The only occupant wearing a seatbelt was bodyguard Rees-Jones. By this time, he said, paramedics had begun to arrive so he walked back out of the tunnel and returned the mobile phone he had borrowed. As he returned to the tunnel, however, he came across a man of North African appearance fighting with one of the photographers he has seen earlier. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Shepherd describes the injury and the location of the injury as something he's never seen in his decades as a pathologist and says it explains why Diana was initially conscious and able to communicate. 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"But I entirely concurred with the findings of the inquiry. Dodi Fayed's father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, has claimed that Diana and Dodi were killed in a plot that was "arranged for or carried out" by security services on behalf of Prince Philip, the . In fact, they bleed so slowly that identifying the problem is hard enough. "Belts are designed to give gradually while they restrain. He has also written another book on this topic which is "not supportive" of Mr Al Fayed's claims, Mr Burnett said. Tragic Death. According . I n the summer of 1997, the world was introduced to Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed via the image of a single blurred kiss. But the biggest if only, in Diana's case, was within her own control.". In 1997, he got engaged to American model Kelly Fisher and bought a house in Malibu for themselves using money from his dad. Princess Diana's romance with Dodi Fayed, the Egyptian-born film magnate, was just beginning when the two died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. I saw the two airbags were open. Dodi Al-Fayed first met Princess Diana at a 1996 Polo match in Windsor when her then husband Prince Charles and Dodi were on opposite teams, according to The Independent.A year later, in 1997, Diana was invited by Dodi's father Mohammed Al-Fayed to spend time on his yacht in St Tropez, in the south of France and it's understood that this is when they really got to know . Al Fayed believes Diana was pregnant by his son and that the couple planned to wed. And a royal aide claimsDianas relationship with Dodi would only have lasted a few more weekshad they both not died in the Paris car crash. [4][5] He also briefly attended Sandhurst. A witness told the Princess Diana inquest that he arrived at the crash scene to find the broken bodies of Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul. Dodi attended schools in Paris, the exclusive Le Rosey in Switzerland and had a brief stint at Sandhurst military academy, which Princes William and Harry also attended. Get more of the radio, music and podcasts you love with the FREE Photo / Getty. The couple rode off in a black Mercedes driven by Ritz security . The lawsuit was later dropped out of respect for Dodi's family after he and Diana died in the car crash. Is that true? From . To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. REUTERS/Files. In 1997, Dodi Al Fayed died alongside Diana, Princess of Wales in a car crash in the Pont D'Alma tunnel in Paris. The only survivor of the crash was Diana's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, who had worked as a private security guard for Mr al-Fayed at Harrods in London before guarding the princess and Mr Fayed . Central to Fayed's belief that foul play was behind Diana's death was his further claim that Diana was pregnant with Dodi's child at the time of the crash. Seven years after Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed's fatal car crash in Paris, and a million rumors later, Britain's royal coroner is calling on Scotland Yard to explore evidence that has led . Mr Ronssin told him there had been an accident in the tunnel so Mr Huth ran down to offer his assistance, arriving just two to three minutes after the Mercedes crashed. A symbol of kindness and humanity, and a mother of two, Princess Diana was only 36 years old when she died. It is the first time that Mr Huth's dramatic testimony has ever been heard in public and is most traumatic account of the aftermath of the tragedy heard so far by the inquest jury. AP/Jacques Langevin, HM Coroner, ho An image by photographer Jacques Langevin was among those presented as evidence at the inquest into the death of Princess Diana and Dodi al Fayed in London on . The U.K.'s top forensic pathologist has said that Princess Diana died due to a tiny tear in a vein in one of her lungs, and would almost certainly have survived the 1997 Paris car crash that . According to Biography, he was born to an Egyptian businessman named Mohamed Al Fayed, and his mother was Samira Khashoggi, who was related to an arms dealer, Adnan Khashoggi. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. But he did publish a book, The Bodyguard's Story, in 2000, in which he rejected conspiracy theories about the accident. "I was worried and really concentrating on the fact that I should call for help to try and help these people," he explained. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Speaking in 2000, Mr Chikhani said: "I have never seen so many fractures on a man who was still alive." Camilla added that their father, Mohamed Al Fayed, who was at the time the owner of Harrods, Fulham Football Club and the Ritz Paris, has had a "weight" around him since the tragedy. Stephane Darmon, a motorcyclist who drove photographer Romuald Rat around Paris searching for an exclusive shot of the worlds most photographed woman, appeared before the London court voluntarily earlier this month by videolink from Paris. 