Introduction
Princess Diana
was a member of the royal family who died from a car crash in 1997 (“Princess Diana Biography”). Did
Princess Diana really die from the car crash or did she fake her death?
Princess Diana parents divorced when she was young and her father won custody
over her (“Princess Diana News”). Since then, several conspiracy theories
developed:
1. Did
Princess Diana fake her death?
2. Did
Princess Diana pass away from the car crash in 1997?
3. Was
M16 involved with the death of Princess Diana?
Let’s take a look at
Princess Diana and the conspiracies theories surrounding her death, with the
most plausible solution of her death from the car crash that happened in 1997.
Princess
Diana Analysis
Princess Diana was known for her shyness growing up
(“Princess Diana Biography”). Princess Diana epitomised feminine beauty and
glamour (“Princess Diana Short Biography”). Diana did not shine well as a
student, but did well in music and ballet (“Princess Diana Short Biography”). Princess Diana, a British royalty was born
on June 1, 1961, near Sandringham, England (“Princess Diana Biography”).
Princess Diana, a quiet and reserved child, had a happy home life until she was
eight years old, when her parents went through a bitter divorce (“Princess of
Wales Diana Biography”). She was educated first at Riddlesworth Hall and then
went to boarding school at West Heath School (“Princess Diana Biography”). To
overcome her internal shyness, Princess Diana began to interact with children
by eventually becoming a kindergarten teacher at the Young England School
(“Princess Diana Biography”).
Princess Diana became involved in many
external charitable causes over the years (“Princess of Wales Diana
Biography”). She was one of the very first high profile people to be pictured
touching those afflicted with AIDS (“Princess Diana Charity Work”). This had a significant impact in changing
people’s opinions and attitudes to the disease (1). It was certainly a charity
not following the protocol and tradition of the Royal family (1). In 1990,
People magazine noted, Diana was involved with forty-four charities, making
more than 180 visits on their behalf the previous year (“Princess of Wales
Diana Biography”). A few of the charity works that Princess Diana was involved
in were: Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War, Palliative Care and
Prisoners’ Families (“Princess Diana Charity Work”). Princess Diana being
involved in charity work has made her shyness disappear; now she is a person
that is all over media.
The Princess Diana Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy Description (Main Idea
and Details with Survey Results)
In the death case of Princess Diana, three
conspiracy theories are highlighted. The first theory was that Princess Diana
faked her own death, the second theory was that Princess Diana pass away from
the car crash in 1997, and the last theory was that M16 was involved in the
death of Princess Diana.
The first conspiracy theory proposes
that Princess Diana faked her own death. In 1995 she (Princess Diana) wrote a
note to her butler Paul Burrell saying that someone in the Establishment was
‘planning an accident in my car, brake failure and serious head injury’ (What If Diana Had Faked Her Own Death and
Is Living under a False Identity in Small-town America). Princess Diana not
only suspects, she is totally convinced that she will be assassinated by the
secret service (1). From my survey six out of fourteen college students at
College of the Mainland thinks that Princess Diana faked her death.
The second conspiracy theory says that Princess
Diana death had to do with the accident that happened in 1997. Diana died in a
car crash after trying to escape the paparazzi in Paris on the night of August
30, 1997 (Princess Diana Biography). Diana initially survived the crash, but later
succumbed to her injuries at a Paris hospital a few hours later (1). Al-Fayed
and the driver were also killed, and a bodyguard was seriously injured (1).
French authorities investigated the crash and the driver was found to have a
high level of alcohol in his system at the time of the accident (1). Nineteen
percent of people believe that Henri Paul, who died driving the car Diana was
in when she also died, was in the pay of a national security service
(Thirty-eight percent of Brits Think Princess Diana’s Death ‘NOT an
Accident’’’).
The last conspiracy theory points to the involvement
of M16 in Princess Diana death. The presence of the secret intelligence
officers has been used by Mohammed Al-Fayed to support his allegation that his
son and Diana were murdered by M16 as part of a conspiracy involving the Royal
Family (Robert Verkaik 1). Mr. Al-Fayed believes M16 officers used stun guns in
the Paris road tunnel on the night of August 31, 1997 to blind the driver of
the car carrying Dodi and the princess, causing him to crash into one of the
pillars (1). Mr. Al-Fayed also claims the driver of the Mercedes in which the
couple were traveling was an agent working for M16 and evidence was tampered
with to portray him as a drunken driver (1). Twenty five percent of people
think that M16 was involved in Princess Diana’s death (Thirty-eight percent of
Brits Think Princess Diana’s Death ‘NOT an Accident’’’).
Others Surveys of Princess Diana
Conspiracy Theories
Thirty-three percent of people thinks that Princess
Diana was assassinated (Thirty-eight percent of Brits Think Princess Diana’s
Death ‘NOT an Accident’’’). Twenty-five percent of people believed that
Princess Diana was pregnant with Dodi Fayed’s child (1). Sixteen percent of
people believed the SAS was involved in Princess Diana’s death (1). In the last
survey fourteen percent of people believed that Princess Diana’s seatbelt had
been sabotaged (1).
Conclusion
Did Princess
Diana really die from the car crash or did she fake her death? Several
conspiracy theories developed:
1. Did
Princess Diana fake her death?
2. Did
Princess Diana pass away from the car crash in 1997?
3. Was
M16 involved with the death of Princess Diana?
Nearly nineteen years
after the woman who would now be a royal grandmother died in Paris, the case remains
unsolved. However, all the facts leads to Princess Diana being assassinated in
general.
Works Cited
"38% of Brits Think Princess
Diana's Death 'NOT an Accident'" YouGov: What the World Thinks.
Web. 04 Apr. 2016.
Ali, Monica. "What If Diana Had
Faked Her Own Death and Is Living under a False Identity in Small-town
America?" Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. Web. 23 Mar. 2016.
"Princess
Diana - 20 Interesting Facts about the People's Princess." Princess Diana
News. 2007. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.
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"Princess
Diana Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.
<http://www.biography.com/people/princess-diana-9273782>.
"Princess Diana Charity Work
•." Biography Online. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.
"Princess Diana Short Biography
•." Biography Online. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.
"Princess of Wales Diana
Biography." - Life, Family, Children, Parents, Name, Story, History,
School, Mother, Young. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.
Verkaik, Robert. "M16 Men Were
In Paris When Diana Died." The Independent. Independent Digital
News and Media. Web. 04 Apr. 2016.
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