 Books produced by Burrell state that she was very fond of him, and that she would describe him as her "rock", but her mother, Frances Shand Kydd, detested him and believed that he was "just another hanger-on grasping at Diana's celebrity".Burrell has been routinely mentioned in relation to Diana.At times the coverage has been adverse, for example in a 2002 case where he was charged with theft related to Diana's possessions.