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UK Privacy plea by Diana bodyguard
Trevor Rees-Jones suffered memory loss after the crash
Trevor Rees-Jones, the bodyguard who survived the crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales, has appealed for privacy on the anniversary of her death. Still bearing the scars from the horrific crash he said: "Let us mark this tragic anniversary in our own way."
Althorp, where the princess is buried
"I want everyone to appreciate that this August will be a very difficult time for myself, my family and for all the families involved in this tragic accident," he said in his first television interview since the crash.
He expressed sympathy with the families of all the victims in the accident. He said he would continue to co-operate fully with the French accident investigation and had told them all he knows. He said he had no plans to talk again about the affair until the investigations in France were over "if at all" and stressed that he had not been paid for his television interview.
The BBC royal correspondent, Jennie Bond, said that Mr Rees-Jones had been under enormous pressure to give his version of events.
Since giving up his job with Mohamed al-Fayed, whose son Dodi also died in the accident, he has been working part time in a sports shop in Oswestry, Shropshire. The royal family will mark the anniversary of the crash on 31 August in private at Balmoral. A special - and private - service of remembrance will be held for royal household members and former employees and staff of the princess at St James's Palace. And flags on royal residences and government buildings will fly at half mast on the first anniversary of Diana's death. The Royal Standard flying at Balmoral will remain at full mast as it is never half-masted, even on the death of the Sovereign.
The Queen has ruled that all flags at royal residences will be lowered to half-mast on Monday August 31, Buckingham Palace has announced.
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Flags at half-mast for Diana
Flags at royal residences will fly at half mast on August 31
Flags at royal residences will fly at half-mast in respect for Diana, Princess of Wales on the first anniversary of the death.
The decision only applies to the first anniversary
The government has decided to follow suit, ordering the move at public buildings.
A palace spokeswoman said: "To mark the first anniversary of the death and as a special mark of respect, the Queen has said that flags at royal residences should be half-masted." "The government has said it will follow suit." The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales, Prince William, 16, and Prince Harry, 13, will be attending private family prayers at Crathie Church, Balmoral, the Royals' Scottish estate.
The government has followed suit
The prime minister and his wife, who will be guests at Balmoral on the anniversary, will join the royal family at the church service.
A special - and private - service of remembrance will be held for royal household members and former employees and staff of the princess at St James's Palace.
The decision to fly flags at half-mast applies only to the first anniversary of Diana's death.
The Royal Standard flying at Balmoral, will remain at full mast as it is never half-masted, even on the death of the Sovereign.
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Fears of a 'Diana Disneyworld'
Diana's former home Kensington Palace
The man Diana, Princess of Wales called "my rock" has said a proposed memorial garden in her name will be about contemplation - not commercialisation.
But residents in London's exclusive Kensington fear the area being overrun by hordes of tourists, and are demanding to see more details of what is being proposed.
However former royal butler Paul Burrell, 39, who is now fundraising manager for the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund assured them there would be no "Diana Disneyworld" in the gardens surrounding the Princess's former home.
An oasis of calm in central London - how the gardens look now
He was speaking an exhibition opened to try to gauge public opinion on exactly what to do with the 27-acre site surrounding the Princess's former home, Kensington Palace.
£10m is being spent on the tribute, which will be placed directly behind the gates to Kensington Palace where mourners laid millions of bouquets in the days following the Princess's death.
Reassurances: Diana's former butler Paul Burrell
Preliminary proposals include a floodlit fountain and a garden for children.
Mr Burrell said: "It is to be a very simple, quiet place for contemplation. It is not going to be commercialised beyond recognition."
He believed it was crucial that residents' concerns were allayed, but said the garden is very popular with people who have written to the committee.
However local residents arriving at the exhibition were less than impressed with what they saw, believing there to be a lack of detail.
Newspaper columnist and Kensington resident Brian Sewell launched a furious attack on the presentation, which features a plan showing the areas of the garden to be affected but offers no impressions on how they could change.
Brian Sewell is an angry Kensington resident
He called it "an exercise in deceit", and demanded concrete proposals for people to comment on.
"If they want a tribute to Diana, then they should leave the gardens as they were when she was alive. This is what people want to see, not some creation overrun by tourist buses."
He believed the memorial committee was trying to get the plan in "through the back door, and in so doing, ruin one of the finest parks in west London."
But a spokesman for the committee rejected this, saying: "The whole idea of this exhibition is to seek the opinion of residents and others before opening the design to international competition."
How the palace looked in the days after the tragedy.
A decision on the exact layout will be made later this year following the results of the consultation exercise and a separate environmental impact survey.
But residents hope the project will not get that far if their campaign succeeds.
Ethne Rudd, of the Kensington Society said: "The exhibition tells you nothing but it gives us the chance to get everybody to come and object and put an end to this.
She said the gardens would be turned into a tourist trap.
"Then there are going to be crowds walking around in coloured hats and holding umbrellas. The character of the gardens would change completely. Its informal nature would be gone for ever."
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Diana's face 'belongs to the world'
Princess Diana: her image cannot be trademarked
The face of Diana, Princess of Wales, belongs to the world instead of being the property of her memorial fund, says the Patent Office.
This decision follows a seven-month investigation by the Patent Office after the Princess' Memorial Fund wanted to take a share of the profits from anyone using her image to sell goods.mThe civil servants blocked this fearing it would allow celebrities to stop anybody using pictures of them without permission. Trustees of the memorial fund sent 26 well-known photographs of Diana to the Patent Office to register the pictures as intellectual property. The fund could have made millions of pounds for charity by licensing her face on tea towels and mugs sold as souvenirs around the world. A High Court ruling last year gave the Princess's executors powers to license or veto souvenirs and memorabilia. But the Fund's attempt to control the use of pictures went beyond the powers granted then. It has until the end of next month to come up with a revised proposal to satisfy civil servants and is confident that it will succeed.
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The Fund applied for protection in a huge variety of classes of goods, from kitchen utensils to Christmas tree decorations. The list included items such as: yeasts, fire extinguishers and salad dressings, as well as advertising, clothing and games. This application to the Patent Office has been watched by celebrities who want to control exploitation of their own faces.
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Archbishop says stop 'wallowing' over Diana
Thousands mourned for Diana at her funeral and all over the UK
The Archbishop of York has called for people to stop "wallowing" in the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
But Dr Hope has told people to 'move on'
Speaking seven weeks before the anniverary of her death, the Most Rev David Hope, England's second-most senior bishop, said that the late princess should not be worshipped.
He warned that the country was in danger of "clinging too much to the icon" as it developed into a personality cult.
But while Dr Hope spoke out over Diana in the run-up to the first anniversary of her death on August 31, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, issued a statement saying it was "surely right to thank God" for the Princess's life.
Country must 'move on'
Dr Hope said that he wanted to sound a note of caution ahead of the anniversary of Diana's death and recommended that if people want to remember her they should give to her charities. His words echo warnings from some academics who have suggested that a personality cult could develop around the princess.
Elton John also called for an end to tributes
The singer Elton John, who performed at the princess' funeral, has already added to these voices by calling for people to 'give the tributes a rest'.
But the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has accused those claiming "fake sentimentality" of being snobs. Sounding his warning, Dr Hope said: "We need to begin to move on and part of that moving on is the letting go". Letting go was difficult because of the "constant stream" of photographs of the princess which continued to appear every day, he said.
"We need to be beware of clinging to the icon," he added. "There is some element of wallowing in her death.
"Let's not get totally swept up in indulging our emotions but instead reflect on her life and ask, 'What does this mean for me?'"
Public mourning 'inevitable'
But Dr Carey says mourning is inevitable
While Dr Hope called for restraint over mourning for Diana, a spokesman for the Archbishop of Canterbury said the two most senior clergy of the Church of England were not divided over how the UK should mark the anniversary.
Dr Carey has distributed to churches the special prayers he delivered at Diana's funeral last year. In a message to clergy, Dr Carey said he believed that it was "inevitable" that the public would turn their thoughts to the princess and her family in the coming weeks. While he cautioned against churches stimulating emotion, he said: "It is surely right to thank God for the Princess of Wales' compassion and the hope she brought to so many needy people, and to pray for His blessing on her sons". Dr Carey's six prayers are aimed at church services to be held on Sunday August 31, the day before the anniversary of Diana's death. They include the prayers he read out at Westminster Abbey for the Princess's life and work, and another for the Royal Family in their loss.
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Althorp opens for Diana tribute
Visitors paid tribute at a temple built in Princess Diana's memory Around 2,500 people have visited the last resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales as Althorp Park was opened for the first time since her death.
The majority of visitors were pleased with how the princess has been remembered at the family estate in Northamptonshire.
Earl Spencer has created a museum in a converted stable block dedicated to his sister's memory which includes her school report, a card from Prince Charles and many of her outfits.
Long queues formed with visitors particulary keen to see the wedding dress in which she married Prince Charles.
A stable block has been converted into a museum
Earl Spencer himself greeted visitors to the museum on Wednesday, what would have been his sister's 37th birthday.
The tiny villages that surround Althorp House, once home to Diana, Princess of Wales, have been preparing themselves for the influx of visitors.
More than 150,000 ticket-holders are expected to visit the estate grounds and view the island where Diana's body is buried over the next two months.
Up to 2,000 guests a day will get to watch hours of family home movies showing Diana playing and dancing.
Police are asking people who are not visiting Althorp to stay away from the area. The local highway authority has closed off one access road to the neighbouring village of Great Brington in an effort to minimise disruption and smooth the flow of traffic to the estate.
Villagers 'hoping for the best'
The villagers themselves seem to be taking things in their stride. "We don't actually know what it's going to be like until it starts. We're hoping for the best," said Christine Whiley, who runs the Great Brington post office.
Earl Spencer met visitors to the museum
Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, is the landlord and he has made the effort to include locals in his project, giving them a guided preview of the exhibition rooms - provided they refused to talk to the media.
Local businesses may benefit from the influx of visitors. Accommodation is booked out and pubs and restaurants are already geared up for plenty of custom. Colin Ward, landlord of the Fox and Hounds pub at nearby Harlestone, said he has seen a 25% increase in trade since Diana's death, and had served about 1,000 meals a day. "It has been very different. We have seen people from all over the world," he said. "I think the Earl has handled the situation very well. I have a lot of admiration for how he has put it together."
At the last count, there were around 8,000 tickets left despite rumours of a sell-out. "One problem was that people wrongly thought that every day had sold out following the initial surge of publicity," an estate spokesperson said.
Black market fears
All tickets have the names of the buyer printed on them, to prevent black market sales. However, tickets for the opening day were changing hands for almost six times their £9.50 face value.
The island burial place of Diana shortly after her death
Some reports even claim that black market tickets have been selling for up to £100.
The estate will close its doors again on August 30. The following day, the anniversary of Diana's death, the Spencer family will hold a graveside service.
Prince Charles, his sons and other members of the Royal family will attend a service near Balmoral, the Royal estate in Scotland.
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Diana committee 'backs memorial garden'
The area earmarked for a memorial garden became an inpromptu shrine The committee set up to vet memorials in the name of Diana, Princess of Wales, will give its backing to a controversial commemorative garden, according to the Daily Mail. The garden, in the grounds of the late princess's home at Kensington Palace, is one of a handful of suggestions that will be given the seal of approval by the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Committee. The committee, which includes Chancellor Gordon Brown, will meet in Downing Street on Wednesday to announce its "preliminary" advice on memorials, the paper says.
Committee member: Gordon Brown
As well as the memorial garden, it will also announce a new nursing scheme, a Diana medal for schoolchildren, a £5 coin, and a walkway shadowing the route of Diana's funeral procession.
Ideas which failed to receive the committee's approval include a public holiday or flag day to mark the Princess's birthday and a medal to be added to the honours system.
It is the £9m memorial garden that is likely to stir the strongest objections, mostly from Kensington residents who fear being swamped by tourists coming to pay their respects.
With estimated running costs of £75,000, the landscaped garden would cover 16 acres in front of Kensington Palace. The area became an impromptu floral shrine to the Princess in the days after her death last September.
Strong objector: Alan Clark MP
But last month disgruntled residents joined forces to oppose plans for the garden, which could draw five million visitors a year.
Local MP Alan Clark acts as a standard bearer for their cause and has called the garden an example of "new dumbed-down millennium culture."
The idea of a £5 coin is likely to prove popular with the public. It is reported that the coins would bear Diana's head on one side and the Queen's on the other.
Nursing tribute
The nursing proposal - already dubbed "Diana's angels"- is expected to work alongside established schemes such as Macmillan nurses.
The 10-strong committee has been flooded with ideas for different ways to commemorate the princess.
They include an eternal flame similar to the Kennedy memorial in Washington; a monument or statue; a network of hospices across the country bearing the Princess's name and a new footbridge across the Thames.
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UK Diana fund to be living memorial
The Fund will give at least £4m a year to charity
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund is to continue its work indefinitely. A statement by the trustees says the fund will become a "living memorial through helping those in need and distress".The move has been approved by Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, despite his earlier calls to wind the charity up.
The Fund was criticised for allowing Diana's signature on tubs of margarine
The fund, which has raised £50m, will give a minimum of £4m to good causes every year.
Donations have poured into the Fund since Diana died with her companion, Dodi al-Fayed, in a car crash last August in Paris.
Earl Spencer, has in the past been a fierce critic of what he has called the fund's "tacky" merchandising deals, and set up a Diana Spencer memorial fund of his own.
The main memorial fund has come under attack particularly for allowing the princess's signature - its logo - to appear on tubs of margarine.
'Priority is to make a difference'
"The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund is to be a living memorial through helping those in need and distress, especially at the margins of society," the statement said. "It will continue this work indefinitely." Among the groups receiving money will be land mine survivors, a cause espoused by the princess in the months before she died."The trustees' overriding priority is to make a difference to the lives of these people," the statement said.The trustees have already made grants of £13m and they pledged to give special weight to applications from those who would "find it difficult to obtain recognition and support from sources other than the fund".While she was married to Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, Princess Diana was associated with more than 100 charities, but after her divorce in 1996, she kept her connection with only six.
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Diana fund hands out £500,000
10 groups will benefit from the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund
Homeless charities and groups supporting victims of domestic violence are among the latest projects to benefit from the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.
Trustees allocated grants of up to £60,000 to each of 10 projects following a similar announcement 11 days ago.
In March, 100 organisations were invited to apply for help from the fund. Proposals from those remaining will be announced in the coming weeks.
The fund invited 100 organisations to apply for grants
Each charity was asked to submit proposals which would benefit "vulnerable young people", children, "the socially excluded" and "survivors".
The newly announced grants total £532,351 and benefit projects such as:
Aids charity London Lighthouse, in which the princess took a close interest, which has been awarded £60,000.
The St Matthew Society gets £60,000 towards the building of accommodation for vulnerable homeless people in Attleborough, Norfolk.
The Passage, a group refurbishing a building in London's Victoria for homeless over-25s, gets a grant of £60,000.
Refuge, established in 1971 as the world's first safe house for victims of domestic violence, gets £58,736 for counselling.
British Youth Opera gets £50,000 to fund the 1998 Princess of Wales Summer Season.
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, based in Bristol, gets £53,000 for the construction of a sporting education centre.
Childline gets £52,000 - the cost of keeping one of its phone lines open for a year, including volunteer training, paid counselling supervisors and administration.
Scottish Pre-School Play Association gets £60,000 for its quality assurance accreditation scheme to improve service standards.
Chester Summer Music Festival gets £28,615 to meet an expected deficit in its education outreach programme.
The Albany, based in Lewisham, south-east London, gets £50,000 to support an arts education project for a deprived area of the capital.
Those affected by landmines will share £1m
Six causes of which Diana was either patron or president at the time of her death - Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, Centrepoint (for homeless youngsters), The Leprosy Mission, the Royal Marsden Hospital (cancer care), National Aids Trust and English National Ballet - have already received grants of about £1m each.
Another £1m has been awarded to the Osteopathic Centre for Children and a further £1m set aside for organisations involved with those affected by landmines.
UK Earl 'drained' by Diana films
Althorp: Exhibition opens on July 1
Earl Spencer has told how researching and editing home films of his late sister, Princess Diana, left him completely drained.
The films form part of the public exhibition of the Princess' life when the Earl opens the Althorp estate to the public in July. It also features in a BBC documentary, Diana: My Sister, the Princess, to be broadcast before the estate is opened.
Earl Spencer: "Smallest things leads to tears"
Speaking to the BBC's Radio Times, Earl Spencer said: "It was really sad, really sad, to see this little girl running around and to know what happened to her when she became older.
"I find it very difficult to talk about Diana. I find that the smallest thing will set me off crying." The Earl singled out one film showing the late princess laughing in a boat. "Although it was silent, I could really hear the laugh," he said. "It was such a joyous laugh and I will never hear that again." The exhibition of Diana's life will be open to the public from July 1, what would have been her 37th birthday, until the eve of the anniversary of her death, August 30.
Diana: Fears of Althorp shrine
Around 150,000 people have paid £9.50 each to see the museum but they will not be allowed onto the island where the princess is buried.
Nearby villagers have criticised the Earl's plans, saying they fear a deluge of tourists.There have also been fears that Althorp will become an English 'Graceland', a shrine to Princess Diana similar to the former Memphis home of Elvis Presley. But the Earl said he hoped the exhibition would not be a morbid experience. "In the last film and the last room that people go into she is presented as really happy," he said. "We don't want people to come here and just be miserable."
MP opposes memorial garden
Meanwhile, Kensington's MP Alan Clark has said he is "completely opposed" to government-led proposals for a multi-million pound memorial garden to Princess Diana in the royal borough.
Clark: Pledged to campaign for residents
Around 1,000 people at a public meeting heard the controversial MP say he would support attempts to stop the creation of the gardens in the grounds of the princess' former home, Kensington Palace.
Residents of the exclusive London borough fear up to five million tourists will flood Kensington, leading to more traffic, environmental damage, souvenir traders and fast food stands.
Mr Clark, who had previously urged a more neutral line over the gardens, said: "I am complete in my mind about what my constituents want."
The MP also questioned whether the princess herself would have wanted a memorial garden.
