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To think Princess Di was killed

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Lavenderfarmcottage · 28/01/2025 15:35

There OK I said it. You hoo, crazy conspiracy theorist over here…

Yes, I know they had an inquiry though anyone high up enough to kill a Royal could snowball an Inquiry or influence the outcome ? I think it’s naive to think the law is this perfect thing.

Ive always found it odd that she was labelled a “loose cannon” by the press and was campaigning against landmines. It was said that it caused a lot of noses out of joint in politics. I would have thought that weapons dealers and the industry would have taken a huge hit.

There aren’t many celebrities or organisations that could have taken on the weapons or arms industry as powerfully as Diana. It was until then an issue that nobody touched.

Since her death there’s still landmines and the issue has never really been addressed.

I wonder if she’d been alive today what she’d be doing. Not hard to imagine her visiting children impacted by war and maybe even Palestinian refugees, beaming images around the world to restore some sanity and humanity.

I dont think we realise the humanity, bravery and brilliance she had. Could have been going to glamorous events and being a Princess but instead she was carrying on even when powerful people were upset.

I wonder how powerful those people were or was it someone British. Men don’t take a liking to women with power and it amazes me more that she wasn’t killed deliberately in the context of this.

What are the chances she would die at such a young age and to not be wearing a seat belt seems bizarre to me. Just too many coincidences.

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daleylama · 29/01/2025 20:02

CranfordScones · 28/01/2025 16:04

Believe whatever you want. Anyone who cares about the evidence should read Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepherd (forensic pathologist) who was directly involved in the case.

And he says categorically tragic accident

wasieverreallyhere · 29/01/2025 20:07

Kimmeridge · 28/01/2025 15:49

No she got in a car with a drunk driver who subsequently drove too fast & dangerously & she wasn't wearing a seat belt.

If she'd kept the security she was offered and/or worn a seatbelt things would be different

However all these years later I dont think she'd be nearly as popular or relevant as she was.

Agree totally and let's stop the conspiacies let's stop copying crazy Americans

Zone2NorthLondon · 29/01/2025 20:07

RTA at high speed. Catastrophic internal injuries, inc displaced & ruptured heart that moved from LHS to RHS ,broken limbs, head injury
All consistent with RTA caused by drunk driving

BMW6 · 29/01/2025 20:08

JoyousGreyOrca · 29/01/2025 20:00

Even the inquest who never spoke to the driver of the car that hit the Mercedes said it was a contributory factor.
If the car had never been hit, there may never have been an accident

Well you can turn back time forever on that issue - if she had done up her seat belt, if they hadnt switched drivers, if Henri Paul had been sober, if theyd stayed in the Ritz...........

It's all a chain of small events. But IMO and that of the Paget report the major factor was the speed of the Mercedes and the skill of the driver.

A competent professional chauffeur would not have crashed because he wouldn't have been speeding excessively and his skill would not have been impaired by alcohol.

Leedsfan247 · 29/01/2025 20:12

Zone2NorthLondon · 29/01/2025 19:40

On the contrary a high speed RTA with no seat belt has high chance of fatalities

That’s just untrue in modern vehicles plus if you staged the accident how could you ensure seat belts were not worn. Conspiracy rabbit hole BS

Zone2NorthLondon · 29/01/2025 20:13

Leedsfan247 · 29/01/2025 20:12

That’s just untrue in modern vehicles plus if you staged the accident how could you ensure seat belts were not worn. Conspiracy rabbit hole BS

Well, let’s have a look at the facts. Diana died,in an high speed RTA.
no seat belt
no rabbit hole
no assassins
no oligarchs

daleylama · 29/01/2025 20:21

JoyousGreyOrca · 28/01/2025 16:50

So much rewriting of history here. Look at the papers before she died. They were talking about her mine campaign and either thinking it was wonderful, or saying she should not have been meddling.

Her photos and clothes still covered magazines and newspapers. There was still a lot of interest in her. There were also lots of rumours in the press that she was pregnant.

The pregnancy rumour was generated by Al Fayed

BusyExpert · 29/01/2025 20:26

she died because she was in a car accident and was not wearing a seat belt. the driver was driving recklessly. .

Lyraloo · 29/01/2025 20:27

Yes you are being unreasonable!

Serenster · 29/01/2025 21:08

The evidence given to the enquiry was however that Diana had made arrangements to see William and Harry in London on 30 August and they were due to fly down from Balmoral to see her. Because of Dodi’s last minute decision to go to Paris, she called Paul Burrell and asked him to postpone seeing her sons until 1 September.

I doubt press stories alone would have caused her to delay seeing her sons.

quantumbutterfly · 29/01/2025 21:25

wasieverreallyhere · 29/01/2025 20:07

Agree totally and let's stop the conspiacies let's stop copying crazy Americans

Don't be rude.We have plenty of home grown crazies.