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The Sandringham-born Princess was being chauffeured after staying at the Hotel Ritz Paris- and according to reports, she was travelling to an . As they drove through thePont de l'Alma tunnel, they crashed into a pillar. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. [12] The only survivor of the crash was bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, who was seriously injured but remained conscious. "I saw a broken leg, that I remember clearly, of a man in blue jeans, I guess, with a double fracture under the knee, and a boot, cowboy boot," he said. They had stopped in Paris en route to London after spending nine days on holiday in the French and Italian Rivieras aboard his family's yacht, the Jonikal. He is said to have once commented: "There's no-one in the world who has got to live with what I have got to live with." Testifying by video link from Paris, Huth said he was in his parents' apartment on the banks of the River Seine early on Aug. 31, 1997, when he heard the sound of a car crash in the Pont d'Alma underpass. He said he quickly realized the man, who turned out to be Henri Paul, was dead, so he turned to bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones in the front passenger seat. 'Was she peaceful?' Luc Chikhani, the surgeon called to treat Mr Rees immediately after the crash, said it was a miracle he had survived. THE pathologist who examined Princess Diana's body has revealed some of the burning questions he is often asked about her death. No one will ever forget.. Mr Huth was then shown a picture of paparazzo Romauld Rat who, the jury has heard, was one of the first photographers to arrive at the scene. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. [18] The second, unveiled in 2005 and titled Innocent Victims, is a 3 metres (9feet 10inches) high bronze statue of the two dancing on a beach, beneath the wings of an albatross. "Diana's was a very small injury but in the wrong place. Fayed was born in Alexandria and was the eldest son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of Harrods department store. James Huth said he could not see Diana in the crumpled remains of the Mercedes because she had been thrown under the back seat and was hidden by Dodi Fayed's body. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. The psychiatrist explained: "In view of the time that has elapsed, the chances of him recovering his memory are very slight." The vehicle was traveling about 65 mph when Paul lost control, striking another vehicle and a pillar supporting the Pont de l'Alma underpass. Dodi Fayed was born in Egypt in 1955 to author Samira Khashoggi and billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed - the former owner of Harrods, a luxury department store in London. That was the main thing. By: Crime Feed Staff. Princess Diana, her partner, Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul, died from a car crash after they were chased by paparazzi in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France on August 31, 1997. He remembers nothing after that." Wreckage from the Mercedes, he said, was thrown half-way up the tunnel due to the force of the crash. "He sustained severe head injuries and it is quite common for this to cause major problems with memory. "Diana was slightly more fortunate because their bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, was sitting in front of her and he was strapped in.". Mr Rees replied: "He had no part at all.". Scroll down for more {1} He was asked by counsel to the inquest, Ian Burnett QC: "You are aware that there has been a suggestion that Dodi and Diana chose a ring in the Repossi in Monte Carlo on that shore visit on August 23." Mr Al Fayed believes that Mr Murrell was also turned against him by the security services, the jury has heard. Getty. After Princess Diana and Dodi al Fayed's fast-paced and glamorous courtship, it was only natural that Fayed would take Diana to the Ritz Parisafter all, his father Mohamed owned it. Among them was a pedestrian who was the first to open the car door and see the princess on the floor and sobbing, "My God, my God.". Speaking to The Times magazine, Camilla Fayed, who was 12 when the tragic event took place in Paris on August 31, 1997, said it is impossible to move on. The inquest jury was reminded by Mr Burnett that Dr Lipsedge has said the former bodyguard's memories about the crash ended when the car left the Ritz and any recollections after this could be false memories. Diana was pregnant. which listed the cause of death as internal hemorrhaging due to a major chest trauma and a phenomenon of deceleration which caused a rupture of the left pulmonary vein. The former paratrooper, formerly known as Rees-Jones, worked with American author Moira Johnston on a book called The Bodyguard's Story, which was published in 2000. Richard Shepherd is a top UK pathologist asked to review Diana's autopsy. The 36-year-old princess and her lover Dodi Fayed, 42 . ", "All I have ever done is given the truth as I see it." He was taken, along with the Princess, to La Pitie Salpetriere Hospital in Paris and in the following weeks, underwent extensive reconstructive facial surgery. Its not an easy thing to forget. Scotland Yard said it was "scoping" the information and . Scroll