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Diana is buried on an island in the Althorp estate
Earl Spencer says he choose the Althorp estate as the burial site for his sister, Diana, Princess of Wales, because he wanted "somewhere where I could take care of her".
Earl Spencer: "Diana memorial is transforming the site"
In a candid interview with a local newspaper, Lord Spencer also revealed plans for an 18ft high urn on the island burial site at Althorp in Northamptonshire.
He said he had no regrets about the decision to bury Diana on the Oval island in the ornamental lake at Althorp following her death last August.
"I had been uncomfortable with the idea of the crypt and one morning I just woke and thought 'We'll bury her on the estate'. I talked it over with a couple of other people and we went from there."
The island has a simple temple which has been enhanced as a permanent memorial to Diana.
It contains two marble slabs with inscriptions and a profile of Diana. One will bear a quote from Diana herself, the other bears a quote from Lord Spencer's forthright funeral speech. "The joy of that place is its natural beauty with its trees and plants. We are doing a lot of landscaping work in the park and around the temple and our personal memorial to Diana is transforming that site. "It is also appropriate because water was her element - she was always very at home in it." But Lord Spencer intends to keep the island private and there is no marking of the Princess's actual burial place. The interview was given to the Northants Evening Telegraph and its sister paper the Chronicle and Echo.
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'Over-priced' Diana concert tickets go unsold Phil Collins doubts Diana would have approved
Two-thirds of the 15,000 tickets available for the concert - at Althorp, near Northampton, on June 27 - went within three hours of sales lines opening on Saturday. The organisers had expected the remaining 5,000 to be snapped up on Sunday. But at 5.30pm the Ticketmaster agency said there were still "quite a few" tickets left. Collins, a friend of Diana, said in a radio interview that the £39.50 ($65) entrance fee should be halved. "She was a Princess for the people, it would have been nice if they had a ticket price for the people," Collins he said. "If you're going to go as a couple, it's 80 quid, and a baby-sitter, and petrol - it's a lot of money. Suddenly you're talking about people that are reasonably well off." He added: "If she'd have been here to talk about it I'm sure she would have said 'Well, yes we can ask for 40 quid, but why don't we ask for 20?'." Collins refused to take part in the concert despite personal requests from Diana's brother Earl Spencer and tycoon Richard Branson. Rock star Phil Collins has criticised the price of tickets for a tribute concert to Diana, Princess of Wales, which have failed to sell out as quickly as expected.
Diana was a keen fan of pop music
He told a television interviewer that he had refused to play at the concert because he did not want to be part of the "feeding frenzy".
"I thought there was an awful feeding frenzy," he said, in a separate interview with Sky television.
Sir Cliff Richard will headline the concert
"I have my own sadness about it and I don't really want to become part of a feeding frenzy that is all."
Collins, who was heavily involved in the organisation of Band Aid in the 1980s, also refused to contribute to the Diana tribute album. He said: "I didn't feel that I wanted to get involved in an album and a concert. Let's just get on with our lives and be sad." The concert will feature: Sir Cliff Richard, Chris de Burgh, Wet Wet Wet, Lesley Garrett, Julian Lloyd Webber, Jimmy Nail and the Chicken Shed Theatre Company. It will be staged in the Deer Park on Earl Spencer's Althorp estate, about a mile from the island where Diana is buried. The only other ticket oulet apart from Ticketmaster is the Derngate Theatre in Northampton.
Bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones has been a focus of media interest since the accident
Bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, the only survivor of the Paris car crash which killed Diana, Princess of Wales, Dodi Fayed and their driver, says he has remembered more of the tragedy after a series of sessions with a psychiatrist. He is now seeking a further meeting with the French judge investigating the accident, he said in a statement issued through his solicitors. The statement followed publication of a story in Saturday's edition of The Mirror newspaper, billed as "exclusive", in which the editor, Piers Morgan, described a meeting with Mr Rees-Jones and promised a "truly astonishing interview" in Monday's edition.
Rees-Jones: "forced into hiding"
Mr Rees-Jones, 29, said his employers at Harrods, headed by Mohamed Al Fayed, Dodi's father, had provided him with the support and assistance of psychiatrists. He added: "I have now given three interviews to the judge.
"I remember very little of the final journey on August 31. In my interviews with the psychiatrist, I have remembered a little more. I am therefore having a further meeting with the judge to tell him what I remember." The Mirror newspaper has said it will publish the first part of an interview with Mr Rees-Jones on Monday.
The double-page story in Saturday's edition of the paper said Mr Rees-Jones "can now remember most of what happened that night" and added: "It was not easy for him to finally break his silence."
However, Mr Rees-Jones insisted in the statement that he had given no "exclusivity" to The Mirror and had received no payment for the interview. He also said he had never received any payment from the press.
Mr Rees-Jones was also able to read all about it
"I understand that the Daily Mirror contacted other press outlets last night claiming rights over an "exclusive" article. They did so without contacting me or my solicitors.
"This has caused my family and me great personal difficulty. I have felt forced to go into hiding," his statement said.
Mr Rees-Jones said he was concerned at reports that he did not conduct himself professionally on the night of the crash and was not properly trained for the role which he was performing.
"These allegations are wholly spurious and I will, as and when I think it appropriate to do so, make public comment.
"This will be done solely through my solicitors and in the media and on the terms of my choosing."He also said he had returned to light duties at Harrods over the past few weeks.
'Protecting copyright'
Mohamed Al Fayed: "supportive" to Mr Rees-Jones and his family
In a statement issued after Mr Rees-Jones's, Mr Morgan said: "Trevor Rees-Jones never asked for, or received, a penny from the Mirror in connection with the interview we will be publishing on Monday.
"The interview is exclusive in the sense that it is the first he has given in relation to the accident in Paris on August 31."The Mirror's rights extend simply to the content of that interview of which I was the author, and the photographs which accompany it, which were taken by a Mirror staff photographer."We alerted other media in advance of publication to protect our copyright."My understanding is that Mr Rees-Jones is keen to ensure that he is not thought to be profiting from this interview and I am happy to confirm that."Mr Rees-Jones suffered massive facial and other injuries in the crash.Surgeons had to rebuild his shattered lower face but he made an amazing recovery and five weeks after the accident left the Pitie Salpetriere Hospital in Paris and returned to the UK.
"I wish to explain how the interview with Mr Piers Morgan (editor of The Mirror) took place and make absolutely clear that I have received no payment from the interview and, indeed, have never received any payment from the press.
"I have instructed solicitors to act on my behalf and have asked them to deal with the enormous press interest. My solicitors are entirely independent of the Harrods organisation. I have asked that my employers directed all press inquiries to my solicitors, and they confirm they will do so. "As you are aware, I have returned to light duties at Harrods over the past few weeks. In order to assist me, my employers have also provided me with the support and assistance of psychiatrists. I am grateful to Mr Al Fayed for the support that he has given my family and me since the accident. "I have now given three interviews to the judge. I remember very little of the final journey on August 31. In my interviews with the psychiatrist, I have remembered a little more. I am therefore having a further meeting with the judge to tell him what I remember. "This is where matters stood on Wednesday, February 25 last. On that day, I had a further meeting with the psychiatrist. I remembered a little more. Later that day, I attended a meeting at Harrods. "When I did so, I met Mr Piers Morgan, who I understand to be the editor of the Daily Mirror. I answered his questions as straightforwardly as I could. I entered into no agreement with the Daily Mirror. I have given them no exclusivity and have received no payment.
"I understand that the Daily Mirror contacted other press outlets last night claiming rights over an "exclusive" article. They did so without contacting me or my solicitors. This has caused my family and me great personal difficulty. I have felt forced to go into hiding.
"I have been very concerned to read previous articles in the press suggesting that I did not on the night in question conduct myself professionally and was not properly trained for the role which I was performing.
"These allegations are wholly spurious and I will, as and when I think it appropriate to do so, make public comment. This will be done solely through my solicitors and in the media and on the terms of my choosing.
"I wish to repeat that I have not received one penny piece from the Daily Mirror or any other media outlet since the tragic events of the 31 August. In no respect does the Daily Mirror have exclusive rights in this matter."
Why did Diana die? - The state of the investigation
The fatal crash
BBC Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield analyses the rumours and speculation that surround the official police investigation into the death of Diana.
Hugh Schofield
Shrouded in an official darkness rendered all the more impenetrable by random leaks, rumours, and - one often suspects - downright fabrications, the Diana enquiry rumbles methodically towards its conclusion later this spring.
Never accused of undue haste, the French justice system is moving with a thoroughness that an inquest of this importance no doubt deserves, but with a stealth that leaves a starved international press gasping for new stories.
The result has been open season for Diana gossip-mongers. The last weeks have seen reports on:
The Australian video shock
An Australian couple were reported to have footage of the scene of the crash moments after it happened. Police were said to be "desperate" to get their hands on the tape - it turned out to be completely irrelevant.
The discovery of the second car shock
Police were put on the trail of a white Fiat Uno, similar to the one they are still hunting.
It was reported to have had its front wing repaired, and then been sold in November - by a well-known paparazzo. The implication was that a photographer had been in the mysterious second car that may have caused the accident.
But it turned out that the lead had been discovered by investigators acting for the al-Fayed family. Once again police dismissed it as irrelevant.
The Henri Paul millions shock
Sources "close to the investigation" revealed that the dead driver of the crashed limousine had had large amounts of money mysteriously lodged in his bank account shortly before the accident.
The rumour-mill suggested there was a drugs connection. Police dismissed it as irrelevant.
The serialised Princess
Short of hard facts, the popular press fixes on the wildest of unverifiable trivia to drive the Diana story forward.
Meanwhile at the other end of the market, the first books are appearing alleging to tell the full story about the Princess's death.
The most publicised of these, by two Time magazine correspondents, has been serialised in various papers. Its chief claim to fame is the interview it contains with Mohammed Al Fayed, father of Dodi.
In it he says he is 99 per cent certain the crash was caused deliberately by unknown persons acting to prevent his son's and Diana's impending marriage.
As no proof of this was vouchsafed, the police once again dismissed it as irrelevant. In fact, the police now say they are increasingly irritated by the succession of ludicrous fantasies masquerading as plausible theories about how and why the Princess died.
Hiding behind their own official secrecy, the investigators maybe have only themselves to blame for the speculation. A more open policy might put paid to the rumour-mongers.
But at heart the police have a point. From the start nothing has emerged to shake the basic facts in the case: a drunk chauffeur driving at 90 mph through a busy city centre lost control, having possibly - or possibly not - glanced another vehicle.
There is nothing out of the ordinary in that.
Just a dead princess.
BBC News special report online: Death of a Princess: Six months on...
Six months after the death of Diana, BBC court correspondent Paul Reynolds analyses the way the Royal Family is re-examining its role in society.
Paul Reynolds
The news that the Royal Family is considering the appointment of a "spin doctor" to take control of its public relations shows just how far the monarchy has been forced to consider its image and role.
The crisis of confidence was thrown into dramatic focus after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Many people were saddened or even offended by what was seen to be the family's slow response to the public mood that week. In her broadcast on the eve of Diana's funeral, the Queen said that "lessons would be learned". A senior Palace source confided to me later: "We nearly lost it." What, therefore, is being done?
The way ahead
To start with, the re-examination had begun before Diana's death. Several years ago, the royal family set up a discussion procedure known as the Way Ahead Group. Senior members of the family, with the Queen herself in the chair, got together twice a year, during the holidays at Balmoral and Sandringham. One of the first decisions was that the Queen should pay tax. Then, after the Windsor Castle fire of November 1992, it was agreed that the tax payers should not pick up the bill for restoration, but that Buckingham Palace would be open to the public in the summer and the money raised in that way instead. The Way Ahead Group also examined whether the royal family was casting its net wide enough in its visits. Were there sections of society being "left out"? There was a brisk spring cleaning of royal finances, with the appointment of a hot shot City accountant, Michael Peat. The Civil List was cut back and now only the Queen, Prince Philip and the Queen Mother are supported by the taxpayer. Even royal travel was changed, with a budget now set each year and flights for visits abroad even put out to tender. The Royal Yacht Britannia was scrapped and the Queen did not press for a replacement. So a great deal was done long before Diana's death and indeed some people in the Palace felt that the worst was over. Then came the events of August 31, 1997. The sudden outpouring of public emotion took royal officials by surprise. It was realised that all the changes which had been made were not enough.
"Touchy feely" future?
What the public appeared to want was a more "caring" monarchy, something in the style of Diana herself. Their problem was that the royal family has been trained from infancy to hide emotion and to present the traditional stiff upper lip. Yet suddenly, people were demanding that the family became more "touchy feely". The response has been to try to react in some way to this demand without throwing over all the old virtues. Prince Charles, who has a fine record of work among the young unemployed with his Prince's Trust, is now talking more easily with the media. Two years ago, he managed to go on a trip round Central Asia for nine days without saying hello once to the small press party with him. On a recent visit to the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, in contrast, he chatted away quite easily. But, clearly, there is a way to go. The discussions among the focus groups have shown an ambiguous public response. The royal family is felt to be an important part of British public life but is seen as too remote. So now we have the prospect of a super communications chief. His or her role will not be easy. The royal ship of state can only change direction slowly.
BBC News special report online: Death of a Princess: Six months on...
Links to more Diana stories are at the foot of the page.
Sunday, 1 March, 1998, 15:21 GMT
Deaths fertile ground for suspicious conspiracists
Driver Henri Paul, photographed shortly before the accident
The words 'white Fiat Uno' could join 'grassy knoll' and 'Roswell, New Mexico' as universal shorthand for conspiracy and cover-up. Soon after the accident, rumours and reports were heard of a white car zigzagging in front of the Mercedes in which Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed died, moments before the fatal crash. The car has not been found, but that does not worry conspiracy theorists. They thrive on uncertainty. To them, even accepted facts appear as part of a grand cover-up.
The wreckage which still inspires new explanations
Questions about the deaths abound in their minds, such as:
What did Diana mean when she said, a few days before her death, that she would shortly do something that would shock everyone?
How could it have taken nearly half an hour for the Mercedes to reach the crash site when the tunnel is only a couple of miles from the Ritz Hotel, especially as the car was travelling at high speed.
Is it true that Paris was swarming with secret service agents and special forces during that fateful weekend?
Wouldn't a Mercedes limousine have protected its occupants better from a crash?
Did Diana actually manage to speak some last words while she lay dying in the hospital?
Were there traces of drugs in Dodi's and Diana's blood?
Isn't it strange that, after all the money spent on the investigation, the white Fiat has not been located?
But many theories go much more to the heart of the matter. Conspiracy theorists don't just ask questions, they provide answers too.
A new life?
A common notion is that the deaths were staged to enable Diana and Dodi to start a new life away from the world's prying eyes. This basic theory is embroidered by ideas that Dodi's experience at film production helped stage manage the event.
Security forces colluded to ensure that the press did not find out what was going on, the theories run. This would leave the couple free to marry and live together, probably on a private island, never to be disturbed again.
Some even suggest that with plastic surgery, the princess could return to look after her sons. "Look out for a similarly built nanny coming on the scene in the near future," one theorist writes.
Civil war
Some conspiracists speculate on who would have anything to gain from the deaths. The usual suspects are the Royal Family and the British Government (although the Israeli secret service, Mossad, is suspected by some).
Reasons include supposed hatred for Diana, resistance to the idea that the mother of the heir to the throne could be involved with a Muslim, and freeing Prince Charles to marry his friend Camilla Parker-Bowles. One particularly imaginative 'motive' includes wanting to avert a civil war (between Prince William and any future half-brother).
Dodi Fayed
Profit mongers
Another group which comes under question is the manufacturers of landmines, who found their business interests under attack from Diana's campaign against their products.
Or perhaps it was a business rival of Dodi Fayed's father, Mohammed Al Fayed. Some have even alleged that the British Conservative Party was behind the crash, in revenge for the dispute over the Cash-for-Questions affair in which Mr Al Fayed gave money to former Tory MP Neil Hamilton.
Yet most of these theories are advanced only by individuals who are doing a bit of kite-flying.
'There was a conspiracy'
Mr Al Fayed himself, however, has been the most prominent character in the drama to say that he believes his son and Diana were not killed in an accident. Under the headline 'It was no accident', he told the Mirror newspaper earlier this month: "I believe there were people who did not want Dodi and Diana to be together." "There was a conspiracy and I will not rest until I have established exactly what happened." Whatever the conclusion of the investigation - but especially if it backs the conventional accident explanation - it seems the conspiracists will not be alone in suspecting foul play.
BBC News special report online: Death of a Princess: Six months on...
Police in Australia have taken possession of a holidaymakers' videotape which has been linked with the investigation into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. The video shot by two Australian tourists in Paris is reported to show a white car, which is rumoured to have been involved in a collision with the car carrying the Princess, just before it crashed. But there's been no official word of what the tape shows.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
Wednesday, 4 February, 1998, 11:10 GMT
Videotape link to Diana death crash
Police in Australia have taken possession of a holidaymakers' videotape which has been linked with the investigation into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.The video shot by two Australian tourists in Paris is reported to show a white car, which is rumoured to have been involved in a collision with the car carrying the Princess, just before it crashed. But there's been no official word of what the tape shows.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
Thursday, January 1, 1998 Published at 11:44 GMT Despatches
Kevin Connolly
Paris
In France, more details have emerged from the police inquiry into the road accident which killed Diana Princess of Wales four months ago. A leaked report in the newspaper Le Parisien this morning says detectives have statements from two witnesses who saw a white Fiat Uno being driven erratically near the scene of the accident. The witnesses came forward three weeks after the crash, but this is the first time the police have given details of what they said. Our Paris correspondent Kevin Connolly reports: It's been known for weeks that French police believed a second car, probably a white Fiat Uno, played some sort of role in the accident which killed the Princess of Wales, Dodi al-Fayed and the chauffeur of their Mercedes, Henri Paul. Until now it seemed that theory was based on evidence found at the scene, including shards of glass from a broken headlight. But in a report to the investigating magistrate, police are also said to quote two witnesses, named only as "Francoise" and "Valerie", who were driving along nearby and saw a white Uno zigzagging out of the tunnel. It was driven by a brown-haired man and they say there was a large dog in the back seat, which they noticed as the Uno's driver cut in front of them, glancing behind him repeatedly. The publication of these details doesn't really advance the inquiry. Police have so far traced only about 10% of the 40,000 or so Unos which answer the description. The search for the missing car has been criticized as being too slow and too expensive, and it seems police still believe the main factors in the accident are the speed at which the Princess's car was travelling and the fact that the chauffeur had been drinking heavily.
