Max Pearson

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1,342 appearances 10 recordings 1 series first heard Dec 2025 last heard 11 Apr

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The History Hour · Blood diamonds and the meeting between Florence Nightingale and Aga Khan III · 28 Feb 2026 podcast

I will speak the truth.

The whole truth.

And nothing but the truth.

The model was called as a witness, but a reluctant one.

Are you a bit nervous?

No, well, I didn't really want to be here, so I was made to be here.

So obviously I'm just like wanting to get this over with and get on with my life.

During her evidence, Naomi Campbell told how on the night of the dinner in 1997, she'd been given a packet of uncut diamonds, or as she described them, dirty-looking stones.

But she denied knowing it was Charles Taylor who'd sent them.

When I was sleeping, I had a knock at my door and I opened my door and two men were there and gave me a pouch of

and said, a gift for you.

But Naomi Campbell said she didn't know who the men were or who'd sent the gift.

Do you recall why it is you did not ask them why they were giving this pouch to you?

I don't recall.

Since 13 years ago, I just took them.

And it's not abnormal for me to get gifts.

I get gifts given to me all the time.

But in addition to her, we called Mia Farrow, who had been at the dinner as well, and the next morning had been told by Naomi Campbell that she got these diamonds.

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