Princess Diana died in a high-speed crash in Paris's Pont de l'Alma tunnel, alongside Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul; bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones survived. Official probes—France's 1999 inquiry and Britain's 2008 Operation Paget inquest—ruled it an unlawful killing from Paul's intoxication (three times legal limit), speeds over 100 mph, paparazzi chase, and no seatbelts.
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Conspiracy theories exploded amid grief. Mohamed Al-Fayed alleged MI6 murdered Diana over her rumored pregnancy with Dodi's Muslim child, fearing royal disgrace; autopsies debunked pregnancy claims. A "white Fiat Uno" supposedly clipped their Mercedes—paint traces found, driver never identified. Witnesses reported a blinding flash disorienting Paul, dismissed by reconstructions showing crash dynamics predated it.
Pregnancy plots invoked Diana's letters fearing harm, while seatbelt tampering or brake failure rumors ignored functional forensics. Slow emergency response (40 minutes on-site) fueled cover-up talk, blamed on French protocols.
Operation Paget reviewed 175 theories, finding no murder evidence—just reckless choices post-Ritz drinks to evade paparazzi. Theories persist via books, films like Spencer, but verdicts stand: tragic accident, not assassination.
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