Thursday, January 1, 1998 Published at 12:05 GMT World White Fiat seen near Diana crash site
More evidence that a white Italian-made car was involved in the crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales, and her friend, Dodi Al Fayed, has been produced by French police. In a leaked report to the investigating magistrate, police quote two witnesses - known as Francoise and Valery to protect their identities - as saying they saw the Fiat Uno zigzagging out of the tunnel in Paris, seconds after the crash.
They say the driver was a European man of about 40 with brown hair. He had a large dog in the back of his car and the vehicle had a noisy exhaust. He kept looking over his shoulder and cut in front of the witnesses' vehicle.
Not immediately realising the significance of what they had seen, Francois and Valerie waited three weeks before contacting investigators, officials said.
The wreck of the Princess's Mercedes S280
Since the crash on August 31, police have checked more than 3,000 vehicles fitting the description, but have not managed to establish a link to the accident.
They have been following leads suggesting that a white Fiat Uno built between 1983 and 1989 was involved. Traces of paint and broken glass pointed to such a car having hit the Princess's Mercedes S280.
Police are reported to have found one owned by a man with a large dog who recently had his car repainted red. However, they found no evidence to link him to the accident.
Causes of crash agreed
Checks will continue in 1998 despite criticism that the Diana probe has tied up precious resources that might be better used elsewhere.
Judge Herve Stephan is not expected to wrap up the inquiry until next summer even though the causes of the crash are generally agreed, justice sources said. Judge Stephan has placed nine press photographers and a motorcyclist under investigation on suspicion that they chased Diana's car and contributed to the accident, or failed to come to the aid of accident victims. But excessive speed and alcohol appear to be to blame rather than the photographers, investigators say. They found that driver Henri Paul was driving at a very high speed and had a criminal level of alcohol in his blood at the time of the crash.
UK
Doubts over Diana and Dodi's 'last interview'
Princess Diana: quoted as making barbed comments about Royal life
Princess Diana's former aides are examining an article published on Friday by the French magazine, Paris Match. The magazine claims it conducted an intimate interview with the Princess of Wales and her friend Dodi Fayed not long before the couple were killed in a car crash on August 31. Buckingham Palace says the interview never took place and Diana's closest adviser has cast doubt on its authenticity.
Paris Match: will not reveal the name of the interviewer
Paris Match, now on news-stands in Europe and available on the Internet, carries pictures of Diana taken the day before her death in Paris and claims she made barbed comments about her royal duties.
Paris Match said it delayed publication out of respect for the Princess but it declined to name the journalist who secured the 'exclusive interview'.n the interview, Dodi and the Princess are said to have been asked about their plans for a future.
Diana: "profound feelings" for Dodi
Dodi is said to have spoken of marriage and Diana is quoted as having "profound" feelings for him.
"I've never enjoyed such harmony. My dream ... why not make a love marriage out of this?" Dodi said in the magazine.
Diana was more circumspect: "My feelings for Dodi are profound and I believe his are sincere," she said.
Diana's former Personal Secretary, Michael Gibbins, cast doubt on the magazine's claims that this was a genuine interview and that it was her last before she died.
"If it had taken place, it would have been during the Princess's first holiday to France when Dodi was only present at the end and any relationship there may have been had not developed," he said. "To talk about marriage and children would have been absolutely extraordinary."
He added: "My view is that this alleged interview, as an interview, did not take place. What may have happened is that people may have got together snippets of private conversations over a period - it is strange that the interviewer's name is not revealed." It is understood that action against Paris Match is unlikely as advisers fear legal moves could further publicise the story and add to the distress of Diana's family. In regard to her charity work, the magazine reports that Diana declared it was better to be involved in humanitarian causes than be stuck "on the sidelines of a polo field." Visiting slums was more fulfilling than staying in "icy palaces", Diana is quoted as saying. The magazine also quotes Diana as having said: "My only moments of real happiness were the births of William and Harry." Her love for the young Princes would have kept Diana in Britain, according to the interview. "William and Harry are in school in England and they need me as much as I need them, so I won't move abroad," she is quoted as having said. Diana frequently visited America and there were constant rumours that she wanted to live there. Mohamed Al-Fayed, Dodi's father, is launching his own investigation into the crash that killed Diana and Dodi. He has hired a former police investigator to head it.
Diana's bodyguard back in Paris
Princess Diana's bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, the sole survivor of the crash, is being questioned again by a French investigating magistrate at the Palais de Justice in Paris.
Trevor Rees-Jones arrives for further questioning
It is the third time Mr Rees-Jones has been questioned about the accident. He has said he remembers leaving the Ritz Hotel but no details about the crash itself.
Mr Rees-Jones returns on a regular basis to Paris for medical check-ups. His face was seriously scarred in the tragedy.Judicial authorities in France have deneid French tabloid reports that investigators had given up finding the owner of a Fiat Uno thought to have been involved in the crash.
UK
Diana's lawyers could sue Al Fayed
Diana's family may demand at least £8m in compensation for her deathLawyers acting for the estate of Diana, the late Princess of Wales, have taken steps towards a possible compensation claim for millions of pounds. They have registered a civil interest in the criminal investigation into her death which could lead to a claim against the business empire of Mohammed Al Fayed. Reports say that if French investigators rule that Mr Al Fayed, as the employer of the driver of the car in which the princess was killed, is responsible for her death, the estate would have grounds to sue.
Al Fayed: employed Henri Paul as a driver
A spokesman for the princess's estate said no civil action would be initiated until the criminal investigation into the crash had been completed.
Tests after the crash on August 31 revealed that Henri Paul was three times over the French drink-drive limit when the Mercedes limousine he was driving crashed in an underpass tunnel at about 100mph (160kph).
Royal sources have said that the minimum claim against the Harrods' boss would be £8m which amounts to the inheritance tax incurred after Diana's death, according to a report in The Sunday Times.
Henri Paul: tests showed he was drunk
The princess's former head of staff, Michael Gibbins, has confirmed that the estate was registered as an "interested party" in the ongoing criminal investigation in Paris.
He said: "The situation is that the executors for the estate have registered the estate as a party interested in the criminal investigation in France. Under French law that has to be done in order to allow the estate to gain access to the papers and that is what has been done."
He added: "No consideration has been given to the question of any civilian action, nor would that consideration be given until the criminal investigation has been completed."
Friday, December 19, 1997 Published at 19:32 GMT UK Doubts over Diana and Dodi's 'last interview'
Princess Diana: quoted as making barbed comments about Royal life
Princess Diana's former aides are examining an article published on Friday by the French magazine, Paris Match. The magazine claims it conducted an intimate interview with the Princess of Wales and her friend Dodi Fayed not long before the couple were killed in a car crash on August 31.Buckingham Palace says the interview never took place and Diana's closest adviser has cast doubt on its authenticity.
Paris Match: will not reveal the name of the interviewer
Paris Match, now on news-stands in Europe and available on the Internet, carries pictures of Diana taken the day before her death in Paris and claims she made barbed comments about her royal duties.
Paris Match said it delayed publication out of respect for the Princess but it declined to name the journalist who secured the 'exclusive interview'.
In the interview, Dodi and the Princess are said to have been asked about their plans for a future.
Diana: "profound feelings" for Dodi
Dodi is said to have spoken of marriage and Diana is quoted as having "profound" feelings for him.
"I've never enjoyed such harmony. My dream ... why not make a love marriage out of this?" Dodi said in the magazine.
Diana was more circumspect: "My feelings for Dodi are profound and I believe his are sincere," she said.
Diana's former Personal Secretary, Michael Gibbins, cast doubt on the magazine's claims that this was a genuine interview and that it was her last before she died.
"If it had taken place, it would have been during the Princess's first holiday to France when Dodi was only present at the end and any relationship there may have been had not developed," he said. "To talk about marriage and children would have been absolutely extraordinary." He added: "My view is that this alleged interview, as an interview, did not take place. What may have happened is that people may have got together snippets of private conversations over a period - it is strange that the interviewer's name is not revealed." It is understood that action against Paris Match is unlikely as advisers fear legal moves could further publicise the story and add to the distress of Diana's family. In regard to her charity work, the magazine reports that Diana declared it was better to be involved in humanitarian causes than be stuck "on the sidelines of a polo field." Visiting slums was more fulfilling than staying in "icy palaces", Diana is quoted as saying. The magazine also quotes Diana as having said: "My only moments of real happiness were the births of William and Harry." Her love for the young Princes would have kept Diana in Britain, according to the interview. "William and Harry are in school in England and they need me as much as I need them, so I won't move abroad," she is quoted as having said. Diana frequently visited America and there were constant rumours that she wanted to live there. Mohamed Al-Fayed, Dodi's father, is launching his own investigation into the crash that killed Diana and Dodi. He has hired a former police investigator to head it.
Diana's bodyguard back in Paris
Princess Diana's bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, the sole survivor of the crash, is being questioned again by a French investigating magistrate at the Palais de Justice in Paris.
Trevor Rees-Jones arrives for further questioning
It is the third time Mr Rees-Jones has been questioned about the accident. He has said he remembers leaving the Ritz Hotel but no details about the crash itself.
Mr Rees-Jones returns on a regular basis to Paris for medical check-ups. His face was seriously scarred in the tragedy.
Judicial authorities in France have deneid French tabloid reports that investigators had given up finding the owner of a Fiat Uno thought to have been involved in the crash.
UK Diana's brother makes fresh attack on press
Earl Spencer: tabloids 'operate on a level of sensationalism and destruction'
Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, has made a fresh attack on the British press, describing some tabloid newspapers as 'evil'. The Earl, who made a memorable and highly-controversial speech at his sister's funeral in September in which he criticised both the press and some members of the Royal Family, was speaking on South African radio.
Grief-stricken at Diana's funeral
He said he would not take back one word of his Westminster Abbey address and admitted much of his life had been on hold since her death.
"My sister's death is so recent that I probably am not able to analyse what effect it has had on me yet," he said.
Flowers strewn on the island where Diana is buried
Earl Spencer, 33, who has become patron of Lifeline, a telephone counselling service, said: "I have got no interest or desire for personal publicity. I am a very private person."
The earl, who now lives in Cape Town, said: "If one grew up in Britain one would have a hearty contempt for the tabloid media because it is so despicable.
"The main body of tabloid journalism in Britain is evil in its intent - it wants to destroy. They have no concept of the human soul. "They are operating to increase circulation and to make their proprietors richer and if it means people committing suicide, being killed in any way or falling apart, having breakdowns or whatever, that's immaterial to them."
Earl Spencer's life has been on hold since the funeral
Earl Spencer's strongly-worded attack came as fresh reports in the British press linked him with a South African ex-model Josie Borain.
There was speculation in Saturday's papers the couple could marry after he divorces his estranged wife.
But Ms Borain, who has a one-year-old son, denied she and the Earl were anything more than "just good friends".
The 34-year-old fashion journalist said: "Nobody is in a rush for that sort of thing. We see a lot of each other."
Ms Borain earned a fortune during the 1980s working for Calvin Klein, modelling his Obsession brand of perfume.
She accompanied Lord Spencer to his sister's funeral.
Lady Spencer is fighting a legal battle with her estranged husband, who inherited an estate estimated at £90m.
Earl Spencer has four children, two of them children by his estranged wife.
Diana, Princess of Wales, is buried at her family home in Northamptonshire
A 7ft high steel fence could soon be built around the island grave of Diana, Princess of Wales.
It is one of a number of security measures being planned at Althorp House near Northampton, before the estate is opened to the public for the first time since her death.
The Princess's brother, Earl Spencer, wants the fence to be erected around the island and its surrounding lake. It will be painted "estate blue" to match other railings in the 600-acre park.
The fence will be decorated with heart design
The fence would be decorated will a heart shaped motif to remind visitors of Diana, who became known as the "Queen of Hearts."
Daventry District Council said it had received the planning application, but the plans must also be passed by English Heritage because the estate is a grade one listed park. Officials at Althorp hope the fence will help ensure that the island and lake are not damaged by visitors. They expect up to 3,000 visitors a day next summer when the park opens.
More evidence that a white Italian-made car was involved in the crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales, and her friend, Dodi Al Fayed, has been produced by French police.
In a leaked report to the investigating magistrate, police quote two witnesses - known as Francoise and Valery to protect their identities - as saying they saw the Fiat Uno zigzagging out of the tunnel in Paris, seconds after the crash.
They say the driver was a European man of about 40 with brown hair. He had a large dog in the back of his car and the vehicle had a noisy exhaust. He kept looking over his shoulder and cut in front of the witnesses' vehicle.
Not immediately realising the significance of what they had seen, Francois and Valerie waited three weeks before contacting investigators, officials said.
The wreck of the Princess's Mercedes S280
Since the crash on August 31, police have checked more than 3,000 vehicles fitting the description, but have not managed to establish a link to the accident.
They have been following leads suggesting that a white Fiat Uno built between 1983 and 1989 was involved. Traces of paint and broken glass pointed to such a car having hit the Princess's Mercedes S280.
Police are reported to have found one owned by a man with a large dog who recently had his car repainted red. However, they found no evidence to link him to the accident.
Causes of crash agreed
Checks will continue in 1998 despite criticism that the Diana probe has tied up precious resources that might be better used elsewhere.
Judge Herve Stephan is not expected to wrap up the inquiry until next summer even though the causes of the crash are generally agreed, justice sources said. Judge Stephan has placed nine press photographers and a motorcyclist under investigation on suspicion that they chased Diana's car and contributed to the accident, or failed to come to the aid of accident victims.But excessive speed and alcohol appear to be to blame rather than the photographers, investigators say. They found that driver Henri Paul was driving at a very high speed and had a criminal level of alcohol in his blood at the time of the crash. Relevant Stories
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The French magistrate leading the investigation into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, is preparing to close the case after failing to trace a Fiat Uno thought to be involved in the accident. The £250,000 investigation is described as the "most painstaking inquiry ever held into an ordinary traffic accident", according to a report in the French magazine Voici. The decision to close the case, which is likely to be announced in the New Year, could mean that manslaughter charges against the nine photographers and a motorcycle driver arrested after the crash are dropped. The 24 crime squad officers seeking the owner of the white Fiat will be returned to their normal duties, after investigators decided there was little chance of tracing the missing vehicle. In France the cost of the investigation has been criticised, and judicial sources are reported as saying that Judge Herve Stephan wants to avoid further expenditure of time and effort by the elite Brigade Criminelle.
Diana, Princess of Wales
A justice ministry source told the Daily Telegraph: "The feeling is that everything that can be done has been done. France has never known such a thorough investigation into a traffic accident.
"The police have interviewed hundreds of people, examined every scrap of evidence. It's now time to draw a line underneath the inquiry because it is going nowhere."
Investigators are thought to be convinced that the crash in the Pont de l'Alma was a routine traffic accident, primarily caused by drunk-driving and excessive speed.
Blood tests showed that Henri Paul, the chauffeur of the Mercedes who died in the crash with the Princess and her friend Dodi Fayed, was well over the alcohol limit for driving. A civil suit could still be brought by the families of the accident victims against the Ritz Hotel, M Paul's employers. The Ritz is owned by Mohamed Al Fayed, father of Dodi. Police forensic scientists who examined fragments of glass found in the tunnel after the collision believe the Mercedes car hit the Fiat Uno before crashing into a concrete pillar. Despite trying to contact 40,000 Fiat Uno owners in the Paris area, police sources have long complained that the hunt is "hopeless", because a high proportion of registered owners have moved or sold their cars.
The wreck of the Mercedes in which the Princess was travelling
After questioning thousands of owners, police called in 15 cars for forensic examination of lights and paintwork but found nothing. "It's like looking for a needle in a haystack," said a police source.
Police scientists are still examining the wrecked Mercedes. Trevor Rees-Jones, the Princess's bodyguard and sole survivor of the crash, is also expected to be interviewed again by investigators.
As soon as the French investigation is closed, the British coroner can begin his own report into the death of the Princess and Mr Fayed.
World
Egyptian sues British Queen over Diana's death
Britain's Queen with Prime Minister Tony Blair
An Egyptian lawyer is suing the Queen and Prime Minister Tony Blair for damages, alleging they conspired to kill Diana, Princess of Wales, because she was in love with a Muslim.
Diana on the night she died
The case is expected to be heard in a Cairo court on Sunday.
Lawyer Nabih Alwahsi is seeking damages of $170,000 from both the Queen and Mr Blair.
He says they plotted to murder the Princess because they were embarrassed by her love affair with an Egyptian Muslim.
He also says the British establishment was determined to prevent a Muslim from becoming step-father to the future King.
In his deposition, Mr Alwahsi said he thought England was the champion of democracy and religious freedom and he was so disillusioned after the accident, only a court case could ease his psychological pain. The case has already been delayed once by the judge so British officials in Cairo could have time to inform authorities in London. However, they do not appear to have bothered. A British spokesman in Cairo says the Embassy has not received any formal notice of the case.
Dodi Al-Fayed
The BBC's correspondent in Cairo says conspiracy theories about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, are popular in the Arab world, especially in Egypt where her lover Dodi Al-Fayed was born.
It is not the first time an Egypian lawyer has tried to sue the head of another state. Lawyers have sued Israeli leaders as well as the American President, Bill Clinton.
Mr Alwahsi's case looks doomed to failure, as judges usually say they do not have sufficient jurisdiction.
Friday, December 19, 1997 Published at 19:32 GMT UK Doubts over Diana and Dodi's 'last interview' Princess Diana: quoted as making barbed comments about Royal life Princess Diana's former aides are examining an article published on Friday by the French magazine, Paris Match. The magazine claims it conducted an intimate interview with the Princess of Wales and her friend Dodi Fayed not long before the couple were killed in a car crash on August 31.Buckingham Palace says the interview never took place and Diana's closest adviser has cast doubt on its authenticity.
