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'The loss of control had already commenced before that location and therefore any bright lights or flashes on the immediate approach to or within the underpass were not a contributory factor to that loss of control. The report stated: 'It is apparent that there was a loss of control of the Mercedes some distance before the Alma underpass.

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However, Operation Paget debunked this idea by citing physical evidence, such as tire marks on the road, which demonstrated driver Henri Paul began to lose control 30 to 60 meters before the car entered the tunnel. Theories that the crash was an assassination centered around speculation the driver may have been blinded by a bright light shone from a motorcycle inside the dark Pont de l'Alma tunnel.

'It is suggested by Mohamed Al Fayed that the Royal Family 'could not accept that an Egyptian Muslim could eventually be the stepfather of the future King of England.'' 'The alleged motive was that the Princess of Wales was pregnant with Dodi Al Fayed's child and there was to be an imminent announcement of their engagement.

'In essence Mohamed Al Fayed's allegation is that the 'Security Services' (unless otherwise specified, this is taken to be the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)-commonly known as MI6) acting at the behest of HRH Prince Philip, arranged for or carried out the murder of Dodi Al Fayed and the Princess of Wales. The official Operation Paget report stated: 'Mohamed Al Fayed has made a principal crime allegation, supplemented by numerous linked claims and assertions. The move followed a letter from Mohamed Al Fayed, Dodi's father, alleging the deaths were a murder carried out by the security services on the orders of Prince Philip. Princess Diana's death was initially investigated by French police but London's Metropolitan Police launched its own investigation on the request of the coroner.

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But we all know that if you have any alcohol it impairs you ability to drive.'

He certainly wasn't drunk, we've never said that.

He added that the presence of alcohol in the driver's blood may have contributed to the crash, along with the presence of paparazzi photographers following the car.ĭouglas said: 'Yes, Henri Paul had been drinking alcohol. It would still have been a terrible accident, they would have been badly injured, but it probably would not have been fatal.' 'For example, if they had been wearing seat belts, our experts tell us there was probably an 80 percent chance that they would have survived the accident. And if any one of those chain of events had been different it might not have led to that happening… Princess Diana Archive/Getty Imagesĭouglas told Good Morning Britain on August 19: 'When you look at most incidents accidents, you find there's a chain of events. A senior investigating police officer said she would have had an 80 percent chance of survival if she had been wearing a seat belt. Princess Diana, seen visiting the Connection homelessness project in London, in September 1992, died on August 31, 1997, after a car crash in Paris.