo: Netflix)

Reports have mentioned that Diana was the one to finish the connection. Shortly after the break up, Diana began courting Dodi Fayed, who died alongside her in 1997. Hasnat reportedly wrote in his inquest that whereas “she denied there was anybody else concerned,” he instructed her that he “strongly suspected there was another person,” in accordance with Bustle.

4. He attended Diana’s funeral.

Hasnat attended Diana’s funeral ceremony at Westminster Abbey in September 1997. He spoke concerning the influence of her passing in a uncommon interview with The Mail on Sunday in 2008. “She did numerous work. She acquired to the place she was on what she was. “She didn’t simply shake arms and wave at individuals. She really did issues. Now she has gone, there’s a big vacuum – she has left a niche,” he reportedly mentioned.

5. He’s on his second marriage.

10 years after Diana’s loss of life, Hasnat acquired married to Hadia Sher Ali, a Pakistani descendant from Afghan royalty. But the connection wasn’t imply to be and Hasnat and Hadia acquired divorced after 18 months of marriage. He’s presently married to his second spouse, Somi Sohail. They tied the knot someday round 2017.

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