Paris Match: will not reveal the name of the interviewer
Paris Match, now on news-stands in Europe and available on the Internet, carries pictures of Diana taken the day before her death in Paris and claims she made barbed comments about her royal duties.
Paris Match said it delayed publication out of respect for the Princess but it declined to name the journalist who secured the 'exclusive interview'.
In the interview, Dodi and the Princess are said to have been asked about their plans for a future.
Diana: "profound feelings" for Dodi
Dodi is said to have spoken of marriage and Diana is quoted as having "profound" feelings for him.
"I've never enjoyed such harmony. My dream ... why not make a love marriage out of this?" Dodi said in the magazine.
Diana was more circumspect: "My feelings for Dodi are profound and I believe his are sincere," she said.
Diana's former Personal Secretary, Michael Gibbins, cast doubt on the magazine's claims that this was a genuine interview and that it was her last before she died.
"If it had taken place, it would have been during the Princess's first holiday to France when Dodi was only present at the end and any relationship there may have been had not developed," he said. "To talk about marriage and children would have been absolutely extraordinary." He added: "My view is that this alleged interview, as an interview, did not take place. What may have happened is that people may have got together snippets of private conversations over a period - it is strange that the interviewer's name is not revealed." It is understood that action against Paris Match is unlikely as advisers fear legal moves could further publicise the story and add to the distress of Diana's family. In regard to her charity work, the magazine reports that Diana declared it was better to be involved in humanitarian causes than be stuck "on the sidelines of a polo field." Visiting slums was more fulfilling than staying in "icy palaces", Diana is quoted as saying. The magazine also quotes Diana as having said: "My only moments of real happiness were the births of William and Harry." Her love for the young Princes would have kept Diana in Britain, according to the interview. "William and Harry are in school in England and they need me as much as I need them, so I won't move abroad," she is quoted as having said. Diana frequently visited America and there were constant rumours that she wanted to live there. Mohamed Al-Fayed, Dodi's father, is launching his own investigation into the crash that killed Diana and Dodi. He has hired a former police investigator to head it.
Diana's bodyguard back in Paris
Princess Diana's bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, the sole survivor of the crash, is being questioned again by a French investigating magistrate at the Palais de Justice in Paris.
Trevor Rees-Jones arrives for further questioning
It is the third time Mr Rees-Jones has been questioned about the accident. He has said he remembers leaving the Ritz Hotel but no details about the crash itself.
Mr Rees-Jones returns on a regular basis to Paris for medical check-ups. His face was seriously scarred in the tragedy.
Judicial authorities in France have deneid French tabloid reports that investigators had given up finding the owner of a Fiat Uno thought to have been involved in the crash.
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Diana's lost ear-ring 'found in car' say police
The wreckage
An ear-ring worn by Diana, Princess of Wales, at the time of her fatal car crash in Paris is reported to have been found by police in the wreckage of the vehicle. The ear-ring was originally believed to have been lost in the aftermath of the accident on August 31. The Press Association is reporting police sources as saying the ear-ring has been discovered in the Mercedes' dashboard by scientific experts at a laboratory near Paris. The Princess died alongside her companion, Dodi Fayed, and driver Henri Paul in the accident in a tunnel in central Paris. The criminal investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing.
It's
well known that the two factions of the CIA control the tabloids. It
seems to me that the GLOBE has just fired a warning shot across the bow
of the NWO. It will be interesting to see what else surfaces in the
coming weeks!
PAUL Burrell yesterday told police of an MI5 link to the chilling letter in which Princess Diana predicted she would be killed in a car crash. The ex-royal butler was quizzed for three hours by detectives probing Diana's death in 1997.
Mr Burrell, 46, said: "It was a delicate and sensitive meeting and I helped the officers as much as I could." He talked about a secret friendship which the princess had struck up with a former MI5 intelligence officer.The man's warning prompted Diana to write her fears in a letter that she would die in a car accident - 10 months before the Paris crash. Two officers quizzed Mr Burrell at his solicitor's office in Chester about the letter's authenticity and context. Asked if he had talked about the MI5 link Mr Burrell added: "I mentioned everything which I believed was relevant." Diana believed she was being watched by the security services. Coroner Michael Burgess ordered an investigation into her death before a full inquest next spring. Police said: " The meeting was not a formal police interview."
Princess Diana Predicted Her Own Assassination
Paul Joseph Watson
British newspapers today broke the astounding story of how Princess Diana wrote that she would be killed in an incident made to look like a car accident ten months before her death. The princess predicted: “This particular phase in my life is the most dangerous.” She said "XXXXXXXXXXX is planning ‘an accident’ in my car, brake failure and serious head injury in order to make the path clear for Charles to marry”. The blanked out 'xxxxxxx' is very likely to be MI5/MI6, who also recently did the dirty work of finishing off David Kelly. When Paul Burrell, Diana's former butler first hit the headlines last year I knew he still had something to say about Diana's death. It was likely that Burrell sought to wrap himself in as much publicity as possible to protect himself against a similar fate. Of course we've known for years that Diana's death couldn't have been anything but an assassination. - The unscheduled journey through the symbolic Pont de L'Alma tunnel (an ancient Pagan sacrificial site) took Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed AWAY FROM their intended destination, Dodi's flat. - Just before the car entered the tunnel every police radio in Paris mysteriously died, preventing a quick response which could have saved Diana's life. - Just before the car entered the tunnel every security camera in the tunnel mysteriously died, preventing us from ever seeing footage of what caused the crash. - Eyewitnesses reported snipers and gunfire within the tunnel. These are just a few snippets from a mountain of evidence that this was an old-school hit. Diana was killed because she was pregnant with Dodi's child and the British Royal Family didn't want an Arab in their sacred bloodline. Diana herself remarked to reporters that there would be 'a big surprise' from her a few days before her death.
US Spy Tapes Reveal Diana Was Pregnant by GORDON THOMAS EXPLOSIVE tapes on the secret life of Princess Diana will prove that she was pregnant and intended to marry Dodi Al Fayed, it was claimed last night. American secret agents regularly monitored Diana's conversations and collated 1,000 secret documents using its "spy in the sky", the National Security Agency. They were obtained by its Echelon satellite surveillance system and contain highly sensitive material including her marriage plans, her views on Prince Philip, who was known to be highly critical of her, and new details of her love affair with James Hewitt. Now, lawyers acting for Mohamed Al Fayed are trying to obtain the tapes through America's Freedom of Information Act. They hope to present the evidence at Diana's inquest, which is expected to take place next year. The covert monitoring was controlled from the ultra-secret NSA base at Menwith Hill in the north of England during the last weeks of Diana's affair with Dodi. A spokesman for Dodi's father, Mohamed Al Fayed, the millionaire owner of Harrods, said: "Mr Al Fayed believes that those intercepts will reveal conversations in which Princess Diana discussed her engagement to Dodi and her pregnancy.
US Spy Tapes Reveal Diana Was Pregnant by GORDON THOMAS EXPLOSIVE tapes on the secret life of Princess Diana will prove that she was pregnant and intended to marry Dodi Al Fayed, it was claimed last night. American secret agents regularly monitored Diana's conversations and collated 1,000 secret documents using its "spy in the sky", the National Security Agency. They were obtained by its Echelon satellite surveillance system and contain highly sensitive material including her marriage plans, her views on Prince Philip, who was known to be highly critical of her, and new details of her love affair with James Hewitt. Now, lawyers acting for Mohamed Al Fayed are trying to obtain the tapes through America's Freedom of Information Act. They hope to present the evidence at Diana's inquest, which is expected to take place next year. The covert monitoring was controlled from the ultra-secret NSA base at Menwith Hill in the north of England during the last weeks of Diana's affair with Dodi. A spokesman for Dodi's father, Mohamed Al Fayed, the millionaire owner of Harrods, said: "Mr Al Fayed believes that those intercepts will reveal conversations in which Princess Diana discussed her engagement to Dodi and her pregnancy.
Of course, this wasn't the only reason. Diana was a painful thorn in the side of the elitists with her ability to take any issue and immediately bring it to the forefront of public attention. In a way she was like David Kelly, a disgruntled former employee who knew too much and had too big a chip on her shoulders to be tolerated. I look forward to the long-awaited inquest and further revelations from the brave Paul Burrell to further destroy the establishment media's wild and unsusbstantiated theory that Diana's death was an accident caused by a drunk driver. Keep your eyes open and turn the television off. Paul Joseph Watson.
Comment: Diana was still alive and would have survived had the ambulance not deliberately passed four seperate hospitals and had it not been going at a maximum speed of only 25 miles per hour.
PRINCESS Diana spoke to rescuers as she lay in the wreckage of her Paris car crash, it was claimed yesterday.
She was conscious and asked questions of a fireman who comforted her, he said. Carlo Zaglia told how she repeatedly asked: 'What's happened?What's going on?' Meanhile, a claim by Dodi's father, Mohamed al Fayed, that MI6 were implicated in the deaths was dismissed yesterday. At the Court of Session, Judge Lord Drummond Young said that the Harrods owner, who owns Balnagown castle in Ross-shire, had not produced any facts to back up his allegations.
He threw out the bid to have a public inquiry in Scotland into the tragedy which he blamed purely on the high-speed crash.
A coroner's inquest has been launched in England but al Fayed believes its scope is limited and will keep pushing for a public inquiry.
American TV viewers yesterday saw the first broadcast of a film showing Diana giggling and pulling faces for Princes William and Harry as she rehearsed for a speech.
A NEW witness to Princess Diana's death smash has come forward - and says her limo WAS forced to crash by a white Fiat.
Moroccan beauty Souad Mouffakir, 33, kept silent for six years about what she saw because she feared she would be killed.
But last week she gave her startling evidence to The People after her husband Mohamed Medjahdi - who was driving in front of Diana's black Mercedes in a Paris underpass - claimed there was NO mystery Fiat. Souad said:
I saw through the back window a Fiat Uno driving very fast up to us in the outside lane. But rather than hurtle past, it slowed down so we were side by side.
It was very strange behaviour and I got frightened. The white car was only centimetres from ours. I stared over to the driver and I will never forget him.
He had a very strange expression like his mind was thinking about something else. His whole manner was odd. It troubled me.
He was Mediterranean, short because his head was only just above the steering wheel. His skin was tanned and his hair was very dark brown and wiry.
He was in his mid-thirties. In the back seat was a huge alsatian. I became very scared, I thought he was a madman and I told Mohamed to speed away. We did that and a moment later we heard the screech of tyres.
I looked round and saw a black Mercedes sliding out of control at 45 degrees, coming straight at us. I saw the car impact into the pillar. I did not realise that I had just seen the crash that killed Diana. I saw the chauffeur thrown forward into the steering wheel. I knew he had been killed immediately.
I wake thinking about it. The nightmares are terrible. I looked for the Fiat but it had disappeared. The Mercedes must have gone out of control trying to avoid it.
Souad contacted police next day and she and Mohamed, 29, were quizzed but neither mentioned the Fiat because, she says, they were too scared.
But Souad, who split with forklift truck driver Mohamed three years ago, agreed to speak to The People after he claimed in British and French newspapers last week that there was NO Fiat.
At her home in a northern suburb of Paris, she said: "I have kept my silence for over six years but I am sick Mohamed lied.
"I was convinced what I saw would lead me to being killed. But anyone who tries to kill me now will have to come out of hiding to do it.
"I am furious Mohamed did not tell the whole truth. Diana was a beautiful woman who did so much good. I owe it to her and the people who loved her."
Souad's dramatic claims were backed by two close friends.
Farida Azzouz, 31, said: "Souad told me just after it happened that she had seen a white Fiat but she hadn't told the police about it. She was worried her life would be in danger."
Another friend, Bouchra Zahdane, 24, said: "I can confirm they witnessed the crash but they kept very quiet about the exact details of it."
Souad's evidence will be keenly studied by British police who have been asked by Royal coroner Dr Michael Burgess to investigate the deaths of Diana and her lover Dodi Fayed.
SERIOUS doubts have emerged among British police over the authenticity of a blood sample which shows that Diana, Princess of Wales was killed by a drunken driver.
Four days after the inquest into Diana's death was opened, The Times has discovered that there are high-level concerns over the forensic evidence at the heart of France's investigation.
The French authorities have failed to carry out DNA tests to prove that the specimen belonged to the chauffeur Henri Paul, The Times has learnt.
This threatens the conclusion of the French authorities that Diana was killed by a driver high on alcohol and prescription drugs who lost control of a car while speeding.
The French inquiry into Diana's death in a Mercedes in a Paris road tunnel on August 31, 1997 has been carefully monitored by United Kingdom diplomats, Whitehall and police. France has been resisting pressure from M Paul's family, and advice from UK officials, to carry out DNA tests which would finally prove that the blood belonged to M Paul.
The source of the British suspicion is that the sample contains an extraordinarily-high level of carbon monoxide, so much so that the chauffeur would have struggled to walk, let alone drive a car.
It is now feared by the authorities in London that an innocent mix-up in the laboratory or morgue may have led to the wrong sample being tested.
One possibility is that the sample comes from the corpse of somebody poisoned by carbon monoxide, the deadly gas found in household fires and car exhausts. The blood specimen is at the centre of the official French explanation of the deaths of Diana, her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, and M Paul.
The examining magistrates Hervé Stephan and Marie-Christine Devidal said that the three died as the result of an accident, rather than a deliberate act. This was because "the driver of the vehicle was drunk and under the effect of medicine incompatible with alcohol, a state which did not enable him to maintain control of his vehicle while driving at high speed on a difficult part of the road, and also having to avoid a vehicle travelling in the same direction at a slower speed".
The blood, purporting to come from M Paul, indicated he was three times over the French drink-drive limit, and twice over the British.
If the blood sample cannot be positively connected to the chauffeur, there is still evidence that his driving may have been to blame for the deaths. Scotland Yard sources have indicated that they have a high regard for the quality of the French road traffic accident investigation, which they hail as "exemplary".
The Mercedes S280 was travelling at a speed somewhere between 74mph and 97mph when it entered the Pont d'Alma tunnel, and at between 59mph and 68mph when it hit a pillar. The finding that M Paul had a high level of alcohol in his blood was first made by the Paris prosecutor's office on September 1, the day after the fatal crash.
Lawyers for Mohamed Al Fayed, Dodi's father, sought an independent analysis of the blood samples but Judge Stephan refused. The judge ordered new tests in order to counter any future challenges. Blood, hair and bone marrow was drawn and examined on September 4 with the whole procedure recorded on video.
Small traces of tiaprise - used to treat pain or aggression, often in chronic alcoholics - were found. So was a therapeutic dose of fluoxetine, the key active ingredient in the anti-depressant Prozac. "Care in the use of these medicines is habitually recommended to drivers," the public prosecutor's office said. Analysis of protein transfer in M Paul's blood produced results "compatible . . . with a chronic alcoholism over the course of at least a week", the office said. One of the samples showed 20.7 per cent of the blood had combined with carbon monoxide, an unusually-high level. Mr Al Fayed has long claimed that the blood samples were swapped by British and French intelligence agents to cover up murder.
In August 2002, the chauffeur's family filed a complaint of "falsification of expert evidence", without naming a defendant in a Paris court. The aim was to force the authorities to hand over blood samples for DNA tests. Their suit has been rejected as unfounded. Mr Al Fayed's lawyers have raised questions about the constant refusal by the authorities to grant access to the samples or to M Paul's body.
Jean-Claude Mules, a police inspector who played a central role in the investigation, said: "There was no error over the blood. We are very serious people and no errors are allowed."
However Jean Paul, the father of the late Ritz Hotel security official, said: "We remain absolutely convinced that our son had not been drinking."
This is a Channel 5 documentary which aired last year in Britain. The investigation proves both that the death of Princess Diana was a pre-meditated murder and that secret service agents were involved.
For further research on the murder of Princess Diana and its subsequent cover-up, go to theMurder of Dianaarchive.
London Mirror A FRIEND of Princess Diana has told how she had a car crash two years before she died which she blamed on sabotage. Simone Simmons, 48, is ready to testify to the Scotland Yard inquiry into Diana's fatal accident in Paris in 1997.
Two years earlier, the princess's green convertible had hit another car as she drove away from a healing centre in Marylebone, central London. Ms Simmons said: "Diana rang to tell me. She was panic-stricken. She told me that the brakes had suddenly failed. "Fortunately she wasn't hurt. It seemed to reinforce her belief that someone was trying to kill her.
"Diana said later that the garage confirmed it was just a mechanical failure, and not foul play.
"But it shook her up badly and she was convinced that someone had tampered with the car." Last week the Daily Mirror revealed how Diana wrote in a note that Charles might be plotting her death in similar fashion.
Diana was pregnant when she died: Report
December 21, 2003 18:41 IST Last Updated: December 22, 2003 15:20 IST
Princess Diana was pregnant at the time of her death in a road accident in Paris six years ago, a media report said in London on Sunday. "I can tell you that she (Diana) was pregnant," a senior police official in France told the Independent. According to the daily, the source dismissed suggestions that there was any conspiracy before the death of Diana, her friend Dodi al-Fayed and their driver in a car crash on August 31, 1997. The source, however, claimed that there was 'a cover-up of sorts' in the days following the crash. The officer said medical reports, which have never been made public, showed that Diana was pregnant at the time of her death. Conspiracy theorists had seized reports that Diana was pregnant - first alleged by Dodi's father millionaire businessman Mohammed al-Fayed soon after the accident - as a possible motive for an assassination plot by the British royal family and government. The source who, according to the report, saw all documents relating to the case was speaking after a British coroner announced that he would hold inquests into the cause of the deaths of Diana and Dodi, beginning on January 6, 2004. The source said the investigation points clearly to an accident, caused in part by the fact that chauffeur Henri Paul had been drinking heavily. Diana's friends and her butler, Paul Burrell, have, in the past, strenuously denied suggestions that the princess was expecting a third child at the time of her death. The source implied that Diana's pregnancy was hushed up to spare the embarrassment to her family. Since it was not regarded as relevant to the cause of the accident, or her death, it was not mentioned at the end of the two-year judicial investigation into the crash by a French judge, Herve Stephan. Medical reports from the hospital where Diana died may, however, be included among the 6,000 pages of documents from the French investigation, which will be delivered to the British coroner, Michael Burgess. The coroner has said that he cannot open the hearings until he received the investigation file once legal proceedings were completed in France. He also indicated that the full hearings would be delayed until the whole file has been translated and studied. There has also been speculation about the time it has taken to call a British inquest, now routine when a British citizen dies abroad. The proceedings have been prolonged mostly by Fayed who appealed against the original decision by French authorities to bring no action against the photographers who pursued Diana and Dodi's car. When he lost the appeal, Fayed filed another case against three photographers for invading his son's privacy. In November, a French court dismissed the case.
