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  • April 2008

    • Fayed Won't Fight Diana Verdict

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 8, 08 8:06 PM CDT

      Fayed Won't Fight Diana Verdict

      (Newser) - Though he maintains “reservations,” Mohamed al Fayed won’t fight the verdict in the inquest into the death of his son and Princess Diana, the Daily Telegraph reports. “I’ve done everything for 10 years,” he said. “Enough is enough.” He said he accepts the inquest’s ruling “for the sake of the two princes” and was “leaving the rest for God to get my revenge.” More »

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      Princess Diana  • Diana inquest  • Mohamed al Fayed  • Dodi Fayed

    • 'Grossly Negligent' Driving Led to Diana's Death: Jury

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Apr 7, 08 10:49 AM CDT

      'Grossly Negligent' Driving Led to Diana's Death: Jury

      (Newser) - Princess Diana was killed by the “grossly negligent” driving of an inebriated Henri Paul and the paparazzi following the car, the inquest jury declared today, ruling the 1997 crash an “unlawful killing.” The jury added that not wearing seat belts had contributed to Diana and Dodi Fayed’s fates. Dodi's father, Mohamed Fayed, stormed out of court, disgusted his conspiracy theory had been rejected. More »

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      Princess Diana  • drunk driving  • Diana inquest  • Dodi al Fayed  • Mohamed al Fayed  • Henri Paul

    • False News of Blood Samples Delays Diana Inquest

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Apr 1, 08 7:30 PM CDT

      False News of Blood Samples Delays Diana Inquest

      (Newser) - The Princess Diana inquest came to a brief halt today after the possibility of new evidence arose, the Daily Mail reports. Just as the inquest was winding down, the coroner received an email saying a new blood sample from Diana's driver had turned up in Paris. The evidence would have been key to the dispute over whether Henri Paul was intoxicated, but the samples turned out to be bunk. More »

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      Great Britain  • Princess Diana  • Diana inquest  • Dodi al Fayed  • Mohamed al Fayed  • Paul Burrell  • lying  • Henri Paul  • Scott Baker

  • March 2008

    • Diana Coroner Dismisses Conspiracy

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 31, 08 10:48 AM CDT

      Diana Coroner Dismisses Conspiracy

      (Newser) - Diana wasn't the victim of a murder plot, her coroner told an inquest jury today after six months of testimony. Lord Justice Scott Baker told jurors to decide either that the Princess and Dodi died in an accident, or as result of gross negligence—her driver's or the paparazzi's. But the Duke of Edinburgh and MI6 are in the clear, the Guardian reports. More »

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      British royals  • Princess Diana  • Diana inquest  • Dodi al Fayed  • Mohamed al Fayed  • jury  • MI6  • Scott Baker  • Duke of Edinburgh  • Princess of Wales  • coroner's report

    • Queen, Duke Won't Testify at Lady Di Inquest

      BBC  |  Mar 18, 08 7:50 PM CDT

      Queen, Duke Won't Testify at Lady Di Inquest

      (Newser) - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will not testify at an inquiry into Princess Diana's death, the BBC reports. Mohamed al Fayed, who accuses the royals of killing his son, Dodi, and Diana, failed today in a bid to make them testify. Fayed himself was a witness, turning heated over earlier testimony. "I would like an apology," he said. "It is not acceptable to call me a liar in front of the jury." More »

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      Princess Diana  • Diana inquest  • Queen Elizabeth II  • Dodi al Fayed  • monarchy  • Mohamed al Fayed  • Prince Philip

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Bodyguard: Diana Needed More Security

      Reuters  |  Jan 29, 08 5:30 PM CST

      Bodyguard: Diana Needed More Security

      (Newser) - One of the bodyguards protecting Princess Diana and Dodi al-Fayed says a lack of manpower and trust hamstrung the security team in the days preceding the fatal crash, Reuters reports. Kieran Wingfield testified at the Diana inquest that Dodi’s father repeatedly rejected his requests for more guards and that Dodi himself refused to divulge details of the couple's plans. More »

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      British royals  • Princess Diana  • Diana inquest  • Dodi al Fayed  • Mohamed al Fayed  • Prince Philip  • Queen Elizabeth

    • Di's Guard: Inquest a 'Spectacle'

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 20, 08 3:00 PM CST

      Di's Guard: Inquest a 'Spectacle'

      (Newser) - The "latest" developments in the Princess Diana inquest are the same old news, and the monthslong proceeding has "degenerated" into a "theatrical, occasionally tawdry, spectacle," writes her former bodyguard in the Guardian . Most of the recent testimonies—including his own—were first made public years ago, claims Ken Wharfe More »

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      Princess Diana  • Diana inquest  • Dodi al Fayed  • Mohamed al Fayed  • inquest  • Ken Wharfe

  • December 2007
  • October 2007

    • Diana Jury Watches Dodi Buying 'Engagement Ring'

      Reuters  |  Oct 18, 07 5:13 PM CDT

      Diana Jury Watches Dodi Buying 'Engagement Ring'

      (Newser) - The jury hearing inquiries into the 1997 death of Princess Diana saw footage today of the princess' lover at a Paris jewelers hours before the couple died in a car accident. Dodi Fayed's father claims his son was purchasing an engagement ring to propose to Diana that night. The jury was also shown a $23,500 receipt from that same date. More »

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      Princess Diana  • Dodi al Fayed  • Mohamed al Fayed  • CCTV footage  • Pont de l'Alma  • engagement ring

    • Chilling Last Diana Pix Bared as Inquest Begins

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Oct 3, 07 9:17 AM CDT

      Chilling Last Diana Pix Bared as Inquest Begins

      (Newser) - Chilling photos of Princess Diana peering at paparazzi pursuers minutes before her fatal car wreck were released to the public for the first time yesterday as an inquest into her death began. The London hearing will determine "once and for all" whether the crash was an accident or part of an assassination plot, a claim advanced by the the father of Di's boyfriend Dodi Fayed, who also died in the wreck. More »

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      Princess Diana  • Diana inquest  • Dodi al Fayed  • Mohamed al Fayed  • inquest

  • September 2007

    • Fayed Rips Bishop Over Diana Plea

      Times (UK)  |  Sep 2, 07 2:36 PM CDT

      Fayed Rips Bishop Over Diana Plea

      (Newser) - Insisting “the truth is still being covered up,” Mohamed Al-Fayed slammed the Bishop of London for urging congregants at Diana’s memorial service to end the bickering over the circumstances of her death. “Let it end here,” Richard Chartres advised, but Al-Fayed branded him a “stuffed shirt” who is obstructing justice for the fallen princess  and his son Dodi, Times Online reports. More »

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      Princess Diana  • Prince William  • Prince Harry  • Dodi al Fayed  • Mohamed al Fayed  • inquest

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