Essay on the Tragic Death of Princess Diana: A Conspiracy Theory

A conspiracy theory gives another side of the story otherwise than what is made public after an event has occurred. The theory is a belief about an event which happened on mostly an influential group, and the event details are kept as a secret. Such theories are many, and one of the famous ones surrounds the death of Princess Diana. Princess Diana was the first wife of Prince Charles and the mother to Prince William and Prince Harry of the British royal family. Princess Diana died in a tragic road accident on the 31st August 1997 in Paris alongside her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed. As much as it's believed that she died from the injuries sustained on the tragic road accident, there are those who claim that her death was pre-planned. This school of thought holds of the view that circumstances under which she died were a suspect. Although the claim that Princess Diana was killed appears convincing, a careful analysis of the facts proves otherwise.

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One such claim is that Princess Diana was killed because she was pregnant. According to Mohammed al-Fayed, Princess Diana was pregnant at the time of her death. Fayed was the father to Diana's boyfriend, Dodi Fayed who also died in that tragic accident. Fayed claims that Diana had called him and told him that she was pregnant and thus, they were to be engaged the following day which was to be on the 1st September 1997 but died before the engagement happened. Fayed claimed that the Royal family would not have been pleased to see Princess Diana get remarried to his Muslim son and they, therefore, plotted to eliminate her. Apart from Fayed's claims on Princess Diana being pregnant, such speculations were there even before her death. This follows a statement she made about a 'big surprise' when she was on holiday in France (Griffin, 2017).

Although this pregnancy theory seems convincing, a careful analysis suggests otherwise. A blood test on Diana's body during the post mortem examination confirmed that she was not pregnant. There was also no evidence that she was pregnant at all. Her close friends and confidants said that she was on contraceptives and her menstrual cycle was regular. They also noted that there was no indication that she was planning to be pregnant anytime soon neither was she preparing for any engagement. (Griffin, 2017). Therefore, the pregnancy claim does not hold.

The other claim is that the Paparazzi caused Diana's death. This claim specifies three specific reasons that made it possible for the crash to happen and thus causing the death of Diana. The first element of the claim blames the photographers, claiming that they chased and pushed Diana's Mercedes thus making the crash to happen. This aspect of the claim holds the paparazzi encouraged an environment where the crash occurred, by conspiring to kill those who were driving in that car. This was supported by the argument that photographers followed her almost her entire life (Griffin, 2017).

The paparazzi theory seems believable, but the official investigation on the accident determined that the car was not driven on high speed to escape from the photographers. It was determined that it was a normal routine for the paparazzi to follow people/events to get clear pictures of them and Diana's status prompted the presence of the journalists. It was also established that they have never conspired to cause any criminal act with their behavior (Griffin, 2017).

Another claim is that Henri Paul, who was the driver of the car that crashed is believed to have worked with the French and British Security. He was also caught by the CCTV waving to the photographers. Wealth in different 15 bank accounts which were a secret was also retrieved. It was believed that the money was gotten from his dealings with the security agencies. (Harper,2017). This is further supported by the claim that Henri Paul was not drunk at the time of the accident. The theorists say that it was a narrative by the media to cover up the killings (Griffin, 2017).

The Henri Paul do not have a factual backing because a test on Henri Paul's blood showed that there was indeed alcohol content (Griffin, 2017). He was also on medication that was not compatible with alcohol, and that would hinder him from controlling a car which was on high speed (Fox New, 2017).

The conspiracy theory about the death of Princess Diana is quite convincing. As much as the theory seems compelling, a closer examination reveals glaring loopholes. On the first claim that Diana was murdered because she was pregnant and that her engagement was to be sooner, it was confirmed through blood tests and testimonies from her close friends and confidants that she was not pregnant and her engagement was not going to happen within a short time as was claimed. On the allegation that the paparazzi who were chasing her made the accident to occur, is also doubtful and as authorities confirmed that the paparazzi have never been involved in any criminal act and it was a normal routine for them in following Diana. Lastly, on the theory that Henri Paul was not drunk, but it was a cover-up by the media, is also faulty because blood test confirmed that he was genuinely drunk and consequently this may have led to him crashing the car. Paul's drunk driving and the fact that they did not have their safety belts on may also have been a contributor to their death. Having analyzed all the three claims it can be concluded that indeed Princess Diana died due to the injuries she sustained from the tragic accident.

References

Fox News. (2017, August 25). Princess Diana remembered: Conspiracy theories surrounding her death. Fox News. Retrieved from https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/princess-diana-remembered-conspiracy-theories-surrounding-her-death

Griffin, A. (2017, August 31). Princess Diana conspiracy theories: Eight reasons people believe the crash in Paris wasn't all it seems. The Independent [London]. Retrieved from https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/princess-diana-death-conspiracy-theories-paris-tunnel-car-crash-reasons-why-not-clear-planned-murder-a7918766.html

Harper, P. (2017, August 10). DEATH OF A PRINCESS What are the Princess Diana death conspiracy theories? Some people STILL believe the Paris car crash in 1997 wasn't an accident. The Sun [London]. Retrieved from https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4160097/princess-diana-death-conspiracy-theories-paris-1997/