JOHN ROBERTSON LAW CORRESPONDENT
The Scotsman - Tues 16th Dec
MORE than six years after the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Al-Fayed, the questions surrounding the Paris car crash in which they were killed continue to grip the public imagination.
The Court of Session in Edinburgh became the centre of international attention yesterday as Mohamed al-Fayed, the owner of Harrods, pursued his search for the truth about how, or why, his son and Diana died.
"I have been fighting for six years, but I can see the light and justice can be done. What I am doing is for the nation and for the ordinary people ... Eighty-five per cent believe Diana was murdered with my son."
The court heard Mr Fayed’s counsel contend that he had "substantial grounds" for fearing that the British security services were implicated. The crash, it was claimed, had "striking similarities" to an earlier MI6 plot to remove Slobodan Milosevic, then president of Serbia.
Colin Boyd, QC, the Lord Advocate, has refused an inquiry into the crash, but Mr Fayed maintains that as a resident of Scotland, at Balnagown Castle, Kildary, Easter Ross, he is entitled to secure his rights under the tenets of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
Mr Fayed argues there should be an effective, official inquiry when someone appears to have been killed as a result of the use of force and is asking Lord Drummond Young to set aside the Lord Advocate’s decision as incompatible with the ECHR.
Richard Keen, QC, for Mr Fayed, said that the official line from the French police after the crash in a tunnel in Paris in the early hours of 31 August, 1997, was that it had been an accident caused by Henri Paul, assistant head of security at the Ritz hotel and the driver of the Mercedes the couple died in. The French police said Mr Paul was drunk and on anti-depressants at the time of the crash. Mr Paul also died in the incident.
"He [Mr Paul] had been in the Ritz Hotel for two hours before he left and is recalled by all those who spoke with him as being entirely sober," said Mr Keen. He said British and American security services were monitoring Diana and Dodi in the month leading up to their deaths and that Henri Paul may have been an MI6 informant.
And on the night of the crash Mr Paul had taken a "highly unusual route" from the Ritz to Dodi’s apartment.
The QC said pieces of a broken tail-light, from a white Fiat Uno, had been found at the scene of the crash, and there were marks on the bumper of the Mercedes.
Inquiries had "led to the suggestion" that the driver of the Fiat might have been James Andanson, a member of the paparazzi who had been pursuing the couple that summer, although he denied being in Paris that night. In 2000, Mr Andanson’s body was found. It was initially treated as murder, but then was declared to have been suicide.
Mr Keen said there had been reports of a flash of light in the tunnel, which would have blinded a driver.
A former MI6 agent had said the circumstances bore "striking similarities" to a plan in 1992 to assassinate Milosevic. The agent had also revealed that MI6 had an informant on the security staff at the Ritz Hotel. After the crash, it was learned that Mr Paul had 13 bank accounts containing more than a million francs.
"It might suggest he had at least some kind of part-time job," said Mr Keen.
Diana had expressed fears for her safety, and Mr Keen added: "If her fears had only one ounce of truth in October 1996, one is entitled to ask how much greater they may have been in August 1997 when the general anticipation was that a person denigrated by sections of the establishment was about to become stepfather to the future king," said Mr Keen.
Mr Keen said Diana and Princes William and Harry were being monitored from around 10 July, 1997, when they arrived at the Fayed estate in St Tropez in the south of France.
After the couple arrived at Beauvais airport on August 30, Mr Keen told the court, "as a matter of practice French security reported the arrival of the Princess to the UK embassy assuming they were not aware of it.
Mr Keen added that the US National Security Agency has confirmed the Princess was the subject of monitoring at the time of the crash.
The hearing is expected to last several days, and the judge will issue his ruling later.
BBC
Monday, 15 December, 2003, 17:01 GMT
Security services were monitoring Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Al Fayed in the month before their death, a Scottish court has heard.
The Court of Session in Edinburgh was also told that their driver Henri Paul may have been an MI6 informant.
Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed is challenging a refusal to hold an inquiry in Scotland into their deaths.
The tycoon, who was at the Court of Session hearing in Edinburgh, believes the pair were murdered.
He also insists that the full facts of the crash in Paris on 31 August, 1997, have never been revealed.
His lawyer Richard Keen QC told the court that they had numerous arguments to cast doubt on the French police' s verdict that Dodi and Diana's deaths were an accident.
None of the 10 traffic cameras on the route from the Ritz Hotel to Dodi's flat in Paris was working at the time of the crash, he said, and yet a motorist was fined for speeding 15 minutes earlier based on video evidence on a speed camera near where the couple's Mercedes crashed.
What I am doing I am doing for the nation and for the ordinary people
In his submission, Mr Keen said Diana and Princes William and Harry were being monitored from around 10 July, 1997, when they arrived at the Al Fayed estate in St Tropez in the south of France.
By August press speculation was intensifying that the couple were about to announce their engagement, fuelled by comments Diana made about an impending statement that would cause "shock and surprise".
After the couple arrived at Beauvais Airport on 30 August, Mr Keen told the court: "As a matter of practice French security reported the arrival of the princess to the UK embassy assuming they were not aware of it.
"The UK embassy announced that she was not the subject of any monitoring in Paris.
'Explosive claims'
"It said it was not aware of her presence in Paris on 30/31 August. Consequently they said they could not assist in any matters relating to the crash or the circumstances leading up to the crash as they were not involved in any monitoring or security of the Princess of Wales.
"The petitioner (Mr Al Fayed) has real grounds to call into question the credibility and reliability of that statement."
Mr Keen also told the court the US National Security Agency had confirmed the princess was the subject of monitoring at the time of the crash.
But he said more than 1,000 pages of documents relating to the crash could not be made public in America for "national security" reasons.
Mr Keen said the surveillance may have been carried out by the US on behalf of the UK security services.
He also told the court of the explosive claims made by former MI6 agent Richard Tomlinson.
Mr Keen said Mr Tomlinson had confirmed Diana was being monitored by the UK security service in France and that MI6 paid a "long standing informant" at the Ritz Hotel in Paris.
He told the court Paul earned about £20,000 as assistant head of security at the Ritz.
"Subsequent to the crash he maintained 13 different bank accounts in Paris that contained in excess of 1.2 million French francs, which might suggest that he had some form of part-time job," Mr Keen said.
Mr Tomlinson also claimed reports of a "blinding flash" in the tunnel prior to the crash and the reported involvement of another vehicle mirrored plans he had seen in 1992 for the attempted assassination of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.
When he arrived at the court on Monday, Mr Al Fayed said: "What I am doing I am doing for the nation and for the ordinary people."
He said as a resident of Scotland he was looking to the Scottish courts to secure his rights.
When his request for an inquiry was rejected earlier this year, Mr Al Fayed was told it was because the crash was outside Scottish jurisdiction because it happened in Paris.
There have been no inquests in the UK into the death of Dodi and Diana after six years, and Mr Al Fayed has always maintained there has been a conspiracy or cover-up to conceal security services involvement in his son's death.
He has not enjoyed legal success in England or France in his efforts to secure a public inquiry.
Sydney Morning Herald an Argentine fashion impresario and designer, has revealed.
Mr Devorik, who is director of the Ralph Lauren subsidiary in Argentina, said that, before a private jet trip with Diana to Rome, she had said to him: "Let's see if we fly together or they blow us up."
He told El Clarin newspaper that Diana said during the flight that she had a "premonition" that "they are going to kill me in one of these machines, in a helicopter".
He said Diana added: "But after I'm dead, it's going to be harder for them to forget me because if they kill me, the memory of me is going to stay with them the rest of their lives."
The first news that Diana might have feared for her life was from former royal butler Paul Burrell in A Royal Duty, his memoir of his service to her, which was released last month.
He said Diana wrote a letter 10 months before she died saying she feared somebody was planning "an accident" in her car.
Mr Devorik said that, after Diana's death, "obviously there was something very strange because the investigation was never carried out fully - there are things that were never explained and which deserve an explanation".
He said the love of Diana's life was Pakistani physician Hasnet Khan.
He said Dodi al-Fayed was not the man of Diana's life.
In the interview with El Clarin, that appeared on Sunday, he said Diana had told him that Dodi was "a summer romance".
Diana: The Real Reason Stores Are Pulling The Globe?
Rayelan Allan WHY ARE MANY STORES IN THE MIDWEST PULLING THE GLOBE TABLOID?
Are they doing it to protect Kobe Bryant's accuser? Or are they doing it to keep you from knowing that Prince Phillip was behind Diana's murder?
The GLOBE tabloid is being pulled from many stores in the midwest part of the United States. It is unknown if the rest of the country will soon join these stores in removing the tabloid.
The reason given for removing the November 11th edition of the tabloid is that it published both a picture and the name of the woman that is accusing Kobe Bryant of rape.
This woman's name and picture have been on the Internet for months. If anyone had been interested in finding out what she looked like or what her name is, they could have done it months ago.
The GLOBE claims they published her name and photograph at the urging of several women's rights groups who asked them to do this. They failed to name the women's rights groups!
However, there is another story in this edition of the GLOBE, and it is my belief that the stores are removing the GLOBE because of THIS article.
The headline on the uppermost right side screamed:
"DID WILLIAM'S GRANDDAD MURDER DIANA?"
Crash plot uncovered When you open the tabloid to page 16 you see these headlines WILLIAM VOWS TO EXPOSE CONSPIRACY TO KILL MOM
Was his grandfather behind the plot? The article goes on to say that William...
STILL devastated over the death of his mother after six years, Prince William is determined to uncover the conspiracy he - believes led to her murder - even if it takes him straight to his own grandfather!
"I SHALL find the truth," William vowed to friends.
The Globe article mentions the book that was released last week by Diana's private butler, Paul Burrell:
In his blockbuster book, A Royal Duty, Burrell reprints the letter Diana wrote to him before her death, in which she said a car accident was being planned to "make the path clear" for Charles to marry Camilla Parker-Bowles.
In his book, Burrell published a photocopy of the letter Diana wrote to him in October of 1996:
Her fears caused her to write the note to him in October 1996. Before sealing the envelope addressed just to "Paul," she told him, "I'm going to date this and I want you to keep it...just in case."
SNIP
According to palace insiders, the 21-year-old William is certain the men were inspired by the rants and raves of Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip, who saw Diana as a threat to the British monarchy.
In my book, Diana, Queen of Heaven, the New World Religion http://www.rumormillnews.com/DianaIndex.htm
I published an MI6 document which shows that Prince Phillip, referred to as Edinburgh, was behind the plot to murder Diana. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RUMORMILLNEWS/message/12746
They planned and brought about the horrific car crash in Paris in 1997 that killed 36-year-old Diana, her Egyptian lover Dodi AI Fayed and their chauffeur Henri Paul.
The MI6 document shows that the Mercedes that Diana and Dodi were in the night they were killed had been stolen and altered to cause the accident. The following is from the MI6 document:
7. al Fayed Mercedes Limo stolen and returned with electronics missing. Reliable intel source confirms K_team involved. Source reports car rebuilt to respond to external radio controls. (Report filed)
Continuing from the GLOBE:
The men believed that they were acting with the approval of powerful figures in the political and industrial establishment, and senior members of the royal family, including Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
"The mean-tempered Duke was furious that Diana had taken Muslim lovers, including Dodi and her former beau, heart surgeon Hasnat Khan," says one palace source.
"Philip is known to hate and deride people of color from Asia and the Middle East. When he's had too much to drink, he's been heard to curse and demean them. The prospect of Diana marrying Dodi, who would then be- come stepfather to the young princes, drove him into a rage."
The MI6 document shows Prince Phillip's hatred of Muslims:
Edinburgh (Prince Phillip _ed) sees serious threat to dynasty should relationship endure. Quote reported: "Such an affair is racially and morally repugnant and no son of a bedouin camel trader is fit for the mother of a future king," Edinburgh. (Report filed)
Quoting the GLOBE article:
When the tome was serialized in The Daily Mirror, a national daily newspaper, the name of the person Diana believed was behind the scheme was blacked out.
But, say insiders, William has been told it reads, "Prince Philip."
The EIR (Executive Intelligence Review -- a LaRouche Intelligence Organization, published an editorial in which they named the three MI6 agents they believed were involved in Diana's murder.
"THEY" MURDERED DIANA AND PLOTTED TO KILL MILOSOVIC
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RUMORMILLNEWS/message/12744
From the EIR article:
Sir David Spedding--Head of MI6--was ordered to organise the murder of Diana, Princess of Wales and her friend Dodi Al Fayed. David Spedding died recently. I could not find an article about his death, sorry.
These are the 3 agents that were named by the EIR:
Richard David Spearman--Chief of staff for Sir David Spedding. He was given an assignment and moved to Paris two weeks prior to the murder of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed.
Nicholas John Andrew Langman--Principal assistant to Richard Spearman. He was also involved with Spedding in the murder.
Richard Billing Dearlove--the incoming Head of MI6 in September 1999--was in Paris two weeks before the Aug. 31, 1997 crash.
The GLOBE says of William:
"He is now sure that his mother lived in fear of a ruthless group of conspirators who believed that she was a danger to the British throne and was close to bringing down the monarchy.
"Whether his grandfather was one of the plotters or not, he can't prove.
"But he believes that Philip wanted something to happen to Diana, and these political hit men took it from there."
In the article written by the EIR, they mention an editorial written by the STAR tabloid.
ROYALS ORDERED DI'S DEATH
PRINCESS Di was killed by British intelligence agents on orders from the top of the royal family, claim top_secret new bombshell documents. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RUMORMILLNEWS/message/12745
The new GLOBE article ends with:
"William will get to the bottom of it - even if he has to personally poke his finger into
his granddad's face and accuse him."
Most of the information that is published in the GLOBE article has been known and published since 1998 or 1999. What makes the GLOBE article compelling is the recent SENSATIONAL release of NEW information about
SECRET NSA TAPES COULD PROVIDE SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY TO SUPPORT PRINCESS DIANA'S DRAMATIC LETTER http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=38946
This revelation by Gordon Thomas... a writer who I believe is only as good as his sources... but there is ample evidence outside of Gordon Thomas, which proves to me that the NSA tapes exist.
However, Thomas makes that claim there are "seven tapes. Each is the length of a Hollywood blockbuster. But if made public - say London intelligence sources - no movie could have their impact."
Thomas says that Diana is now known to have made these tapes months before her death.
"The tapes were shot in March, 1997, five months before her death. Diana sat
before a VHS video camera in the main drawing room of her home, Kensington Palace,, and spoke in all for 12 hours over a period of ten days."
Thomas says that "only one other person knew she had made the tapes, Dodi al-Fayed. His father, Mohammed al-Fayed, confirmed he wants the Royal Coroner, Dr Michael Burgess, to listen to the tapes - and compare them with the 1,050 intercepts NSA made later that year. "
Mohammed al-Fayed has sued the NSA in order to receive copies of the tapes.
The fact that the GLOBE has re-published this information makes me think that the "war" I have talked about -- the one between the Factions - may be getting ready to break out into the public.
It's my belief that the Bush Administration could care less about the Queen and her problems. The Queen is only kept in place by the New World Order. Without the backing of the NWO, the monarchy in England would go the way of the rest of the world's monarchies... in the dustbin of history!!
If the Bush administration releases the NSA tapes, will the NWO continue to back the English royal family, or will it allow the Royals to fall on their own swords?
It's well known that the two factions of the CIA control the tabloids. It seems to me that the GLOBE has just fired a warning shot across the bow of the NWO. It will be interesting to see what else surfaces in the coming weeks!
London Observer
Secret confessional videos made by Diana, Princess of Wales - which would have caused huge embarrassment to the royal family if they had been made public - have been destroyed.
Royal sources say the videos, recorded by a former BBC cameraman, who is now believed to be living abroad, were seized when detectives raided the home of Paul Burrell, Diana's former butler, in Cheshire two years ago.
The videos featured an emotional Diana discussing her life following her divorce from Prince Charles and an allegation that a courtier close to a senior royal raped one of his male colleagues.
This is the same allegation that Diana reputedly recorded on the infamous audio tape whose whereabouts is now the subject of a media frenzy.
On the audio tape the princess recorded George Smith, a former aide to Charles, alleging that he was raped by a senior courtier. Smith is also recorded saying he has seen the same courtier involved in a sex act with a member of the royal family.
The audio tape was among a number of items which Diana called her 'crown jewels', kept in a mahogany box that her sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, had asked Burrell to look after.
Until now the whereabouts of the videos, which contained a series of character assassinations of each royal, had remained as mysterious as the location of the audio tape. Now well-placed sources say the videos were handed to a third party and have been destroyed.
The news will intensify speculation on the whereabouts of the audio tape which is still thought to exist and is said by royal sources to constitute a 'ticking time-bomb'. Speculation has focused on whether Burrell has the tape, something that he has always denied.
However, during his trial, a royal protection officer recalled seeing Burrell remove a mahogany box in the early hours of one morning soon after Diana's death. The box itself was eventually returned to McCorquodale, minus its contents.
As a furore blew up around the publication of Burrell's book, A Royal Duty, the former butler hinted last week that he had more material that could damage the royal family, again triggering speculation about where the tape is.
Detective Chief Inspector Maxine de Brunner who was among the police who raided Burrell's home, recalls a meeting on 17 May 2001 with Fiona Shackleton, Charles's lawyer, and McCorquodale, during which the tape's whereabouts were discussed.
