The Tragic Death of Diana, Princess of Wales

August 31, 1997, that was the day that Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a fatal car accident, alongside boyfriend, Dodi Al Fayed, and driver, Henri Paul. That was the day that not only England, but the world, mourned for the People’s Princess. What exactly occurred the night the Princess’s Mercedes crashed inside the Place de l’Alma tunnel? It was ultimately concluded that it was caused by a careless driver and some thoughtless pursuers. However, many citizens don’t buy into the official statements. They conspire that the royal family and British Parliament had a hand in Diana’s death. Neither can be fully confirmed, nor turned down. Princess Diana’s death was either a true accident or a conspired murder covered up by the English government.

Primarily, the declared reason behind the Princess’s death was a negligent driver who entered into a high speed chase with the violent and uncaring paparazzi leading to the violent car crash. On Saturday, August 30, Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Al Fayed, were out for a night on the town in Paris. The whole day they had been constantly harassed by the paparazzi. In order to get away from the annoying photographers the two rushed into their car and fled. The paparazzi issued a chase, and the vehicles ended up racing through the Paris streets at dangerously high speeds. At 12:35 a.m., August 31, 1997, the black Mercedes S280 containing Diana, Al Fayed, Diana’s bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, and the driver, Henri Paul, crashed. “Paul lost control of the vehicle, striking first a pillar and then a wall in the tunnel” (“Diana, Princess of Wales”). Paul and Al Fayed, both on the driver’s side, died instantly. Rees-Jones and Diana were rushed to the Pitie Salpetriere hospital. Diana was pronounced d...

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