down for more {5} {R} In evidence read to the inquest jury, Mr Rees said he remembered getting into the Mercedes outside the Ritz Hotel, and the car being followed by paparazzi. Anatomically, it's hidden away, deep in the centre of the chest. In the . If only she had been thrown forward 10mp/h more slowly. Dr Shepherd was a Home Office pathologist when he was called on to carry out the autopsy on Diana, one of the 23,000 or so he has performed in his career. The incident was widely covered by the media and led to a great outpouring of grief from the public. At the same time she rubbed her stomach. Growing up he split his time between his family's various homes across the world, including Cairo, Paris and the Riviera, until age 15 when he moved to London. I realised he had professional materials.". I didn't see her because I didn't approach enough the car, I guess, to see that person. 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"It's a subjective analysis, but most of the accidents that I've seen were on the other side of the tunnel with cars coming out of the tunnel. [19], The memorials were designed by Bill Mitchell, a close friend of Dodi's father and architect for Harrods for more than 40 years. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Huth, now a filmmaker, said he was former dentist and had some training in emergency medicine so he rushed to the scene to see if he could help. It's been 25 years since Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed died in a car crash after being chased by paparazzi. DODI Al Fayed's life was cut tragically short when the car he was travelling in with his lover Princess Diana crashed in Paris, killing both of them. The crash that killed Princess Diana. "Her specific injury is so rare that in my entire career I don't believe I've seen another. She died from injuries sustained in the car accident. The inquest, trying to draw a line under a decade of investigations that have sparked numerous conspiracy theories, was dealt a major blow when the paparazzi who chased Diana and Dodis car into the tunnel refused to testify. Mr Rees took the stand at the central London inquests into the deaths of Diana and her lover, Dodi Fayed, still bearing scars on his face from the August 1997 crash in Paris. "Her eyes were open and she moved, talking to me in a foreign language. The inquest is expected to last up to six months and cost up to 10 million pounds ($20.9 million). 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed died in the car crash together on August 31, 1997, Dodi's sister Camilla, pictured with their billionaire father Mohamed Al Fayed, said Dodi's death has changed their family, Dodi had been dating Princess Diana for a few months when the tragic event took place, Camilla runs vegan restaurant Farmacy in Notting Hill, although she currently lives on a farm in Kent, Camilla is one of Mohamed's four children with Finnish model and actress Heini Wathen, with Dodi from the businessman's first marriage, to Samira Khashoggi, Josh O'Connor and Emma Corrin as Charles and Diana in The Crown, Harrods Boss Holds Silence For Diana And Dodi. "I didn't see what I learned about [later], that there was another person underneath - the Princess. Paul was speeding and over the drink-drive limit at the time of the smash. Through the smoke pouring out from under the car bonnet, Mr Huth said he also could make out the body of Dodi Fayed, wearing blue jeans and cowboy boots, slumped between the front seats of the mangled Mercedes. The former Princess of Wales' boyfriend Dodi Fayed will reportedly be played by Khalid Abdalla, per Variety . Shepherd has revealed Diana's fatal injury was "tiny" - and he has never seen a similar cause of death in his decades as a top pathologist. I don't remember the pain, but in my head there was a lot of confusion. The summer in 1997 saw Princess Diana become the focus of relentless media attention after she embarked on her relationship with Dodi. Huth said two men approached the car and tried to open a door, but he told them to stop. For my dad, like any parent losing a child, it was horrific and, as it is for any family that experiences loss, it was heartbreaking. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? A file picture from August 31, 1997 shows the back of the crumpled wreck of the Mercedez-Benz in which Princess Diana and her companion Dodi Al Fayed died following a crash in a Paris tunnel. The driver and Fayed died at the scene, but the People's Princess was not yet dead. Shepherd says if Diana had worn a seatbelt she may probably would have survived and appeared in public two days later with a black eye, fractured ribs and maybe a broken arm. He added: "Trevor Rees-Jones remembers getting into the Mercedes in the Rue Cambon and the car driving off. British and French police investigations have concluded that Diana and Dodi died because their chauffeur, Henri Paul, was drunk and drove too fast through a Paris road tunnel. At this point, Mr Huth said, two unnamed men appeared at the car and tried to open its rear door. The Mercedes carrying Diana and Fayed was being followed by a pack of paparazzi as it entered the tunnel. Mr Rees was Dodi Fayed's bodyguard and the front-seat passenger in the Mercedes. dodi fayed cause of death medicalNitro Acoustic. Scan the QR code to download now. "The pathology of her death is, I believe, indisputable. Mr Rees replied: "No sir, it didn't. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Princess Diana's death in Paris 24 years ago sparked a wave of conspiracy theories, egged on by the father of her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, who died alongside her. The Murder of Princess Diana: Directed by John Strickland. Earlier that summer, he was engaged to an American model, Kelly Fisher, and bought a house in Malibu, California, for himself and Fisher with money from his father. Investigations by French authorities and British police both concluded that Paul was driving too fast and that he was impaired by a mixture of alcohol and prescription drugs. At traffic lights in the Place de la Concorde he saw a motorcycle pull up on the right-hand side of the car and flashes from a camera. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Dodi Al Fayed was killed in car crash with Princess Diana in 1997, Princess Diana, Dodi and driver Henri Paul were all killed in the horror smash, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). As well as confirming that photographers pursuing the car on motorcycles were the first on the scene and were involved in scuffles with the police and public while they took pictures, the book gives verbatim accounts from witnesses. The background to the various inquiries into the death of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed in a Paris tunnel in 1997. . He had his jaw hanging off. Diana died in a high-speed car accident. For years conspiracies have swirled as to whether Diana's death was an inside job. "I saw a broken leg that I remember clearly of a man in blue jeans - I guess with a double fracture under the knee - and a boot, a cowboy boot," he said. In the early hours of 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died from injuries sustained earlier that night in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France. Is there any truth in that?" "Even though the tunnel was tricky, it was the first time I really heard screeching from a car coming fast inside the tunnel.". View our online Press Pack. 'Was she pregnant?. Diana, Princess of Wales, and her companion Dodi Fayed. To this day, Rees remains a largely private figure, who appears reluctant to talk about his experiences. Former bodyguard Trevor Rees said yesterday that he remembered little else of the doomed journey and denied that he was part of a murder conspiracy. Pathologically there was no evidence that Princess Diana was pregnant, but some women say they know they're pregnant from the moment of conception. An inquest held in London concluded in 2008 that the Princess had been unlawfully killed, blaming the crash on grossly negligent driving by Paul and the pursuing paparazzi. At 1:30 a.m. it was decided to take her to the Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital. Her rumored boyfriend, Egyptian businessman Emad "Dodi" Fayed, and the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140, Henri Paul, were pronounced dead at the scene. The sole survivor to the car crash that killed Diana remembers the Princess crying out for her lover Dodi Fayed as she lay dying. We pay for your stories! French medics had to restrain and sedate Princess Diana, who became so agitated after her Paris car crash that she tore out a drip, the inquest into her death was told on Monday. 19 Aug, 2017 01:54 AM 26 mins to read. It was part of history, something that was attached to my family, still to this day. The lovers spent time in the South of France and Sardinia before flying to Paris where they later died. "They asked me how many people were there and I told them three because I didn't know there was a fourth person in the car. He told her in English that a doctor was on the way and then went to help Rees-Jones in the front seat. In 2004 a British police inquiry was opened to establish if there as any reason to doubt that Diana and Dodi Fayed were victims of a road crash accident, with Shepherd appointed to review the evidence. Diana's death is a classic example of the way we say, after almost every death: if only. The photographs in St. Tropez showed Diana and Dodi's relationship in a candid . [5] He was the first cousin of the late Washington Post Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was assassinated in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2018. Professor Andre Lienhart, who investigated Dianas medical treatment for a French examining magistrate, spelt out for the jury in detail how she was treated in the battle to save her life on the night of August 31, 1997. In cross examination, Mr Huth said he may have seen a "clear-coloured car" parked at the exit of the tunnel, but could not be sure as his memory was "foggy". The British government's lengthy inquest report is . Before this tragic end, he was launched into the spotlight in the summer of 1997 when he started dating Diana. The tough cross-examination he underwent from some of the lawyers is thought to have deterred other paparazzi from giving evidence and to have worried French authorities. Eventually, surgeons realized that her heart had given out. In the car was driver Henri Paul, with Diana and partner Dodi Fayed in the back seats of the Mercedes, and Fayed's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, sitting on the right of the driver, in front of Diana. He broke every bone in his face and suffered serious chest injuries. Diana suffered massive lung and chest injuries. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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