ColdWaterDipper · 29/01/2025 21:33

You are clearly a huge Diana fan, but I think to try and make a sad accident into something more is a bit odd. She was well known for not wearing a seatbelt, and tragically she didn’t wear one on that occasion either. The driver was drunk, and the paparazzi behaved badly. It was just a sad combination of factors that led to her death. However, her popularity was waning and had she lived I think she would have been very much in the background of society as she aged further and not in the media as you are imagining.

YesYesKitten · 29/01/2025 21:34

She was in a relationship with a Muslim, whose father had British citizenship denied repeatedly.

Easy to see why those in power didn't want her associating with the Fayeds, although the usual posters will be along to deny this.

skyana · 29/01/2025 21:51

Yes she was killed. Of course the crazies will say the man was drunk blabla. If they want to stage a murder, do you think lies won't be told? Cover ups are done all the time

They didn't like the path Diana was on and so needed her gone to keep their status.

wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting · 29/01/2025 21:52

skyana · 29/01/2025 21:51

Yes she was killed. Of course the crazies will say the man was drunk blabla. If they want to stage a murder, do you think lies won't be told? Cover ups are done all the time

They didn't like the path Diana was on and so needed her gone to keep their status.

Who exactly are the "crazies" then...?!

There was no murder, end of.

wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting · 29/01/2025 21:56

YesYesKitten · 29/01/2025 21:34

She was in a relationship with a Muslim, whose father had British citizenship denied repeatedly.

Easy to see why those in power didn't want her associating with the Fayeds, although the usual posters will be along to deny this.

"The usual posters"?

What, do you mean the rational among us who accept it for what it was, a lot of small decisions that led to a tragedy. You'd have to be pretty bloody stupid to arrange to murder someone in such a haphazard fashion! None of their actions were predictable.

She'd only been with Dodi for a very short time. Hardly think their relationship was a threat to anyone!!

Didn't it turn out the powers that be were wise in denying Al Fayed citizenship!!

LizzieW1969 · 29/01/2025 22:00

It was just a fling with Dodi Fayed, he was hardly a threat. And the Royal Family clearly weren’t worried about her more serious relationship with Hasnat Kahn, who was also a Muslim.

wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting · 29/01/2025 22:03

LizzieW1969 · 29/01/2025 22:00

It was just a fling with Dodi Fayed, he was hardly a threat. And the Royal Family clearly weren’t worried about her more serious relationship with Hasnat Kahn, who was also a Muslim.

Exactly!

YesYesKitten · 29/01/2025 22:36

Khan was smuggled in to see her in the boot of a car so their relationship wasn't approved of.

I'm sure Mohamed Al Fayed's behaviour was known about at the time by those in power.

ThePiglet · 29/01/2025 22:42

YesYesKitten · 29/01/2025 22:36

Khan was smuggled in to see her in the boot of a car so their relationship wasn't approved of.

I'm sure Mohamed Al Fayed's behaviour was known about at the time by those in power.

He was smuggled in to keep it quiet because he didn't want media attention

MumTeacherofMany · 29/01/2025 22:56

Totally agree OP

Phthia · 29/01/2025 23:09

skyana · 29/01/2025 21:51

Yes she was killed. Of course the crazies will say the man was drunk blabla. If they want to stage a murder, do you think lies won't be told? Cover ups are done all the time

They didn't like the path Diana was on and so needed her gone to keep their status.

The crazies? Like the lab technicians who tested Henri Paul's blood, the witnesses who saw him drinking, and the witness who was driven by him earlier in the day who said his driving standards were very poor?

Can you explain why someone who wanted to murder Diana would choose a method that she could have defeated by the simple expedient of wearing a seatbelt? And indeed, if it was the British who wanted her to be killed, why they would have chosen to do so in another jurisdiction where they could not control the medical, police and judicial authorities?

BMW6 · 29/01/2025 23:11

MumTeacherofMany · 29/01/2025 22:56

Totally agree OP

Thanks for your persuasive and insightful input 😂

Phthia · 29/01/2025 23:13

YesYesKitten · 29/01/2025 21:34

She was in a relationship with a Muslim, whose father had British citizenship denied repeatedly.

Easy to see why those in power didn't want her associating with the Fayeds, although the usual posters will be along to deny this.

So how come they didn nothing to stop her previous relationship with Hasnat Khan?

It was perfectly obvious that she was just having fun with Dodi Fayed, enjoyed his family's lavish hospitality, and had zero intention of staying with him. If anything it was in the establishment's interests to let the relationship continue as it was a big factor in the increasing amount of criticism that was directed Diana's way in the tabloid press.

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