De Brunner recalled that Shackleton said: 'I know all about the rape [tape]. I was asked to make it go away - it was one of the lowest points in my professional career.'
When Shackleton then asked who had the tape, McCorquodale replied: 'Paul Burrell has it.' De Brunner was concerned about Shackleton's comments that she had been asked to 'make it go away' and told her superiors there might have been an attempt to suppress Smith's rape allegation - a claim he later retracted.
However Smith, who now works in a hospital in South Wales, repeated his story in the Mail on Sunday a year ago. Last week Smith told the paper he hoped the contents of the tape would not be made public. 'It would have terrible consequences,' he said.
In a sign that Clarence House is determined to put the matter behind it once and for all, Princes William and Harry issued an unprecedented joint appeal to Burrell not to make further revelations. William is to meet his mother's former aide soon in what palace insiders say represents an attempt to establish the whereabouts of the tape, the last remaining link to the rape allegation now that the videos have been destroyed and Smith has taken a vow of silence.
Smith's original allegation - ridiculed by senior courtiers - nevertheless presented Charles's aides with a serious dilemma. As Shackleton observed in a letter on 14 November 1996, setting out Smith's generous redundancy package: 'I suspect the bottom line in all this is that the [royal] household is caught over a barrel. Regardless of the accuracy or otherwise of George's allegations it would not presumably want those allegations to appear in print.'
The seeds of the current furore, which has caused acute consternation at Clarence House, were sown on 7 October 1996 when Smith walked into Hounslow police station in west London and said a man had threatened him with a gun as he made his way home.
Distressed and at times rambling incoherently, Smith cut a sorry figure to the officers who heard his claim. A former Army corporal, he had served in the Falklands and was traumatised by seeing friends burnt on HMS Sir Galahad, on which 50 guardsmen died as it was attacked by Argentine jets in June 1982. He became a heavy drinker and suffered mental illness.
Despite doubts about the veracity of his claim, police officers visited Smith's home and studied local closed-circuit TV footage. The footage revealed nothing to substantiate Smith's claim.
Here Smith's story might have been consigned to a yellowing file in the police station if he hadn't then told the officers he had been raped by a senior courtier. He recalled how one afternoon he had Sunday lunch at the courtier's house and had quaffed gin and tonics and champagne before falling asleep on a sofa. He awoke to find that his trousers had been pulled down and he had been sexually assaulted.
Smith later retracted this allegation, saying his alleged attacker was 'too powerful' for him to pursue it, but he repeated it to Diana on tape a few months later.
Whether the story is fact or fiction, the tape's existence continues to haunt the monarchy. One well-placed source, familiar with its contents, said: 'The royal family has to make a decision. If Burrell has the tape, do they try to buy him off or manage the explosion themselves?
'I am reminded of what Kissinger said: "If it's going to come out at the end, it may as well come out at the beginning."'
British newspapers today broke the astounding story of how Princess Diana wrote that she would be killed in an incident made to look like a car accident ten months before her death.
The princess predicted: “This particular phase in my life is the most dangerous.” She said "XXXXXXXXXXX is planning ‘an accident’ in my car, brake failure and serious head injury in order to make the path clear for Charles to marry”.
The blanked out 'xxxxxxx' is very likely to be MI5/MI6, who also recently did the dirty work of finishing off David Kelly.
When Paul Burrell, Diana's former butler first hit the headlines last year I knew he still had something to say about Diana's death. It was likely that Burrell sought to wrap himself in as much publicity as possible to protect himself against a similar fate.
Of course we've known for years that Diana's death couldn't have been anything but an assassination.
- The unscheduled journey through the symbolic Pont de L'Alma tunnel (an ancient Pagan sacrificial site) took Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed AWAY FROM their intended destination, Dodi's flat.
- Just before the car entered the tunnel every police radio in Paris mysteriously died, preventing a quick response which could have saved Diana's life.
- Just before the car entered the tunnel every security camera in the tunnel mysteriously died, preventing us from ever seeing footage of what caused the crash.
- Eyewitnesses reported snipers and gunfire within the tunnel.
These are just a few snippets from a mountain of evidence that this was an old-school hit.
Diana was killed because she was pregnant with Dodi's child and the British Royal Family didn't want an Arab in their sacred bloodline. Diana herself remarked to reporters that there would be 'a big surprise' from her a few days before her death.
US Spy Tapes Reveal Diana Was Pregnant
by GORDON THOMAS
EXPLOSIVE tapes on the secret life of Princess Diana will prove that she was pregnant and intended to marry Dodi Al Fayed, it was claimed last night.
American secret agents regularly monitored Diana's conversations and collated 1,000 secret documents using its "spy in the sky", the National Security Agency.
They were obtained by its Echelon satellite surveillance system and contain highly sensitive material including her marriage plans, her views on Prince Philip, who was known to be highly critical of her, and new details of her love affair with James Hewitt. Now, lawyers acting for Mohamed Al Fayed are trying to obtain the tapes through America's Freedom of Information Act.
They hope to present the evidence at Diana's inquest, which is expected to take place next year.
The covert monitoring was controlled from the ultra-secret NSA base at Menwith Hill in the north of England during the last weeks of Diana's affair with Dodi.
A spokesman for Dodi's father, Mohamed Al Fayed, the millionaire owner of Harrods, said: "Mr Al Fayed believes that those intercepts will reveal conversations in which Princess Diana discussed her engagement to Dodi and her pregnancy.
Of course, this wasn't the only reason. Diana was a painful thorn in the side of the elitists with her ability to take any issue and immediately bring it to the forefront of public attention. In a way she was like David Kelly, a disgruntled former employee who knew too much and had too big a chip on her shoulders to be tolerated.
I look forward to the long-awaited inquest and further revelations from the brave Paul Burrell to further destroy the establishment media's wild and unsusbstantiated theory that Diana's death was an accident caused by a drunk driver.
Christian Science Monitor The royal family today faces a deepening crisis after the emergence of up to 20 secret videos in which Princess Diana lays bare her troubled marriage to Prince Charles.
The tapes could be shown as part of a legal battle in a dispute over their ownership.
The latest row centres on about 21 hours of footage shot in the early Nineties by Diana's voice coach Peter Settelen, who was training the Princess to speak in public.
Should Mr Settelen win the case, he could make millions if he decides to sell them to a broadcaster.
To establish rightful ownership, the videos will almost certainly have to be played in court, meaning Diana would effectively testify from beyond the grave about her contempt for Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
Legal action over ownership could start as early as Wednesday if police do not return the tapes to the voice coach.
Mr Settelen, 52, of Isleworth, insists he has copyright of the videos and is preparing to take the case to the High Court. But Diana's family say the tapes belong to them and want them destroyed.
The tapes were seized by police in January-2001 when they raided the home of Diana's former butler Paul Burrell. They have been held at a secret location ever since.
Last night, after a year of legal wrangling over ownership, Mr Settelen issued a statement, which is effectively an ultimatum to police to hand over what he says is his property.
The court will need to establish whether Diana was solely acting out her elocution lessons or providing a testament about her life. Legal sources say that the only way this point can be established is by watching the videos.
Lady Sarah McCorquodale, Diana's sister and executor of her will, is believed to be one of only a handful of people who have seen the videos since they were recorded. They are understood to show the Princess at her lowest ebb, miserable and downcast.
Mr Settelen's solicitor, Marcus Rutherford, has confirmed that legal proceedings will begin on Wednesday if the tapes are not returned.
"We want this matter resolved as early as possible," he said.
At first it was believed that there were only six tapes, but lawyers acting for Mr Settelen believe the Metropolitan Police are holding up to 20.
The content of the tapes was regarded as so sensitive that the prosecution agreed not to use them in Mr Burrell's Old Bailey trial, which collapsed last year.
Mr Settelen regards the tapes as an intimate record of his professional relationship with the Princess. He insists that he will keep them confidential despite their huge potential value.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said any dispute over the ownership of the tapes would have to be settled in court, and added: "Negotiations are continuing to establish the ownership of a number of items in our possession."
Lady Diana's Secret Video Diary Reveals Her Grave Concerns About 'Assassination by Motor Vehicle'
American Free Press Britain's senior intelligence service, MI6, has briefed the Queen about secret video cassettes Princess Diana made three months after she wrote the letter in which she predicted she would be murdered in a car crash made to look like an "accident." She and her lover, Dodi al-Fayed, died in a car crash in Paris in August, 1997.
The royal briefing followed interviews with several British expatriates in California by a senior intelligence officer.
One of those questioned was involved in the London video-production industry at the time Diana made her video diaries. Another is known to have had "a close relationship" with a male member of the Kensington Palace staff when Diana lived there. The interviews came after MI6 became aware of Paul Burrell's new book. It may become the subject of a breach of copyright action centering on the letters it contains.
One security service source said her video diaries clearly show her "obsession" of meeting a stage-managed death at the hands of one of the intelligence agencies she believed were shadowing her every move since her divorce from Prince Charles.
Evidence to support her fears has been reinforced by the admission of America's "spy in the sky" agency, the National Security Agency, NSA, that it holds some 1,050 transcripts of conversations Diana made in the last weeks of her life.
But a former MI6 officer, Richard Tomlinson has also claimed that, while working for the service, he saw a
document "that was a plan to murder the Serbian leader, Slobodan Milosevic-a plan that has unsettling parallels to the way Di and Dodi died. The MI6 document stated that the 'accident' should happen in a tunnel where the chance of injury is high."
The NSA tapes are stored in a climate-controlled vault at NSA headquarters at Fort George Meade outside Washington.
The agency controls a worldwide eavesdropping system normally only used against America's enemies.
Some of the taped conversations are said to refer to Diana's campaign for a global ban on landmines.
Dodi's father, Mohammed al-Fayed, the millionaire owner of Harrods, has waged an unsuccessful battle in the U.S. courts to obtain copies of the tapes.
He believes they will confirm his own fears of "intelligence service complicity" in the deaths of Diana and his son.
Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Mossad intelligence officer, who was approached by Mr Al-Fayed for help after the deaths said, "there is no doubt there was an intelligence presence in the run-up to their deaths".
Such claims will fuel the demand for a full inquiry into the events around the deaths.
The royal coroner, Dr. Michael Burgess, has al ready indicated he will hold an inquest. But no date has been set. At the earliest it could be sometime next year.
Friends of Diana have indicated the full truth may only emerge if there is a Hutton-style enquiry.
Diana filmed her secret video diaries on a camera her former voice coach, Peter Sutherland, gave her.
But he has no knowledge that the camera was used by Diana to make her video diaries.
Originally, he had made six tapes with Diana to help improve her confidence when speaking in public.
Sutherland has been trying to retrieve those tapes. Their existence emerged after the collapse of the Old Bailey trial of Paul Burrell last year.
He was acquitted on all charges of stealing Diana's belongings after the queen made a dramatic intervention in the case.
Prince Charles: "Diana's effort made a difference to the lives of many"
The Prince of Wales has praised the charity work of his former wife, Princess Diana, and her efforts to publicise the campaign to ban landmines.
He spoke in Cape Town at the end of his visit to South Africa, where he had been joined by his younger son, Prince Harry, for part of the trip.
Nelson Mandela expressed his nation's sympathy
Addressing an audience including Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, and the South African President, Nelson Mandela, he said: "Over the last few days I have been made very aware of the special importance to Africans of Diana's work to combat such things as Aids, poverty and the use of landmines.
"Her efforts, I know, in these areas have brought a real difference to the lives of very many people on this continent and, indeed, elsewhere."
He told the state banquet: "The bonds between our peoples, of which I have spoken, demonstrated themselves most clearly after the tragic and untimely death of Diana.
"I would like to take this opportunity to convey my sons' and my own gratitude to all those South Africans who took the time and trouble to express there condolences."
After the speech, Prince Charles shook hands and talked to Earl Spencer for the first time since Diana's funeral.
But the Prince decided not to make a public tribute to the Spencer family, which was scripted in an earlier version of his speech.
Earl Spencer listened intently
Prince Charles had planned to say the public's support gave strength "to me, my sons and the whole Royal Family, as well as, I know, to Diana's family."
President Mandela told Prince Charles all of his nation shared the sadness of Diana's death, when her Mercedes crashed in a Parisian tunnel in August.
"All South Africans would want me to take this opportunity to convey in person our heartfelt condolences at the tragic event which afflicted your family recently," he said.
"With the rest of the world we mourned the loss of one who became a citizen of the world through her care for people everywhere.
"Brief as your visit is, you will sense our nation's shared sorrow with you and your family. May it give some small comfort in this time of grief."
Earl Spencer, who lives in Cape Town said afterwards: "I have an understanding relationship with the Prince of Wales.
"My family is united in doing everything we can to help in the raising of William and Harry."
Prince Harry was not present as he had flown back to Britain to start school after the half-term holiday.
The Prince of Wales avoided being photographed with Camilla Parker Bowles during a busy day of socialising.
Prince Charles and his companion attended a society wedding in London together but arrived apart.
Then in the evening the prince went to the same film premiere as Camilla's children but again kept his distance.
Santa's day was overshadowed by the arrival of her famous guests
After the wedding Prince Charles attended the UK premiere of Primary Colours, where he met his old friend Emma Thompson.
The Prince greeted her with a kiss on both cheeks and chatted about his tentative foray into acting at his 50th birthday gala on Wednesday.
Charity premiere
Ms Thompson stars as the wife of a prospective US President (John Travolta) in the film and she encouraged the Prince to go to the premiere, which raised £50,000 for the Prince's Trust and the Alone in London homeless charity.
The event, at the Empire in London's Leicester Square, was also attended by Camilla Parker Bowles's two children, Tom and Laura. But they arrived separately from the prince.
Earlier Charles and Camilla - who are rarely seen in public together despite press speculation about their blossoming relationship - attended the wedding of Santa Palmer-Tomkinson and writer Simon Sebag-Montefiore.
Camilla Parker Bowles: Arrived 20 minutes before Prince Charles
The couple married in the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in London.
The Prince of Wales arrived 20 minutes after Camilla with Prince Harry and Zara Phillips.
Among the celebrity guests attending the wedding were Tiggy Legge-Bourke, Sir David Frost, Koo Stark and TV presenter Tanya Bryer.
Family friend
The prince has known Santa, 28, since she was a child. She is the daughter of his skiing companions Charles and Patty Palmer-Tomkinson.
Her bridal gown was designed by Catherine Walker, who was one of Diana, Princess of Wales's favourite dress designers.
The Sebag-Montefiores are among the oldest Jewish families in Britain and made their fortune in business with the Rothschilds during the 19th Century.
The groom's great-great-great-grandfather was Sir Moses Montefiore, the first Jewish baronet and a philanthropist who was knighted by Queen Victoria.
UK
'Let Diana be'
Newspaper coverage has been branded "less than courageous"
Buckingham Palace has appealed for Diana, Princess of Wales, to be allowed to rest in peace.
The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, has also entered the row by condemning Penny Junor's soon-to-be-published book on the prince's marriage to Diana, called Charles: Victim or Villain?
In an angry statement, the Duchess of York said: "I deplore the fact that the Princess of Wales, who was loved and respected by so many, is apparently considered to be a legitimate target for this sort of shameful and chilling attack, from which she can no longer defend herself."
Sarah Ferguson: Diana not a "legitimate target"
Prince Charles said that he had refused to become involved in any way with Ms Junor's controversial book, which will go on sale to coincide with his 50th birthday next month.
The book contains a number of new allegations, including a claim that Diana made death threats to Mrs Parker Bowles.
Ms Junor also suggests that the princess was the first to be unfaithful, with her bodyguard Barry Mannakee, who is now dead.
A statement issued on Sunday by the Prince of Wales and his long-term companion said: "Penny Junor's book was not authorised, solicited or approved by the Prince of Wales or Mrs Parker Bowles.
The book alleges that Camilla received death threats
"The Prince of Wales recognises that there is - and probably will continue to be - a great interest in the events surrounding his marriage.
"However, he has always been strongly of the view that private and personal details surrounding it should be left private and undisturbed."
It said that for the sake of Princes William and Harry, "the past should remain in the past".
Earlier, Buckingham Palace reacted angrily to the book, which alleges that the Queen only consented to the use of the Royal Squadron for the return of Diana's body to the UK after an aide asked her: "Would you rather, ma'am, that she came back in a Harrods van?"
The palace repeated denials, issued at the time of the princess's death, that there was discord within the Royal Family and disputes with Diana's family, the Spencers, over her funeral arrangements.
Author Penny Junor claims the couple had vicious rows
Up to 30 of the prince's friends and advisers are understood to have co-operated with the book, which suggests that Diana "lured" Charles into marrying her by feigning an interest in country pursuits.
Ms Junor says the couple's honeymoon ended with the prince throwing his wife's wedding ring at an aide after a vicious row between the newly-weds.
She told the Mail on Sunday that she wrote the book "to explain what really happened in that marriage".
She said: "It is an attempt to describe why Charles married Diana, what life was like for them both and what went so badly wrong that she felt compelled to tell the world and take very public revenge on her husband."
Diana's mother, Frances Shand Kydd, said: "I am wholly aware and totally supportive of the press statement made by William and Harry in early September. Therefore, I am unable to improve on silence."
Conservative MP Roger Gale described newspaper coverage of the claims in Ms Junor's book as "grotesque".
"It is less than courageous journalism to make a swipe at two people - Princess Diana and her former bodyguard - neither of whom can sue because both are dead," he told BBC Radio Five Live.
"This in my view, highlights once again the need for an independent Press Complaints Authority with statutory powers to force a code of conduct."
World: Europe
Diana inquiry: Car not to blame
Diana's limousine: Fateful but not faulty
A report by French investigators has dismissed suggestions that there were mechanical faults in the car in which Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in Paris in August 1997.
Details of the 500-page report have been obtained by the BBC.
Our Paris Correspondent, Hugh Schofield, says its findings are likely to confirm the view that the main reasons for the crash were that the car was travelling too fast and its driver, Henri Paul, was well over the legal alcohol limit.
No evidence was found to support previous theories that the car's brakes were faulty or that air bags inflated too early, impeding the chauffeur's vision.
