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A diameter-only bound also needs the normalization of a Laplacian stencil, beyond its coefficient signs. For example, a single interior row $L_h{e}_p=\epsilon (e_a-e_p)$ with $e_a=0$ allows $|L_h{e}_p|=1$ and $|e_p|=1/\epsilon$ on a domain of fixed diameter. Thus arbitrary rescaling of the printed coefficients rules out a universal diameter-only estimate.

For the intended normalized Laplacian stencil, assume $L_{h}1=0$ and $L_h\varphi =4$ for ${\varphi }_p=|x_p-x_0{|}^2$, with $x_0\in \Omega$, as holds for the standard two-dimensional central stencil. Let $D=\mathrm{diam}\Omega$. Then $0\le {\varphi }_p\le D^2$. Use the truncation error convention $T_p=L_h{u}_p-f_p$, so $L_h{e}_p=T_p$; reversing the convention does not change the absolute-value argument.

The two functions ${\psi }_p^{\pm }=\pm e_p+(T/4){\varphi }_p$ satisfy $L_h{\psi }^{\pm }\ge -T+T=0$. On the prescribed boundary $e_a=0$, so their maximum boundary values are at most $T{D}^2/4$. Apply the discrete maximum principle from part (a), with its boundary-connectivity assumption. Since $\varphi \ge 0$,This is the standard quadratic-barrier error estimate for a discrete Laplacian. The calculation identifies exactly the additional normalization needed for the bound intended by the question.