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MI6 Agents Could Have 'Inadvertently' Caused Crash That Killed Princess Diana, Claims Ex-Bodyguard
MI6 Agents Could Have 'Inadvertently' Caused Crash That Killed Princess Diana, Claims Ex-Bodyguard
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Diana, Princess of Wales, died from injuries she sustained in a car crash at the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris in 1997. Her driver reportedly tried to speed... 21.08.2022, Sputnik International
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A misguided British Intelligence operation in Paris on the fateful morning of 31 August 1997, might have “inadvertently” contributed to the car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales, reported the Daily Star.Ex-bodyguard to the royal, Lee Sansum, believes MI6 agents had been keeping a close eye on the princess.“Diana was under surveillance for her own protection but also so that everyone knew where she was at all times, which was surely a matter of national security,” Sansum told the publication.The former Royal Military policeman also suggested that the security service agents riding "high-performance bikes" were present at the scene of the crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France. Witnesses have previously reported seeing motorbikes close to the vehicle the royal was in just before the crash.According to Sansum, the agents could have involuntarily caused the driver of Princess Diana’s car, Henri Paul, to “take evasive action”.“The riders of those bikes were never found and that is no coincidence… I think they were there, and somebody said, ‘Right, we can’t be seen to have been here’, and that triggered a catalogue of events that the public don’t get,” Sansum was cited as saying.According to the former bodyguard, an effort by MI6 agents to cover their tracks could explain the ensuing conspiracy theories that abound to this day.“Whether it was a driver clipped somebody or something like that - I do believe there were people on the ground… If it were known that MI6 operatives were right by the Mercedes at the critical moment, a lot of people would have blamed them and this would have been a huge scandal. I don’t believe for one moment that MI6 arranged to have Diana killed,” Sansum said.According to him, the driver of the car, Henri Paul, was deliberately blamed for the tragedy.“It would explain why a different explanation for the crash was needed: the theory Henri Paul was drunk… the whole thing stank but a scapegoat was needed.”Tragic Death at 36Diana, Princess of Wales, was involved in a car accident in a Paris tunnel in the early hours of 31 August 1997 along with her rumored boyfriend Dodi Fayed and the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140 S-Class, Henri Paul.Fayed and Paul died instantly, whereas Diana sustained severe injuries and was treated at the scene before being rushed to hospital after a cardiac arrest. She died at the age of 36. Bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones was severely injured, but survived the crash.Some media claimed the erratic behavior of the paparazzi chasing the car had contributed to the crash.Two separate investigations into the crash were conducted by French and British police. In 1999, a French investigation concluded that the royal died as the result of a crash.“Operation Paget” was the British Metropolitan Police inquiry established in 2004 to investigate the conspiracy theories about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997. The inquiry was wound up after the conclusion of the British inquest in 2008, in which a jury delivered its verdict of an "unlawful killing" by the driver and the pursuing paparazzi.It was determined that Fayed’s driver Henri Paul had been driving too fast to escape the paparazzi, as well as being under the influence of alcohol and prescription drugs.In the aftermath of the accident, seven French photographers were arrested and questioned by the police. According to The New York Times, charges of manslaughter were brought against nine photographers who followed the princess' car and took photos after the crash, but they were ultimately found not guilty.Egyptian businessman and billionaire Mohamed Fayed, the father of Dodi, claimed at the time that the crash had been planned by British spy agency MI6 and the Queen's late husband, Prince Philip.Speculating that the Princess had been pregnant, the elder Fayed said that the royal family “could not accept that an Egyptian Muslim could eventually be the stepfather of the future King of England”. However, there was no sign of pregnancy during the post-mortem examination.According to other conspiracy theories, the Princess' ex-husband, Prince Charles, was involved in the murder plot. Feeding into this theory was a letter disclosed in 2003 by Paul Burrell, Diana’s former butler, who claimed he had been given it for safekeeping.The statement "for Charles to marry" refers to his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, the Prince's "first love", whom he eventually married on 9 April 2005.“Operation Paget” disposed of every substantive allegation. So did the official French inquiry... The evidence is overwhelming that this was a traffic accident - period,” English journalist and magazine editor Tina Brown writes in the biography, 'The Diana Chronicles', published in 2007.
