The Alma Bridge in Paris was erected in the middle of the 19th century in honor of the victory of the French troops over the army Russian Empire in the Battle of Alma during the Crimean War. For a long time, it was an ordinary road bridge that did not attract much attention from tourists. The design gained notoriety after Princess Diana died in a car accident in a tunnel underneath. Today, Lady Dee fans from all over the world come to the Alma Bridge. Fresh flowers always lie at the site of the death of the English princess, and the walls around it are covered with declarations of love addressed to her.

The history and appearance of the bridge

The death of Princess Diana on the last day of the summer of 1997 shocked the whole world. The death of the nation's favorite became a personal tragedy for tens of millions of people, and the bridge, at the entrance to which there was a bloody accident, turned into a place of pilgrimage for tourists. What is the Alma Bridge, which played a fatal role in Lady Dee's life? The history of the 153-meter arched structure begins in 1854, when, in honor of the French victory over the Russian troops, the Emperor of France Napoleon III ordered the laying of a new bridge across the Seine. The construction of the building was completed in 1856. It got its name in honor of the Alma Square located not far from it. Initially, the length of the bridge was about 75 m, but in 1900 it became 2 times longer due to the pedestrian road attached to it.

21 years ago, on the night of August 31, 1997, she died in a car accident in the center of Paris princess Diana... She was so popular and loved by the people that she earned the nickname "Queen of Hearts", and her tragic death haunts the British to this day. The circumstances of this car accident were so strange that they raise doubts about the official version of what happened. On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, several scandalous investigations were made public, which caused a lot of noise not only in Great Britain, but also abroad.

The results of the official investigations carried out in France in the UK were identical: the accident occurred for several reasons. Princess Diana and her lover Dodi al-Fayed were pursued by the paparazzi, for which the driver of the car, Henri Paul, had to exceed the speed limit. In addition, alcohol was found in his blood, and his seat belts were faulty. Later this version was denied: the driver was not drunk, and the results of the examination were deliberately or accidentally confused with others. It looked strange and the fact that 3 years after the accident, the same paparazzi, who was accused of pursuing Diana, was found dead in a burned-out car.

On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, on August 6, the UK released the film "Diana: A Story in Her Words", which caused loud scandal - it was immediately called an attempt to make "money on blood." On videos made in 1992-1993. As her teacher of speech technique during classes, the Princess of Wales was very frank about what they preferred to be silent about at Buckingham Palace. The tapes were kept by the teacher Peter Settelen, he promised not to publish them, but as a result, he sold them to television. He filmed Diana on video so that afterwards he could make out the mistakes of her speech, and did not expect that the conversation would turn out so frank.

In the film, Diana said that she was in love with Charles, and on the day of their engagement, when asked by a journalist whether there were feelings between them, she answered without hesitation: “ Yes". And the prince said: “ You could say that". She was very offended then. And later she became convinced that her husband loved another woman all his life - Camilla Parker Bowles. Even the birth of sons did not save this marriage. When Diana turned to the Queen for advice, she only said: “ I don't know what to do. Charles is hopeless". Divorce was inevitable.

She felt like an outcast at the royal court. " I was rejected, and therefore I considered myself unworthy of this family. I could start drinking, but it would be noticeable, anorexia would be all the more noticeable. I decided to choose what would be less noticeable: harm myself, not others", Diana confesses. For a while she suffered from bulimia, and then began to have romances. Diana told her teacher that the biggest shock in her life was the death of Barry Manaka, her bodyguard, whom, in her opinion, was fired and killed after it became known about their romance.

Journalist Mikhail Ozerov, who spoke with Princess Diana 3 days before her death, claimed that she told him about her intention to go to Paris, despite the reaction of Buckingham Palace, about the desire to build life the way she wants, and added: Never mind my burst of emotion. I'll be calmer next time. Or they will calm me down. It is unlikely that we will see you again».

The historian of the special services Gennady Sokolov conducted his own investigation and came to the conclusion that it was a staged accident, behind which the British special services stood. Witnesses claimed that on the night of the incident, they saw a bright flash in the tunnel, which could blind the driver, after which he crashed into the concrete support of the bridge. If Diana had been fastened, she would have had a chance to survive, but the seat belts, according to Sokolov, were blocked. For some reason, on that very night, the video cameras did not work in this tunnel. Immediately after her death, her body was embalmed - according to Sokolov, in order to hide Diana's pregnancy from the Muslim Dodi al-Fayed, whom she, presumably, was going to marry. Therefore, the royal family had reasons to wish for her death.

Egyptian billionaire Mohammed al-Fayed also conducted his own investigation, during which it turned out that Princess Diana called this period of her life the most dangerous and was afraid that the royal family would want to get rid of her. Mohammed Al-Fayed is convinced that the deaths of his son Dodi and Princess Diana are a planned murder.

