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Is it true: Princess Diana's Death?

Debunked93% confidence

No — this has been debunked.

Henri Paul had a blood alcohol level of approximately 0.175% (three times the French legal limit) and was driving at around 105 km/h in a zone limited to 50 km/h. The 832-page Operation Paget report (2006) and the 2008 UK inquest verdict of "unlawful killing" through "gross negligence" by Paul and the pursuing paparazzi found no evidence of MI6 involvement, no evidence Diana was pregnant, and no evidence of a pre-arranged murder. The conspiracy theories rely largely on Mohamed Al-Fayed's allegations, which the inquest systematically examined and rejected.

The claim

The 1997 death of Diana, Princess of Wales in a Paris car crash has spawned decades of conspiracy theories alleging assassination by British intelligence, the Royal Family, or other state actors — mos

Key evidence

Mohamed Al-Fayed alleged MI6 assassination

Driver Henri Paul intoxicated and speeding

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