All my strength would need to be summoned for this seance, I told myself. It was held at the Livery Hall near St Paul's Cathedral, and the programmes makers had arranged for various people who had known Diana to have a readings

But we'd never met before, I didn't know who they were and none of it was scripted.

When I arrived, I was asked to sit at a round table with a beautiful burgundy tablecloth and a crystal chandelier overhead. I had asked for the room to be filled with white flowers, roses and lilies, and white church candles, because white is symbolic in the spirit world for peace.

Still, I was full of nervous expectation about what might happen. Two men and two women were brought in. They all looked nervous and I told them not to be frightened. Then I placed my right hand on my heart to send out love and my left hand upwards so I could act as a receiver.

PRINCESS DIANA SEANCE

I wanted them all to say a prayer and I closed my eyes and said: 'I ask our Princess Diana, the world's Princess Diana, the Queen of Hearts, if she could communicate with us today on the vibration of love and truth, and we welcome you with our love.'

When I opened my eyes, I realised I could see an image of Princess Diana in the room. (Ever since I was a child, I've been able to sense things that others can't.) She looked radiant and I felt I could smell her perfume, a lovely fresh flowery scent. She had on a black cocktail dress and I could see her at times reaching down and hugging these people.

I felt her take me over, and as I reached over to people to hold their hand, I felt her hand on top of mine.

PRINCESS DIANA SPEAKS

Diana began to speak to me about Aids, and Tasked one of the women at the table, who I was drawn to at that point, why that might be. She told me she had HIV, and I later found out that she was Lynde Francis, founder of an HIV centre in Zimbabwe.

Diana then showed me some children's clothes and pointed to an image of a baby wiping flies from its eyes. I told Lynde this, and she confirmed that Night the Princess had bought clothes out of her own money and given them to children at her orphanage.

Diana also kept asking me if Lynde remembered the snake bite, and Lynde told me she'd had one. Next, I was drawn to a man who I was later told was Philip Godfrey-Night who'd also met her and whose partner had died of Aids.

Diana wanted me to ask him about a plate of tea and cakes. He told me that when Diana met him at a hospice, she'd jokingly asked when she could come round for tea and cakes in his new kitchen.

PRINCESS DIANA PRESS ASSOCIATION

When I focused on the other man, I saw cameras. He said he was a writer, and I later found out he was Tom Corby, a journalist from the Press Association. Diana referred to a story in India which he'd covered when she'd worn a dress with a purple bottom, cream silk top and red bolero. Tom looked amazed when I told him about her memories.

But by far the most fascinating messages I got were about Diana herself and what she had been feeling before she died.

I learned how much she loved Dodi. Her words to me were: 'I want the world to know what I wanted was to be married to Dodi and I really wanted a man, like most women want, who loved me and would walk beside me.

Her thoughts were also with her sons. She wanted them to know their mummy was looking down from the spirit world and would also be their guardian angel. It was a comfort to her, she said, to be with children on the other side - receiving babies who've passed over and helping them get used to the spirit world.

She also told me that she was happy and Was in a really beautiful place. I hope It's a message that will bring comfort to all those who loved her and miss her still.

PRINCESS DIANA IN PARIS CAR CRASH

THE seance took about an hour-and-a-half and I was thrilled to have made such strong contact with Diana, but it had not just come out of the blue.

Three weeks before, my husband and I were taken by the TV company to Paris to visit the Ritz, where she spent her last evening, and to see the underpass where she died. Though harrowing, it was a way of helping us feel closer to her.

Soon after we arrived, I caught sight of an unmistakable, elegant figure standing in the hotel foyer, dressed in a blazer, light-coloured slacks and loafers. I know many people will find it too incredible, but there was Diana standing next to me, looking very much as she did when she was alive.

She towered over me because I'm only 5ft 2in, laughing, as if to say: 'Look at all this!'

As we sat down in the lounge, I saw her run down the hall and out aback door, giggling all the way. I wasn't shocked, but I felt privileged that she'd appeared to me. The experience in the tunnel was far worse. When we arrived there, I saw the tragedy unfolding before my eyes-it was as if l was stepping into her shoes. I could see the

Mercedes car being chased. I saw a motorbike coming up on the right and I saw Diana looking out of the window on the right. Dodi and she were holding hands.

I saw that Diana didn't have a seatbelt on, then I heard her say 'Rat' and look around. I also saw a white car whizz past. I believe it was the mystery car the French police were seeking, and I had a sense the man in it was with his mistress and wanted to get away quickly.

On the film, you can hear me whisper 'Oh my God' as the horror of the accident unfolded in my mind. I felt very much as if Dodi died instantly. Then I heard Diana asking me: 'How did I get here? I was so happy.' She was just stunned. I didn't see pain, I just think she felt very confused.

DEATH OF THE PRINCESS

Then, by an ambulance I saw a nun dressed all in white with blue around her, walking towards Diana. I think it was Mother Teresa, saying: 'You'll be all right child.' I also saw her father - he didn't have a stutter in the spirit world as he did in life - saying:

'Come on Diana, come on darling, it's all right.'

I felt they embraced her, and it comforts me to know she left this earth knowing she was loved.

Her last thoughts were for her sons. I haven't a clue how long I was in there. But afterwards I felt sick and my chest hurt where she had been injured.

While I felt privileged that she'd shown me what really happened, I also felt emotionally exhausted. But it was clear to me her death was an accident, not a conspiracy. After that connection, I felt confident that the séance would be a success - as it proved to be. I know people will criticise us for taking part in this programme, but we wouldn't have done it if we didn't feel it was right. I felt Diana was happy with it and we couldn't have done it without her blessing.