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Princess Diana Conspiracy Theories

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Diana, Princess of Wales was considered the people’s princess. She married Prince Charles, son of Queen Elizabeth II, of England in 1981. When they divorced in late 1996 the people were heart broken over the affair that Prince Charles had with Camilla Parker Bowles. Princess Diana led the same life she had been, she continued her charity work and her love life. The tragedy that left the country in tears and the world in disbelief, ended with unanswered questions which people turned into conspiracy theories. Princess Diana was killed in an attempt to keep the country 's secrets safe. Princess Diana, Dodi al Fayed, Trevor Rees-Jones, and Henri Paul left the Ritz Hotel to escape the paparazzi on Sunday, August 31, 1997 at 12:20 am. Sutton and …show more content…

Co-author of The Bodyguard’s Story Moira Johnston (2000) noted that “the Mercedes, as it approached the tunnel, was travelling at a speed between 118 and 155 kilometers per hour-between 73 and 96 miles per hour-in a speed zone limited to 30 miles per hour”(p.95). As Henri attempted to take Avenue George V exit that led straight to Fayed’s apartment, he found it was blocked by paparazzi motorcycles, also at the speed he was going, the smallest curve would have been hard to control. Lastly, there was a small collision with a white Fiat Uno. These factors made it hard for anyone to prevent the accident. After Henri tried to exit the first tunnel he swerved back into the tunnel and hit the white Fiat Uno. After the collision, Jones (2000) observed that, in an attempt to slow the Mercedes, he accidentally shifted the Mercedes into neutral, he hit the brakes 64 meters before impact. Jones (2000) also reported that “the Mercedes [became] a hurtling death capsule, still estimated to be travelling at between 100 and 110 kilometers per hour-over 60 miles per hour”(p. 97,98). At this moment Henri Paul had no way of controlling the vehicle and crashed into the thirteenth pillar. After this the photographers made an attempt to call emergency vehicles. Police chief, Metropolitan Police, John Stevens (1997) noted in his report that “one of the French mobile telephone companies...claimed to have no data for

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