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Diana inquests verdict: driver and photographers to blame for deaths David Byers and Alan Hamilton The deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were caused by the "grossly negligent driving" of her chauffeur, Henri Paul, and the paparazzi pursuing them, a jury concluded today. The verdict of unlawful killing was delivered at the High Court in London after a six-month inquest costing £6 million which heard evidence from more than 250 witnesses. The jury had been told by the coroner that reaching such a verdict, which differs from a finding of accidental death in an earlier police inquiry, effectively implies that those implicated had committed manslaughter.
(Article continues below) Lord Justice Scott Baker had also asked the jury to consider the options of accidental death caused by a road crash, or an open verdict. The couple died on August 31, 1997, when their speeding car slammed into a concrete tunnel pillar while being chased through Paris by photographers in cars and on motorbikes. The jury, returning a majority verdict with nine in favour and two against, also concluded that by not wearing seatbelts the couple contributed to their deaths. Dodi’s father, the Harrods owner Mohamed al-Fayed, among other witnesses, reiterated conspiracy theories that Diana was murdered by MI6 and the Duke of Edinburgh.
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