The third episode of the sixth season of The Crown tells in a direct and raw way the last moments of the lives of Diana of Wales and her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed on the night of August 31, 1997.
The couple attempted to avoid the paparazzi by leaving the back of the Ritz Hotel in Paris and boarding a Mercedes S-Class driven by Henri Paul, with bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones as co-driver. However, the vehicle crashed at high speed into a pillar of the Puente del Alma in an attempt to escape the media.
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Keys to the death of Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed
August 31, 1997 Princess Diana Spencer dies in Paris, France, along with her partner Dodi Fayed and the driver Henri Paul, in an accident in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel. pic.twitter.com/FtXncc8gRl
— Daniel Rucks (@RucksDelBo) August 31, 2019
According to Car and Driver, one of the main causes of the accident was Paul’s lack of preparation to avoid the press at 60 miles per hour. In addition, he was under the influence of alcohol, with a blood level of 1.75, according to forensic examinations and recordings from the Ritz that captured the moment he drank liquor, according to El Periódico.
Another determining factor in the deaths of Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed was that none of the occupants of the Mercedes, except Rees-Jones, the sole survivor, were wearing seat belts.
Coroner Richard Sheperd explained in his book ‘Unnatural Causes’ that the crash caused Diana to hit the front of the vehicle, rupturing a vein in one of her lungs, although this did not immediately kill her. .
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Conspiracy theories
Mohamed Al-Fayed died almost on the same day as his beloved son Dodi, albeit 26 years apart. He kept thinking that Dodi and Princess Diana had been murdered.
You too? Did you think the same? Do you remember where you were when it happened? pic.twitter.com/zCJQeUFwKO— Medusa (@medusach13) September 2, 2023
Over the years, several conspiracy theories have been put forward regarding Princess Diana’s death. Some people, such as Mohamed Al-Fayed, Dodi’s father, claim that the secret intelligence service in London planned the accident, as reported by Vanity Fair.
According to this theory, a service technician would have used a white Fiat Uno to ram the Mercedes into the pillar of the Alma Bridge. However, neither the alleged vehicle nor its driver were ever found, even though the Mercedes’ bodywork showed traces of white paint.
Source: Eluniverso
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