THE BATTLE SHE WON
DARREN McGRADY Personal chef
‘She wanted comfort foods when she was going through her bulimia and it wasn’t good for her. That was the dark side, but what I really admired was that she confronted the bulimia, she sought help and reached out to other people and said, “If you have bulimia, ask for help as I did.” A lot of people said she had eating disorders up to the end, but she didn’t.’
FRANCES SHAND KYDD Diana’s mother, speaking before Diana’s death
‘I saw the eating disorder immediately because I’d had previous experience with my eldest daughter Sarah, who’d had anorexia. I recognised the symptoms very quickly with Diana. There are an enormous number of reasons for anorexia and bulimia to take hold, and one of the main reasons is unhappiness.’
DR LILY HUA YU Acupuncturist and herbalist
‘She had bulimia when I was treating her in 1996. She did not have enough nutrients in her body because of it and she had become anaemic. Losing weight quickly can result in osteoporosis because you don’t have enough nutrients. Diana was bordering on having osteoporosis. I prescribed 20 different herbal combinations for Diana and put them in capsules – she would take four capsules of each twice a day.’
JANET FILDERMAN Beautician
‘She had a touch of bulimia, but it was not consistent because her skin was good, she had excellent teeth and very good hair. Those are the first to go.’
NISH JOSHI Holistic health practitioner
‘She had a few eating problems when I met her in 1993 – cravings and starving all day and bingeing all night – and we managed to control them. Healthy eating was the way to go. When she was in control of her diet she had no issues.’