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MI6 Agents Could Have 'Inadvertently' Caused Crash That Killed Princess Diana, Claims Ex-Bodyguard
07:32 GMT 21.08.2022 (Updated: 15:20 GMT 28.05.2023) Diana, Princess of Wales, died from injuries she sustained in a car crash at the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris in 1997. Her driver reportedly tried to speed away from paparazzi who were chasing her and and her companion Dodi Fayed. To this day, conspiracy theories about the crash abound.
A misguided British Intelligence operation in Paris on the fateful morning of 31 August 1997, might have “inadvertently” contributed to the
car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales, reported the Daily Star.
Ex-bodyguard to the royal, Lee Sansum, believes MI6 agents had been keeping a close eye on the princess.
“Diana was under surveillance for her own protection but also so that everyone knew where she was at all times, which was surely a matter of national security,” Sansum told the publication.
The former Royal Military policeman also suggested that the security service agents riding "high-performance bikes" were present at the scene of the crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France. Witnesses have previously reported seeing motorbikes close to the vehicle the royal was in just before the crash.
According to Sansum, the agents could have involuntarily caused the driver of Princess Diana’s car, Henri Paul, to “take evasive action”.
“The riders of those bikes were never found and that is no coincidence… I think they were there, and somebody said, ‘Right, we can’t be seen to have been here’, and that triggered a catalogue of events that the public don’t get,” Sansum was cited as saying.
According to the former bodyguard, an effort by MI6 agents to cover their tracks could explain the ensuing conspiracy theories that abound to this day.
“Whether it was a driver clipped somebody or something like that - I do believe there were people on the ground… If it were known that MI6 operatives were right by the Mercedes at the critical moment, a lot of people would have blamed them and this would have been a huge scandal. I don’t believe for one moment that MI6 arranged to have Diana killed,” Sansum said.
According to him, the driver of the car, Henri Paul, was deliberately blamed for the tragedy.
“It would explain why a different explanation for the crash was needed: the theory Henri Paul was drunk… the whole thing stank but a scapegoat was needed.”
Diana, Princess of Wales, was involved in a car accident in a Paris tunnel in the early hours of 31 August 1997 along with her rumored boyfriend Dodi Fayed and the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140 S-Class, Henri Paul.
Fayed and Paul died instantly, whereas Diana sustained severe injuries and was treated at the scene before being rushed to hospital after a cardiac arrest. She died at the age of 36. Bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones was severely injured, but survived the crash.
Some media claimed the erratic behavior of the paparazzi chasing the car had contributed to the crash.
Two separate investigations into the crash were conducted by French and British police. In 1999, a French investigation concluded that the royal died as the result of a crash.
“Operation Paget” was the British Metropolitan Police inquiry established in 2004 to investigate the conspiracy theories about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997. The inquiry was wound up after the conclusion of the British inquest in 2008, in which a jury delivered its verdict of an "unlawful killing" by the driver and the pursuing paparazzi.
It was determined that Fayed’s driver Henri Paul had been driving too fast to escape the paparazzi, as well as being under the influence of alcohol and prescription drugs.
In the aftermath of the accident, seven French photographers were arrested and questioned by the police. According to The New York Times, charges of manslaughter were brought against nine photographers who followed the princess' car and took photos after the crash, but they were ultimately found not guilty.
Egyptian businessman and billionaire Mohamed Fayed, the father of Dodi, claimed at the time that the crash had been planned by British spy agency MI6 and the Queen's late husband, Prince Philip.
Speculating that the Princess had been pregnant, the elder Fayed said that the royal family “could not accept that an Egyptian Muslim could eventually be the stepfather of the future King of England”. However, there was no sign of pregnancy during the post-mortem examination.
According to other conspiracy theories, the Princess' ex-husband, Prince Charles, was involved in the murder plot. Feeding into this theory was a letter disclosed in 2003 by Paul Burrell, Diana’s former butler, who claimed he had been given it for safekeeping.
“I am sitting here at my desk today in October, longing for someone to hug me and encourage me to keep strong and hold my head high. This particular phase in my life is the most dangerous. [...] 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 letter - purportedly written in October 1996, two months after the Princess and Prince Charles divorced - stated.
The statement "for Charles to marry" refers to his affair with
Camilla Parker Bowles, the Prince's "first love", whom he eventually married on 9 April 2005.
“Operation Paget” disposed of every substantive allegation. So did the official French inquiry... The evidence is overwhelming that this was a traffic accident - period,” English journalist and magazine editor Tina Brown writes in the biography, 'The Diana Chronicles', published in 2007.
