Diana's butler: Charles said he had OK for affair

Diana's butler: Charlessaid he had OK for affair
LONDON -- Diana, Princess of Wales, believed her husband, Prince Charles, was given permission by his father to return to his longtime love, Camilla Parker Bowles, after five years of marriage, according to Diana's former butler.
In excerpts published Thursday from a new chapter for his best-selling book, "A Royal Duty," Paul Burrell says the princess felt she had been "sold to the royal family" to "produce an heir and a spare" -- a reference to the couple's two sons.
Burrell said Diana, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997, told him Charles declared during a row that his father, Prince Philip, had agreed he could return to Parker Bowles if the marriage to Diana did not work after five years.
In an interview with the Daily Mirror, Burrell said that in releasing such details he was defending his former employer, who referred to him as "my rock."
Provo, Utah honorsresident Donny Osmond
PROVO, Utah -- Donny Osmond has been honored as an Outstanding Citizen by the Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce for his loyalty to the Utah Valley community.
"I just love the fact that I'm a normal person here in Provo," Osmond, 46, said in accepting the award Wednesday night. "I've received many accolades, but it's extra special to receive recognition from people in your community."
Osmond said that during a recent trip to London, he was asked to sing his hit song "Puppy Love" for a television station.
Adolescent girls crowded the platform and began screaming wildly when the song began, he said.
Osmond said he stopped and asked, "Why are you screaming?"
One 16-year-old answered, "Because our moms told us to."
Dates announcedfor Santana tour
NEW YORK -- Carlos Santana and the Santana Band's 2004 summer tour of Europe will begin July 2 in Amneville, France.
The 17-date tour, announced Thursday, will include the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on July 13 and July 15. It also will include stops in Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, Croatia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, with a final show in Schwaebisch, Germany, on July 25.
Starting with the Montreux Jazz Festival, the band's opening act will be the Salvador Santana Band, with Carlos and Deborah Santana's son, Salvador, on keyboards.
Before the tour, Santana will play three shows at San Francisco's Warfield Theatre June 22-24. Santana and the Santana Band will perform at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
Jordan's brief appearancefails to satisfy Taiwanese
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Michael Jordan left the building all too soon for his faithful fans in Taiwan.
Customers there spent hundreds of dollars on Nike athletic apparel to ensure themselves a spot in the audience Saturday when the former Chicago Bulls standout visited Taiwan as part of a seven-day promotional tour of Asia.
They were disappointed when he made only a two-minute appearance.
He appeared in a short skit with two children and spoke about the importance of working hard, said Shelley Peng, a spokeswoman for Oregon-based Nike.
To resolve complaints from fans who felt slighted, Nike met Tuesday with five consumer and government agencies in Taiwan and worked out a compromise, Peng said.
Nike Taiwan will offer attendees copies of the vintage Wings poster of Jordan with his arms stretched open. The company also will give them priority entry into a future event by a visiting NBA star and will offer fans a free pair of Air Jordan 1 Retro Low shoes, which are not available for purchase in Taiwan, she said.
Today's birthdays
Actress Carroll Baker is 73. Actor John Karlen is 71. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Jerry West is 66. Singer Gladys Knight is 60. Singer Billy Vera is 60. Singer John Fogerty is 59. Actress-director Sondra Locke is 57. Singer Roland Gift is 42. Actor Brandon Cruz (TV series "The Courtship of Eddie's Father") is 42. Country singer Phil Vassar is 42. Rapper Chubb Rock is 36. Singer Kylie Minogue is 36. Television personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck ("The View") is 27. Actor Jesse Bradford is 25. Actress Monica Keena is 25. Actor Joseph Cross is 18.
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