Nobody has ever proved the version of the involvement of the royal family and the British special services in the death of Diana. Over time, more and more questions appear in this mysterious story, and until now no one can say with certainty whether the death of Princess Diana was a tragic accident or the result of a planned crime.
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More than a million citizens took to the streets of London on the day of farewell. British security experts have suggested that the death of the Princess of Wales may not have been a tragic accident, but a planned assassination. The strange circumstances of the car accident gave rise to several versions of the death of "Lady Dee".

Charles and Diana on their honeymoon. (pinterest.com)

At 00:27 on 31 August, Diana's car crashed into the pillar of the bridge over the Alma Tunnel in Paris. Her friend - the son of the Egyptian billionaire Dodi al-Fayed - and driver Henri Paul died on the spot. Diana died a few hours later in the hospital. As the investigation found out, the level of alcohol in the driver's blood exceeded the norm by three times. The bodyguard survived, he underwent several difficult operations. The man was unable to testify due to memory loss.

Stolen Mercedes

In 2017, a report was published about the car Diana was driving. It turned out that two years before the tragic events, the Mercedes had several serious accidents. The car was damaged so much that it could not be repaired, and they were going to write it off for scrap. Instead of scrapping, the Mercedes was repaired using spare parts from other cars. It later became the property of the Ritz hotel's guest transportation company. There is evidence that the car was stolen, and it was found several months later on the side of the highway. Former Mercedes drivers claimed that the car was "behaving strangely" and had poor road holding.

Disappeared Fiat

One of the versions of the accident involved a Fiat car. The police found fragments of the Uno model next to the Mercedes. Eyewitnesses told police that the car drove out of the tunnel a few seconds after the accident. Law enforcement agencies had information about the year of manufacture and characteristics of the car (fragments were found in the tunnel rear light). The Fiat could not be found - the car with the driver seemed to have evaporated.

According to another version, the fragments of Fiat were not at the accident site by accident. They were allegedly planted by those who had prepared the murder of Diana in advance, and the driver of the Mercedes was blinded with a laser.

Seat belts

In 2007, the former Scotland Yard commissioner published a report in which he noted that at the time of the accident, passengers, including Princess Diana, were not wearing their seat belts. Friends of Diana noted that this behavior was not typical for her - she fastened herself on every trip. Testimonies about her condition after the accident also vary - the photographer noted nosebleeds, while the doctor who arrived at the scene did not see any injuries. These words were repeated by the rescue service employee Xavier Gourmelon. “I saw a small injury on Diana's right shoulder, but there was no blood or other visible injuries. I was confident that she would survive, "Gourmelon told The Independent on the 20th anniversary of the death of Lady Dee.

Hotel "Ritz"

Alan McGregor, a security expert, adhered to the version of a planned murder. The man was unhappy with the security measures at the Paris hotel where Diana stayed with Dodi al-Fayed. McGregor also drew attention to the fact that the guests were driven by a chauffeur who worked at the hotel (originally it was assumed that al-Fayed's bodyguard would sit behind the wheel). In violation of all safety rules, the car was driven from the parking lot at the hotel, anyone could get here.

Death of James Andanson

James Andanson, one of the most sought-after photographers in Paris, was seen in the tunnel after an accident. On the same morning he flew to the island of Corsica. Andanson was later found in a burnt-out car. Al-Fayed's father was convinced that the murder was planned by the British secret services, and the paparazzi was recruited as an agent long before the death of Princess Diana. The reason for the murder, Fayed believed, was Diana's pregnancy.

Flowers from the place of farewell to Diana. (pinterest.com)

The Princess of Wales was buried on September 6 at the Spencer family estate. Several documentaries tell about her life.

Princess Diana of Wales died 21 years ago, but she is still talked about and remembered. A woman with a "big heart" left a mark not only in British but also in world history.Legends and versions of the death of the princess to this day haunt the fans of the royal family: a drunk driver, an attempt to dodge the paparazzi, or a secret conspiracy ...

But the fact remains, on August 31, 1997, in the Paris Salpetriere hospital, Princess Diana's heart stopped. Diana has two sons, William and Harry, whose personal lives are also closely watched by the public.

Interesting facts about Princess Diana

Before starting a romantic relationship with Diana, Prince Charles met with her older sister, Sarah Spencer.
For some time she worked as a cleaner.
Diana deleted from her wedding vow the words about unquestioning obedience to her husband.
Diana had sharp mood swings: the servant repeatedly said that the princess could both bestow the attendants, and scold to the fullest extent for the slightest offense, or even for nothing - depending on her mood.
In an interview, the princess said that she made two suicide attempts, one of which was during her first pregnancy.
Diana seriously considered for herself the possibility of converting to Islam and moving to Pakistan, to the cardiac surgeon Hasnat Khan, whom she met and was going to marry.


