Hasnat Khan: 5 Things To Know About Princess Diana’s Former Lover

• Hasnat Khan is simply a British-Pakistani bosom and lung surgeon.
• He dated Princess Diana for 2 years aft her divided from Prince Charles.
• He’ll beryllium played by Humayun Saeed successful play 5 of ‘The Crown’.

Dr. Hasnat Khan was an important idiosyncratic in Princess Diana‘s beingness earlier her tragic 1997 death. Hasnat, 64, dated the Princess of Wales for 2 years (from 1995 to 1997) aft the extremity of her matrimony to Prince Charles, present King Charles. They broke up conscionable months earlier Diana was killed in a car mishap portion fleeing paparazzi successful Paris. Hasnat volition beryllium played by Pakistani histrion Humayun Saeed, 51, successful the fifth season of the Netflix series The Crown, which premieres Nov. 9. The caller play shows erstwhile Diana met Hasnat arsenic her matrimony to Charles was completely crumbling.

Keep speechmaking to larn much astir Dr. Hasnat Khan, including his whirlwind narration with Princess Diana, and what he’s been up to pursuing her death.

Dr. Hasnat Khan extracurricular his location successful London successful January 2004 (Photo: Shutterstock)

1. Hasnat is simply a bosom and lung surgeon.

Hasnat worked arsenic a bosom and lung surgeon before, and after, his narration with Diana. He worked successful Sydney, Australia earlier moving to London, wherever helium worked astatine the Royal Brompton Hospital and past the London Chest Hospital. It’s been reported that Hasnat presently works a advisor cardiothoracic surgeon astatine Basildon University Hospital, successful Essex, England

2. He dated Princess Diana aft her divorce.

Hasnat met Diana successful August 1995, portion helium was moving astatine the Royal Brompton Hospital. Diana was determination visiting her adjacent friend’s hubby who was recovering from bosom surgery, according to Bustle. Hasnat reportedly invited Diana to his uncle’s location wherever helium was going to cod books, and she agreed to come. This happened arsenic her matrimony to Charles was falling apart, but earlier they officially divorced.

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

Hasnat described his narration with Diana successful his connection for the 2004 inquest into Diana’s death. She reportedly referred to him arsenic “Mr. Wonderful” and immersed herself into Pakistani culture. Diana’s friends reportedly said that Hasnat was “the emotion of her life” and her “soulmate”, according to The Telegraph. Diana and Hasnat tried to debar paparazzi during their relationship, but yet Diana was caught sneaking into the infirmary to spot him. “The lone spot we could person immoderate existent privateness was astatine Kensington Palace arsenic they could not get america there,” Hasnat reportedly wrote successful his inquest, adding that the media followed him everywhere, including astatine work.

Humayun Saeed plays Dr. Hasnat Khan successful ‘The Crown’ (Photo: Netflix)

Reports person said that Diana was the 1 to extremity the relationship. Shortly aft the split, Diana started dating Dodi Fayed, who died alongside her successful 1997. Hasnat reportedly wrote successful his inquest that while “she denied determination was anyone other involved,” helium told her that helium “strongly suspected determination was idiosyncratic else,” according to Bustle.

4. He attended Diana’s funeral.

Hasnat attended Diana’s ceremonial ceremony astatine Westminster Abbey successful September 1997. He spoke astir the interaction of her passing successful a uncommon interrogation with The Mail connected Sunday successful 2008. “She did a batch of work. She got to wherever she was connected what she was. “She didn’t conscionable shingle hands and question astatine people. She really did things. Now she has gone, determination is simply a immense vacuum – she has near a gap,” helium reportedly said.

5. He’s connected his 2nd marriage.

10 years aft Diana’s death, Hasnat got joined to Hadia Sher Ali, a Pakistani descendant from Afghan royalty. But the narration wasn’t mean to beryllium and Hasnat and Hadia got divorced aft 18 months of marriage. He’s presently joined to his 2nd wife, Somi Sohail. They tied the knot sometime astir 2017.