Princess Diana found solace in one of the least expected members of the royal household – her famously grouchy father-in-law, Prince Philip – with insiders telling RadarOnline.com she saw him as a "daddy figure" during the most turbulent years of her life.

The late Princess of Wales, who died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 at the age of 36, endured years of loneliness and scrutiny after marrying Prince Charles in 1981. Article continues below advertisement

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Their highly publicized separation in 1992 left her isolated from much of the royal family. Yet according to new accounts, Diana forged a surprising bond with Philip, w

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