Henri Paul: Drunk and speeding
Tests on the Mercedes - which have been conducted over the last 13 months in a police laboratory outside Paris - have been viewed as the biggest piece of the puzzle still missing in the inquiry into Diana's death.
The report containing the test results will be passed to investigating Judge Herve Stephan on 2 November, sources close to the investigation said.
The report is also said to have found that:
The car was going slower than originally believed - at about 100kmh (62mph) - which is nevertheless twice the legal speed limit.
The car did indeed have a brush with a Fiat Uno, although it is not clear whether this had any bearing on the crash.
Police have questioned almost 3,000 owners of Fiat Unos but are believed to have long given up hope of finding either the car or the owner.
The high-speed crash that killed the princess, her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and her driver, Henri Paul, and injured bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones in the summer of 1997 fuelled a wealth of theories about the cause of the tragedy.
Diana: Many theories surround her death
Judge Stephan will now have to decide whether he has enough information to complete his inquiry into the causes of the crash.
Still unclear is the fate of the 10 paparazzi under formal investigation in the crash. It is thought that they will be cleared of manslaughter charges but a few of the photographers may be tried for failing to assist people in danger.
The Mercedes was rented by the Ritz Hotel from the Etoile Limousine company. The Ritz, where Diana and Dodi ate dinner that night, is owned by Dodi's father, Mohamed al-Fayed.
Before he can conclude the inquiry, the judge must look at other elements including a report into the level of carbon in Henri Paul's blood, a report on the exact causes of death of the victims, as well as a suit brought by Mr Rees-Jones against the hotel and the limousine firm claiming they endangered the lives of others by failing to provide a licensed chauffeur.
World: Europe
Witnesses recall Diana crash
The inquiry into the death of Diana continues to attract worldwide attention
A French judge has been listening to and questioning witnesses present at the Paris crash that killed Princess Diana.
The so-called "confrontation" brings together about 35 passers-by, paparazzi and relatives of the princesses and her friend Dodi Fayed.
Judge Hervé Stephan is hoping the group inquiry at the Palais de Justice will iron out inconsistencies in witnesses' account of the crash.
Al Fayed: blames paparazzi
Mohamed al-Fayed, whose son Dodi died in the accident, is listening to the evidence - as is Diana's mother, Frances Shand Kydd.
Afterwards, the Harrods owner accused Mrs Shand Kydd of "English snobbishness" because she refused to talk to him at the meeting.
Asked if they had talked, he said: "Who's she? I don't need to talk to her.
"She is pursuing her matters as I am pursuing mine. She lost her daughter and I lost my son.
"People like her are on another planet. They are snobbish. She is a snob. It is English snobbishness.
"If she thinks she belongs to the Royal Family and doesn't want to speak to ordinary people like me, that is up to her. I am just a working-class guy."
Witnesses to question each other's stories
Those present at the hearing were allowed to question one another and to differing accounts of the crash.
Members of Diana's family are at the hearing
Mr al-Fayed has consistently blamed the press photographers who were tailing Princess Diana and his son for causing the crash on August 31 in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel beneath the Seine.
When he arrived at the courtroom where confronted the paparazzi for the first time, he said: "I hope that God will find the truth for us."
His spokesman, Laurie Mayer, added: "It has been a terrible week for Mohamed."
"I think what people are forgetting is that here we have a grieving father who is basically trying to find out all he can about how his son died.
Mr Mayer said his client hoped to be able to ask questions after listening to the evidence given.
"He is here essentially to pose some questions which he has been wanting to pose for over nine months. This is the first time that he and the photographers have actually met face-to-face."
Verdict not due for months
Judge Stephan is understood to be using a trial format for the hearing.
Each witness is taking the stand to give their version of events before being questioned both by the judge and by other witnesses.
But the sole survivor of the crash is not attending. Bodyguard Trevor Rees Jones said previously he would not be going.
Romuald Rat: arrested
A verdict from Judge Stephan's inquiry is not expected for several months.
Ten people - nine photographers and a driver - could be prosecuted for their actions before and after the accident.
Seven photographers and a driver were arrested at the scene. Five were freed and two - Romuald Rat, of Gamma, and Christian Martinez, of the Angeli agency - were released on bail.
Even if they are not charged with manslaughter, they still could face charges under what is known as the "Good Samaritan" law, which requires witnesses to an accident to give all assistance necessary to the casualties.
The offence is punishable by up to five years in prison.
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Spencer refutes conspiracy theories
Earl Spencer and Sally Magnusson, who conducts the interview
The brother of the late Princess of Wales, Earl Spencer, has dismissed conspiracy theories about her death in a car crash in Paris last year.
In an interview with the BBC, Earl Spencer also said no one in his family was aware of plans for her to marry her friend, Dodi Fayed.
His father, Mohamed Al Fayed, believes the couple were murdered, because his son, a Muslim, was not acceptable to the British establishment.
Earl Spencer's remarks were broadcast in a BBC documentary about his sister.
He said he was "absolutely drained for two days" after editing old cine-film to go on display at a memorial exhibition to his sister, the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
Earl Spencer spoke about the heart-rending task and his recollections of the run-up to the car accident in Paris, her death and the funeral in BBC One's documentary Diana: My Sister, The Princess which was broadcast on Wednesday night.
The young "Duch"
Previously unseen home movie footage of a nine-year-old Diana, nicknamed Duch, dancing and waving a bright red scarf, was included in the programme.
Watching scenes from the films with interviewer Sally Magnusson - the daughter of former Mastermind presenter Magnus Magnusson - the Earl spoke about Diana's well-known love of dance.
"She had star quality as a child. She was always striking poses with dancing steps." Her nickname was short for Duchess. "There seems to be a perception that it was because she was very grand as a little girl but I remember it being because she was particularly identified with the lead cat in The Aristocats, who was also called Duchess."
Editing the film for the exhibition at Althorp was hard, he said. "I was absolutely drained for two days after that. It was really sad, really sad to see this little girl running round and to know what happened to her when she became older."
Breaking the news
He recalled that initial reports of the accident in which Diana died said she had survived. But it was not long before he learned the worst.
When he told his three children: "I've got some awful news, I'm afraid Aunt Diana's been killed," his middle twin said: "But not in real life, Daddy."
Prince William following his mother's coffin
The earl said it was only the presence at his side of the two princes, William and Harry, that stopped him from crying as he walked behind the coffin at Diana's funeral.
"My admiration for those two boys is without bound now. . . it's the most amazing display of courage that I'll ever see."
During the funeral procession, "I was walking down a tunnel of grief."
"You'd walk a hundred yards in complete silence but with this grief bearing down on you and then somebody would scream - almost in tortured pain, they'd bellow - which was just awful."
"And then other people would be sobbing, others would applaud and then the silence again. It just seemed endless to me."
Earl Spencer dismissed claims Diana, Princess of Wales, was about to marry Dodi Fayed, saying their relationship had not gone past the "heady stage".
The earl said claims made by the Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed that the couple were engaged the night they were killed in a Paris car crash were "ridiculous".
He also dismissed as "monstrous" a claim by Mr Al Fayed that Diana uttered some last words.
He went on to comment that the early stages of a relationship "are very heady and very exciting and, tragically for both of them, it never got beyond that heady stage."
UK
Diana inquiry near end
Diana's limousine: Brakes may have failed
The official investigation into the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales, will be concluded by the end of October, prosecutors have said.
In a rare public statement - there have only been three since the investigation began - the Paris prosecutor's office said the chief magistrate, Judge Herve Stephan, has yet to examine issues that have arisen late in the investigation.
These include:
Could Diana's life have been saved if she had been immediately transferred to hospital?
Medical experts have criticised the decision to treat the princess at the scene.
Was the driver, Henri Paul, suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning?
Blood tests indicate this may be the case.
Were the limousine's brakes working properly?
The brakes had recently been overhauled, leading the company that leased the limousine to the Ritz to suggest that they could have failed.
Did the limousine's air bags inflate early?
The limousine would have been extremely difficult to control if the air bags had inflated due to a small initial impact, perhaps with another vehicle.
Henri Paul: "Drunk and speeding"
Was the Ritz involved in a cover-up?
Ritz barman Alain Willaumez claims that the Ritz Hotel president, Frank Klein, told him to say Mr Paul - also an employee of the Ritz - had only drunk fruit juice on the night of the accident.
Mr Willaumez in fact testified that Mr Paul was "staggering" as he left the hotel to drive Diana.
France's longest car crash inquiry
The prosecutor's office said it had released the statement in response to media pressure prior to the forthcoming anniversary of the accident.
Investigators initially blamed the accident that claimed the lives of Diana and her companion Dodi Fayed on the driver, Mr Paul, who was also killed.
Mr Paul was driving at "excessive speed" with more than twice the criminal limit of alcohol in his blood at the time of the crash.
Statement made to coincide with crash anniversary
The latest statement said 153 potential witnesses had been interviewed so far in what is France's longest car crash investigation to date.
It also suggested that police were stepping up their search for a white Fiat Uno that investigators are convinced collided with Diana's limousine and may have contributed to the fatal crash.
The owners of nearly 3,000 Fiat Unos have been questioned or will be questioned soon.
The hunt for the Fiat Uno had been "quietly shelved" after it failed to provide a result, but it appears to have been revived in the wake of eye witness accounts, paint scrapings from the limousine and samples of broken glass that strongly indicate the car does exist.
Judge Stephan is also believed to be examining the possibility that the Ritz is at least partially responsible for the accident.
He questioned Ritz president Mr Klein and Ritz director Claude Roulet last week.
The Ritz has declined to comment on the questions they were asked.
On Monday, owner of the Ritz, Mohamed Fayed, father of Dodi Fayed, created fresh controversy by accusing Ritz bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones - the only survivor of the crash - of causing the accident through "unprofessional practices".
He also blamed the driver of the "decoy" car on the night of the accident, Kes Wingfield.
Mr Fayed had previously staunchly supported Mr Rees-Jones and offered him a job for life.
Both men have since left Mr Fayed's employment.
The statement by the crash investigators has leant little substance to Mr Fayed's claim that the crash was the result of a conspiracy.
Legal experts close to the case have said that even if the investigation is wound up in October, it could take several more months for the judges to publish their findings.
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Thursday, September 10, 1998 Published at 23:19 GMT 00:19 UK UK Diana bodyguard to sue al-Fayed
Trevor Rees Jones attending the legal investigation in Paris
The only survivor of the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales, is to sue his former employer, Mohamed al-Fayed.
Trevor Rees-Jones was the bodyguard travelling with Diana and her companion Dodi Fayed.
He says the Harrods owner broke a promise to pay his legal fees.
It is understood that Mr Rees-Jones has taken out a county court summons over a £27,000 solicitor's bill.
The firm, Crawford Lewis, of Oswestry, Shropshire, say that although Mr Rees-Jones's French lawyer has been paid, only one of their accounts has been settled.
The firm say there has been no satisfactory explanation for the non-payment and a county court hearing has been fixed for 22 October.
Mr Rees-Jones left his job with Mr al-Fayed in April. Since then, the Egyptian-born millionaire has accused him and a colleague of failing to protect Diana on the night of the crash.
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Diana bodyguards hit back at al-Fayed allegations
The two bodyguards with Diana, Princess of Wales, on the night of the car crash in Paris last year in which she died have strongly rejected suggestions that they were to blame.
The bodyguards, Trevor Rees-Jones and Kes Wingfield, were responding to allegations made by Mohammed al-Fayed in a magazine interview.
Mr al-Fayed, whose son Dodi was also killed, was quoted by Time magazine as saying the bodyguards had let him down and moved away from established rules.
Solicitors for Mr Rees-Jones and Mr Wingfield said they had acted properly and professionally, and had done everything possible to protect Diana and Dodi al-Fayed.
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Diana
Charles and Diana: wedding of the 20th century
London Mirror
PRINCESS Diana believed Prince Charles wanted her killed in an accident when she was plagued by anxiety and feared for her safety. She told of her worries in her now infamous note which she handed to butler Paul Burrell as "insurance" on the day she wrote it in October 1996, 10 months before she died in a Paris car crash. Burrell censored the note when he disclosed its existence in his book last year by blanking the words "my husband" from the text. The full text, revealed for the first time, now reads: "This particular phase of my life is the most dangerous - my husband is planning 'an accident' in my car, brake failure & serious head injury in order to make the path clear for him to marry." The Daily Mirror - not Burrell - has decided to publish the blanked out name because it will inevitably appear in the public domain. Burrell is prepared to hand the note to the coroner probing the deaths of Diana and boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed whose inquests open today. By bringing the text to light he is honouring a long-standing promise to co-operate fully with the inquiries. Speaking at his home in Farndon, Cheshire, Burrell - known by Diana as her "rock" - said yesterday:
"This matter has to be handled with great sensitivity and I have genuine concerns about that. "I reproduced only a portion of that letter in my book to provide further force to the argument that an inquest must be held. "To that end, the document has fulfilled its main purpose. "I'll do what I've always said I'll do, and provide the coroner with every possible assistance where the information I know is relevant to his investigations." Royal coroner Michael Burgess has already written to Burrell asking for the document to be handed over for examination. The former butler is happy for Mr Burgess to see the entire contents. He is due to meet his lawyers this week and will then be questioned about the correspondence. No decision over whether the letter will be regarded as evidence will be made until the coroner has viewed its contents. A source said: "Mr Burgess will take nothing on face value, and he'll question Mr Burrell very closely over its contents and how it came to be in his possession. It will be a matter handled with great sensitivity and care." Mr Burgess has yet to decide what witnesses and evidence will be deemed admissable at the full inquests.
But Burrell is widely expected to be a key witness. The sensational development once again puts Charles's relationship with his companion Camilla Parker Bowles in the spotlight. It again focuses attention on Diana's anxieties over her ex-husband in the year before her death. It also renews attention on the conspiracy theories swirling round Diana's death in the Pont d'Alma tunnel in Paris. These theories were fuelled by the haunting similarities between her own prediction and the 1997 crash. Speculation raged over the the blanked-out name in the letter published in Burrell's book, A Royal Duty, which was exclusively serialised in the Mirror. At the time, the passage appeared as: "********* is planning 'an accident' in my car... in order to make the path clear for Charles to marry." Burrell had instructed his publishers Penguin to replace the word "him" with "Charles" to protect the prince's interests. He said in his book: "I will never say what those blacked-out words say... deciding what to do with it (the letter) has been a source of much soul-searching. "I agree that it may be futile in what it achieves because it can do no more than provide yet another question mark. But if that question mark leads to an inquest... it will have achieved something." Burrell has revealed that at the time the letter was written Diana was plagued by insecurities and even believed her Kensington Palace apartments were bugged. Her marriage had ended only two months before. Though she had negotiated an estimated £17million settlement, the princess was devastated at losing her HRH title. Charles had admitted conducting an affair with Camilla, saying he committed adultery only after his marriage became "irretrievably broken down, us both having tried". Today, Camilla is the prince's accepted companion. She lives with him at his London home, Clarence House, and his Gloucestershire home, Highgrove. She has also accompanied him on semi-official engagements. Diana's friends have always said that in the months leading up to her death she had resolved her differences with Charles and was looking forward to them becoming friends. Burrell said in the Mirror the letter provided "evidence of the state of the princess's mind in the final months of her life". He admitted it increased huge public interest which was "crying out for a full examination of the facts". Mr Burgess announced that an inquest would be opened into Diana's death two months after Burrell's sensational book was published. The hearing will open at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre, in Westminster, Central London. An inquest on Dodi, who lived at Oxted, Surrey, will open in the afternoon at Reigate. Mr Burgess is expected to announce the scope of his hearings and the course his investigation will take before full inquests are held later in the year. The coroner will first have to digest a 6,000-page police report and secret evidence from the French inquiry into the princess's death held by judge Herve Stephan. First evidence is not likely to be heard before the autumn. Diana, 36, and Dodi died in the early hours of August 31, 1997, when a Mercedes driven by chauffeur Henri Paul careered out of control and smashed into a concrete pillar. The 1999 French inquiry said the crash was an accident caused by chauffeur Paul being high on drink and drugs. Dodi's father, Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, believes his son and the princess were murdered, and has spent thousands of pounds pursuing his own investigations. Diana's family do not believe the theories. Her mother, Frances Shand Kydd, accepted the French inquiry findings "without reservation".
1981: The fairytale wedding
The famous kiss: The newly-wed couple on the Buckingham Palace balcony
The wedding was watched by an estimated global audience of 750m 1981: The fairytale wedding
Prince Charles and Lady Diana married in London on 29 July 1981.
No
expense was spared for the ceremony and many royal-watchers described
the lavish occasion as the greatest wedding of all time. It
is unlikely there will be another royal event as grand or as eagerly
anticipated - until perhaps the marriage of the couple's eldest son,
Prince William. Crowds
of 600,000 turned out to cheer the newly-weds, and the whole day was
played live to a record global audience of 750 million.
Your memories of the royal wedding:
I was a member of the Royal Guard of Honour outside St Pauls for the wedding of Charles and Diana. I was featured on a documentary back in 2001 for the 20th anniversary. My
biggest memories are of the sheer volume of the crowds cheering all
over London, and also how stunning Diana looked when her carriage
stopped just a few feet in front of me outside St Pauls.Amazing day, now permanently etched in my mind forever. Pete Buckingham, UK
I
was 19 at the time and six of us took our sleeping bags the evening
before the wedding and staked our place on the Mall. The atmosphere was
amazing. Apart
from the actual wedding procession on the day, perhaps the best memory
was hundreds of us all dancing with each other down the centre of the
Mall at about 3am - all complete strangers united in a very happy
moment.
Claudia, France
I
was eight-years old when Lady Di married her Prince Charming, but I
remember watching every bit of the wedding on television with my mother
and six-year-old sister.
I'd
been to the UK to visit cousins a few months before so had all the
necessary memorabilia like the cup, stamps, etc. My sister even had a
"Lady Di" haircut.
