[4] although adamant that he is not cashing in on diana's death, rees-jones is submitting to a media hoopla because he is hard up. denied compensation in france, facing legal bills and without long-term provision after his acrimonious parting from fayed, the money has provided him with a two-bedroom house in oswestry in shropshire and some security.

　　[5] it has bought him no peace of mind. in an interview with the daily telegraph, he confesses he is plagued by the thought that diana, dodi and driver henri paul died _on my shift_ and that he would gladly have sacrificed his own life to save theirs. "if i could have died and those three survived, i could have done it,"_he says.

　　[6] rees-jones was one of 40 security men_ 16-stone nannies hired to guard the fayed family and pander to their whims. a former squaddie with the parachute regiment in northern ireland, he was a useful rugby player whose tough looks and 6ft 2in frame belied a mild and stoical nature.