On August 31, 1997, in a car accident in Paris, Princess Diana, her companion Dodi al Fayed and the driver of the car, Henri Paul. Al Fayed's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, was the only survivor.
The accident happened in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel. The car crashes into the thirteenth column of the tunnel. Henri Paul and Dodi Al-Fayed died on the spot. Diana suffers serious heart injuries and internal bleeding. She was transported by ambulance to the hospital, but suffered two heart attacks on the way. And despite the doctors' attempts, he died at 4:00 a.m. local time.
An 18-month French judicial investigation concluded in 1999 with the statement that the car accident in which the princess died was caused by Henri Paul, who lost control of the car at high speed and under the influence of alcohol. The blood analysis showed that the alcohol content in his blood was three times more than the permissible norms.
It is a curious fact that Dodi's father - Mohammed Al-Fayed, owner of “Harrods” and the Ritz Hotel, claimed the crash was the result of a conspiracy and was orchestrated by MI6 on instructions from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In 2007, a new inquiry began at the Crown Court. On April 7, 2008, the jury confirmed its decision - Diana died because of the careless driving of Henri Paul and because of the pursuit by the photographers.