Looking
back on the video footage now, Diana looked pale, thin and had dark
rings under eyes - a huge contrast to her rosy-cheeked freshness when
they announced their engagement. But everyone was totally taken in by
the pageantry and pomp of the day, wishing with all their hearts that
it could be true. Unfortunately for her, it was not to be. Ann, Ireland
I
was living in London as part of my "O/E" for the Kiwi Youth Overseas
Experience. I stood for hours with a cardboard periscope, to see over
the heads of the people in front! I really felt like I was experiencing
a moment in history and loved the whole pomp and ceremony bit! Ceinwen Rees, NZ
I
was 12 and the only thing on my mind that day was playing football! I
recall coming home from the park and the watching the remainder of the
events - I was absolutely transfixed.
Then I thought how I wished I had been watching from the start - I had just missed a part of history.
You
have to say we know how to put on a show for occasions like this, the
most recent example being the Jubilee of course. Wonderful spectacle
and proud to be British. Lee Perry
I
remember watching the ceremony on TV. The best part of the day for me
was watching everyone arrive at St. Paul's Cathedral. My elder brother
was in the Army at the time and was chosen to be one of the servicemen
to be in full ceremonial uniform lining the steps of St. Paul's. Dominic Melville, UK
I
was four when Princess Di married Charles. She had married her Prince
Charming and it was like something out of a children's storybook, but
as Diana found out, life's not like that.
I remember watching the wedding with my mum on the television and then we had a street party which lasted all day. Ann Marie Lynch, England
I
remember watching the wedding on TV. I also remember that my sister was
at a pony club event where they set up a television so as they could
see the wedding, only to find that it was all the boys who were
watching the wedding - none of the girls seemed too interested! Nick I
was just one year younger than Diana when she was married. I got up
absurdly early to watch the wedding in California, when no one else
around me was interested
The famous kiss: The newly-wed couple on the Buckingham Palace balcony
I loved her gown, wanted her jewels and wanted Charles, Carol Mitteldorf, US
I loved her gown, wanted her jewels and wanted Charles, Carol Mitteldorf, US
I loved her gown, wanted her jewels, and wanted Charles. It was a beautiful wedding, and Diana was there living my dream, while I, just as innocent, looked on, without a clue as to what was really going on, but happily, romantically, enjoying the day. Carol Mitteldorf, US
I had just turned four-years-old when the wedding took place. My anti-royal dad took himself off for the day whilst me, my mum and my 18-month-old sister sat and watched all the TV coverage. As soon as the couple left St Paul's, we rushed down the road and had a street party with the rest of the neighbourhood. As we lived in north London at the time, I do wonder why we never went to see the procession live, but we had a day at home that I will never forget. I still have a scrap book full of newspaper cuttings and souvenirs which I will save to show my children. Ruth, UK
I remember the day well. I got up early to see it on television like millions of other people. I was 10-years-old.
To me it really looked like the fairy tales we read as children, Ann, US
I remember how happy and radiant Diana looked... To me it really looked like the fairytales we read as children, where the beautiful Lady meets her Prince charming and they live happily ever after... Only theirs did not. Ann, US
My family and I had a house party. We all groaned along with the world when we saw that creased dress, but we still toasted the happy couple and wished them well. Sadly, many of the people I celebrated with are no longer with us and others now live all over the world, but i still remember the day with great fondness.
Bronwen O'Hara, England
In July 1981, I was on holiday in America with my mum and three brothers. We were staying in a motel in Dallas and got up very early in the morning, around 0300, to watch the Royal wedding. We hung a large Union Jack in the window of our room and cheered the royal couple, commented on the dress and did all the things that we would have done, if we had been there! Later during the day, everywhere we went, Americans asked us about it and it was clear that we weren't the only ones who had been up so early!
Jacqueline Rousseau, US
The French people of my own age (17) were totally not interested Sue Andrews. UK
I was in France on the day, in Dole, on a foreign exchange holiday. My pen pal's mum had watched all the royal events, coronation, weddings etc. and we watched together on their TV.
The French people of my own age (17 at the time) were totally not interested. We came back on a coach two days later and drove through London, where we saw all the flags and bunting down The Mall - fabulous, but it all seems such a very long time ago now. Sue Andrews, UK
I always liked Diana. Through good times and bad, she carried herself with grace and charm. She'll always be a princess. Doug Moyers, US
I remember two things from this day - all of us waiting to see what Di's dress would be like, and the fact that we had delayed emigrating to Canada until the 1 August so we could see this wedding. Veronica, Canada I was six years old and I remember my Mom getting up at 0500 hours in our home in Canada, to watch the wedding on CBC.
She was so excited, I got up too and sat in her lap while I watched a real-life fairy princess in her magical gown leave her carriage, walk across miles of red carpet and into the arms of her prince.
And when she died, I watched her funeral with my mom again, this time as a grown woman; and my tears were both for the unfairness she suffered, sadness for her two sons, and for the fact that fairy tales can't ever be true. Carly, Canada
Charles and Diana: wedding of the 20th century
1981: The fairytale wedding Prince Charles and Lady Diana married in London on 29 July 1981. No expense was spared for the ceremony and many royal-watchers described the lavish occasion as the greatest wedding of all time. It is unlikely there will be another royal event as grand or as eagerly anticipated - until perhaps the marriage of the couple's eldest son, Prince William. Crowds of 600,000 turned out to cheer the newly-weds, and the whole day was played live to a record global audience of 750 million. Your memories of the royal wedding: I was a member of the Royal Guard of Honour outside St Pauls for the wedding of Charles and Diana. I was featured on a documentary back in 2001 for the 20th anniversary. My biggest memories are of the sheer volume of the crowds cheering all over London, and also how stunning Diana looked when her carriage stopped just a few feet in front of me outside St Pauls. Amazing day, now permanently etched in my mind forever. Pete Buckingham, UK I was 19 at the time and six of us took our sleeping bags the evening before the wedding and staked our place on the Mall. The atmosphere was amazing. Apart from the actual wedding procession on the day, perhaps the best memory was hundreds of us all dancing with each other down the centre of the Mall at about 3am - all complete strangers united in a very happy moment. Claudia, France I was eight-years old when Lady Di married her Prince Charming, but I remember watching every bit of the wedding on television with my mother and six-year-old sister. I'd been to the UK to visit cousins a few months before so had all the necessary memorabilia like the cup, stamps, etc. My sister even had a "Lady Di" haircut. Looking back on the video footage now, Diana looked pale, thin and had dark rings under eyes - a huge contrast to her rosy-cheeked freshness when they announced their engagement. But everyone was totally taken in by the pageantry and pomp of the day, wishing with all their hearts that it could be true. Unfortunately for her, it was not to be. Ann, Ireland I was living in London as part of my "O/E" for the Kiwi Youth Overseas Experience. I stood for hours with a cardboard periscope, to see over the heads of the people in front! I really felt like I was experiencing a moment in history and loved the whole pomp and ceremony bit! Ceinwen Rees, NZ I was 12 and the only thing on my mind that day was playing football! I recall coming home from the park and the watching the remainder of the events - I was absolutely transfixed. Then I thought how I wished I had been watching from the start - I had just missed a part of history. You have to say we know how to put on a show for occasions like this, the most recent example being the Jubilee of course. Wonderful spectacle and proud to be British. Lee Perry I remember watching the ceremony on TV. The best part of the day for me was watching everyone arrive at St. Paul's Cathedral. My elder brother was in the Army at the time and was chosen to be one of the servicemen to be in full ceremonial uniform lining the steps of St. Paul's. Dominic Melville, UK I was four when Princess Di married Charles. She had married her Prince Charming and it was like something out of a children's storybook, but as Diana found out, life's not like that. I remember watching the wedding with my mum on the television and then we had a street party which lasted all day. Ann Marie Lynch, England I remember watching the wedding on TV. I also remember that my sister was at a pony club event where they set up a television so as they could see the wedding, only to find that it was all the boys who were watching the wedding - none of the girls seemed too interested! Nick I was just one year younger than Diana when she was married. I got up absurdly early to watch the wedding in California, when no one else around me was interested. I loved her gown, wanted her jewels, and wanted Charles Carol Mitteldorf, US I loved her gown, wanted her jewels, and wanted Charles. It was a beautiful wedding, and Diana was there living my dream, while I, just as innocent, looked on, without a clue as to what was really going on, but happily, romantically, enjoying the day. Carol Mitteldorf, US I had just turned four-years-old when the wedding took place. My anti-royal dad took himself off for the day whilst me, my mum and my 18-month-old sister sat and watched all the TV coverage. As soon as the couple left St Paul's, we rushed down the road and had a street party with the rest of the neighbourhood. As we lived in north London at the time, I do wonder why we never went to see the procession live, but we had a day at home that I will never forget. I still have a scrap book full of newspaper cuttings and souvenirs which I will save to show my children. Ruth, UK I remember the day well. I got up early to see it on television like millions of other people. I was 10-years-old. To me it really looked like the fairytales we read as children Ann, US I remember how happy and radiant Diana looked... To me it really looked like the fairytales we read as children, where the beautiful Lady meets her Prince charming and they live happily ever after... Only theirs did not. Ann, US My family and I had a house party. We all groaned along with the world when we saw that creased dress, but we still toasted the happy couple and wished them well. Sadly, many of the people I celebrated with are no longer with us and others now live all over the world, but i still remember the day with great fondness. Bronwen O'Hara, England In July 1981, I was on holiday in America with my mum and three brothers. We were staying in a motel in Dallas and got up very early in the morning, around 0300, to watch the Royal wedding. We hung a large Union Jack in the window of our room and cheered the royal couple, commented on the dress and did all the things that we would have done, if we had been there! Later during the day, everywhere we went, Americans asked us about it and it was clear that we weren't the only ones who had been up so early! Jacqueline Rousseau, US The French people of my own age (17) were totally not interested Sue Andrews, UK I was in France on the day, in Dole, on a foreign exchange holiday. My pen pal's mum had watched all the royal events, coronation, weddings etc. and we watched together on their TV. The French people of my own age (17 at the time) were totally not interested. We came back on a coach two days later and drove through London, where we saw all the flags and bunting down The Mall - fabulous, but it all seems such a very long time ago now. Sue Andrews, UK I always liked Diana. Through good times and bad, she carried herself with grace and charm. She'll always be a princess. Doug Moyers, US I remember two things from this day - all of us waiting to see what Di's dress would be like, and the fact that we had delayed emigrating to Canada until the 1 August so we could see this wedding. Veronica, Canada I was six years old and I remember my Mom getting up at 0500 hours in our home in Canada, to watch the wedding on CBC. She was so excited, I got up too and sat in her lap while I watched a real-life fairy princess in her magical gown leave her carriage, walk across miles of red carpet and into the arms of her prince. And when she died, I watched her funeral with my mom again, this time as a grown woman; and my tears were both for the unfairness she suffered, sadness for her two sons, and for the fact that fairy tales can't ever be true. Carly, Canada
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The famous kiss: The newly-wed couple on the Buckingham Palace balcony
The wedding was watched by an estimated global audience of 750m
Crowds of 600,000 people filled the streets of London to catch a glimpse of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer on their wedding day.
The couple were married at St Paul's Cathedral before an invited congregation of 3,500 and an estimated global TV audience of 750 million - making it the most popular programme ever broadcast.
Britons enjoyed a national holiday to mark the occasion.
Lady Diana, 20, arrived almost on time for the 1120 BST ceremony after making the journey from Clarence House in the Glass Coach with her father, Earl Spencer.
She made the three-and-a-half minute walk up the red-carpeted aisle with the sumptuous 25 ft (7.62 m) train of her Emmanuel designed, ivory taffeta and antique lace gown flowing behind her.
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Robert Runcie led the traditional Church of England service, but he was assisted by clergymen from many denominations.
The bride's nerves showed briefly when she mixed up the Prince's names - calling him Philip Charles Arthur George, rather than Charles Philip.
Charles, 32, in the full dress uniform of a naval commander, slightly muddled his vows too, referring to "thy goods" rather than "my worldly goods".
After a brief private signing ceremony the Prince and Princess of Wales walked back down the aisle to the refrain of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance.
Balcony embrace
The newlyweds took the open-topped state landau to Buckingham Palace where they emerged on the balcony at 1310 BST to give the crowds the kiss they had been longing to see.
Afterwards Charles and Diana retired from the public gaze to enjoy toasts and a wedding breakfast with 120 family guests.
A "just married" sign attached to the landau by Princes Andrew and Edward raised smiles as the married couple were driven over Westminster Bridge to get the train to Romsey in Hampshire to begin their honeymoon.
Sunday, 29 July, 2001, 06:26 GMT 07:26 UK
Royal wedding 20 years on
Charles and Diana's happiness was short lived
Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of the fairytale royal marriage which ended in tragedy.
Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer on 29 July 1981 in a ceremony which gripped the nation and launched the bride's transformation into an icon of the 20th century.
Some say it was the wedding of the century but over the years the relationship unravelled and ended in divorce.
Diana died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997.
The white wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales was watched by an estimated crowd of 600,000 people who had lined the streets of London, and a worldwide TV audience of 750 million.
One of the most enduring memories of the occasion was Diana emerging from the royal carriage at St Paul's cathedral to reveal the best kept secret - her elaborate silk taffeta wedding dress with a 25ft-long train.
Historic moment
Charles and Diana: wedding of the 20th century
But most will remember the moment when royal protocol was cast aside and the happy couple kissed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, cheered on by the crowd gathered below.
Diana was the first English woman to marry an heir to England's throne in over 300 years.
Both the bride and groom displayed wedding nerves as they fluffed their marriage vows.
Diana inverted the Prince's names and married someone called "Philip Charles Arthur George", and Charles promised "with all thy goods I share with thee" instead of "all my worldly goods I share with thee".
But their happiness was short-lived.
Charles could not give up his friendship with Camilla Parker Bowles and Diana's emotional health suffered and she sought solace in the company of others.
They separated in December 1992 and were divorced in August 1996.
Charles plans to spend the wedding anniversary watching his favourite sport - polo.
He will present trophies at Cowdray Park Polo Club, near Midhurst, West Sussex, where England are playing Brazil for the 1911 Coronation Cup.
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![[ image: Brian Sewell is an angry Kensington resident]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/125000/images/_129759_brian_sewell_150.jpg)
![[ image: How the palace looked in the days after the tragedy.]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/125000/images/_129759_kensington_palace_with_flowers_150.jpg)
![[ image: A stable block has been converted into a museum]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/120000/images/_124288_stable_block_at_althorp_150_%2801-07-1998%29_grab.jpg)
![[ image: Committee member: Gordon Brown]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/115000/images/_118939_gordonbrown150.jpg)
![[ image: Strong objector: Alan Clark MP]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/115000/images/_118939_alan_clark_in_casual_clothes_150.jpg)
![[ image: The Fund was criticised for allowing Diana's signature on tubs of margarine]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/115000/images/_117958_diana300.jpg)
![[ image: Those affected by landmines will share £1m]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/115000/images/_116826_diana&landmines.jpg)
![image: [ Phil Collins doubts Diana would have approved ]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/60000/images/_61192_philcollins.jpg)
Phil Collins doubts Diana would have approved
![[ image: Diana was a keen fan of pop music]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/60000/images/_61192_di150.jpg)
![[ image: Mr Rees-Jones was also able to read all about it]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/60000/images/_61045_mirrorgrab.jpg)
![image: [ BBC Correspondent: Kevin Connolly ]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_43691_connolly.jpg)
![[ image: The wreck of the Princess's Mercedes S280]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_43918_crash150.jpg)
![image: [ Princess Diana: quoted as making barbed comments about Royal life ]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_41162_diana300.jpg)
![[ image: Paris Match: will not reveal the name of the interviewer]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_41162_parismatchcover.jpg)
![[ image: Trevor Rees-Jones arrives for further questioning]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_41162_bodyguard.jpg)
![image: [ Diana's family may demand at least £8m in compensation for her death ]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_41541_diana_300.jpg){kind=small}
![[ image: Al Fayed: employed Henri Paul as a driver]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_41541_fayed.jpg)
![[ image: Henri Paul: tests showed he was drunk]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_41541_paul.jpg)
![[ image: Grief-stricken at Diana's funeral]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_25515_earl2.jpg)
![[ image: Earl Spencer's life has been on hold since the funeral]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_25515_coffin.jpg)
![image: [ The crash scene ]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_39967_diana1.jpg)
![[ image: Diana, Princess of Wales]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_39967_diana2.jpg)
![[ image: The wreck of the Mercedes in which the Princess was travelling]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_39967_diana3.jpg)
![image: [ Britain's Queen with Prime Minister Tony Blair ]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/50000/images/_50388_queen_with_blair.jpg)
![[ image: Diana on the night she died]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/50000/images/_50388_lastdiana.jpg)
![[ image: Dodi Al-Fayed]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/50000/images/_50388_dodi_alfayed.jpg)
![[ image: Nelson Mandela expressed his nation's sympathy]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_22516_c.JPG)
![[ image: Earl Spencer listened intently]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/images/_22516_d.JPG)
![[ image: Santa's day was overshadowed by the arrival of her famous guests]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/200000/images/_204346_bride.jpg)
![[ image: Camilla Parker Bowles: Arrived 20 minutes before Prince Charles]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/200000/images/_203974_camilla_arrives_at_wedding150.jpg)
![[ image: The book alleges that Camilla received death threats]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/200000/images/_201059_camilla.150.25-10-98.jpg)
![[ image: Author Penny Junor claims the couple had vicious rows]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/200000/images/_201059_wedding.25-10-98.jpg)
![[ image: Henri Paul: Drunk and speeding]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/200000/images/_200267_henri_paul150.jpg)
![[ image: Diana: Many theories surround her death]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/200000/images/_200330_diana150.jpg)
![[ image: Al Fayed: blames paparazzi]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/105000/images/_106875_mohammed_al_fayed_150.jpg)
![[ image: Members of Diana's family are at the hearing]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/105000/images/_106875_diana150.jpg)
![[ image: Romuald Rat: arrested]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/105000/images/_106875_romuauld_rat_photographer_150.jpg)
![[ image: Prince William following his mother's coffin]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/115000/images/_118651_william_behind_diana_carriage_1997_150.jpg)
29 July 1981
'Like the fairytales we read as children': Your memories of the day
29 July 2001
