​​“I was in the car when she (Princess Diana) came running out from his office shaking and told me, and these are her exact words, that he said, ‘I want you to marry my son because in Egyptian tradition, the father goes first’," Burrell said. "Can you imagine making love to Yoda?" Diana told Burrell. “Diana was repulsed by the thought of having to surrender to him. By making that comment, he was setting the stage for that encounter and he was serious."