Princess Diana's funeral visited by more than a million people, lining up from Kensington Palace to Westminster Abbey. And on TV, more than 2.5 billion viewers around the world watched the funeral procedure.
In 1991 Diana became the first member of the royal family to come into direct contact with people infected with HIV - then it was considered a valor, because people did not yet know that HIV is not transmitted by shaking hands.
Diana received a record $ 37 million in divorce.
There are at least 50 different versions of the death of Princess Diana. The official blames its driver, Henri Paul, who was intoxicated.
More than 100 different songs are dedicated to Diana.
The princess's favorite dish was creamy pudding.

Twenty-one years ago, on August 31, 1997, Princess Diana passed away. There is still no consensus about whether her death was an accident or a successfully implemented project of the special services. The answer to many questions is given by the horoscope of the Princess of Wales, which is exclusive to "FACTS" analyzed by the famous astropsychologist Valentina Vittrok.

- Princess Diana was born on July 1, 1961 at 19 hours 45 minutes British standard time at the royal estate Sandringham in Norfolk, - said Valentine. - The location of the planets in her horoscope at the time of birth speaks of a bright, but contradictory nature, which Diana was. So, the Moon in Aquarius, like hers, often dictates behavior that shocks and annoys others. In this sign of the zodiac was the moon and Marilyn Monroe, which made even the Kennedy brothers in love with her nervous, not to mention the rest.

Diana, who was adored by the people, was not loved at court for her unpredictability - they never knew what to expect from her: either she breaks up with her husband with a scandal, which the royal family would like to avoid, or starts romances. The princess's lovers included her bodyguard Barry Mannaki, horse riding instructor James Hewitt, cavalry officer David Waterhouse, car dealer James Gilby, art dealer Oliver Hoare, rugby player and TV personality Will Carling, and heart surgeon Hasnat Khan. Unsurprisingly, when Diana began an affair with Egyptian, playboy and heartthrob Dodi al-Fayed, who was also a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, the royal family's patience snapped. Of course, no stars will name the princess's killers, but her horoscope also says that the car accident under the Alma Bridge in Paris was faked.

- What exactly indicates this?


- She has a lot of "evil" planets in the house responsible for extreme situations - Mars, Uranus, Pluto and the Black Moon. Even if that unfortunate disaster had not happened, the Princess of Wales would still not live long. First of all, Mars - she is located in the second degree of Virgo, and this happens in people in whose lives fatal circumstances play a huge role - with a high degree of probability and completely unexpectedly, the most terrible things caused by fate can happen to them. Neptune in Diana's horoscope is in the ninth degree of Scorpio, which is responsible for early death. By the way, Neptune - this is the main planet in Diana's horoscope - is also located in the house of career and public authority, which led to its popularity among the people. Incredible, but true: it also brought her death closer. The popular women in power never lived long - they were quickly disposed of. A striking example of this is the tragic fate of the five wives of the English king Henry V.

- Why did this date become fatal for Diana - August 31, 1997?


- On the day of the catastrophe, the Sun of the Princess of Wales, which for any person means his personality, was united by three "evil" planets: Mercury, symbolizing, among other things, roads and cars, Mars, which is responsible for aggression and bloodshed, and Pluto, associated with fame and public death. If we talk about the state of the planets at the time of Diana's death, then this is a real "verdict of Heaven": all the planets are located in such a way that they directly point to a catastrophe - and precisely an automobile one - and the transition from our world to another, afterlife. Diana just had to hide that day - not to appear in crowded places, and even more so not to get into the car.

- Was it possible to escape fate?


- Most likely no. Just delay death. The threat to the life of the Princess of Wales did not arise suddenly, she was persecuted and intimidated for quite a long time, and her death was being prepared for more than one year. This can be judged by the conjunction in her horoscope of the "planet of conspiracies", Neptune, which I already mentioned above, with Saturn, which has a reputation as a cruel celestial body. Their alliance suggests that someone secretly hatched plans to eliminate the wife of Prince Charles, and did it for a long time and methodically. At the time of the accident, Neptune and Saturn merged and something happened that the detractors of the Princess of Wales had been striving for for so long. It is interesting that mother Teresa, upon learning of Diana's death, exclaimed: "I have lost the last hope in my life!" Mother Teresa passed away on September 6, 1997, a week after the death of the Princess of Wales, and they both died in the days of the solar eclipse that often takes the lives of crowned heads. Mother Teresa and Diana sympathized with each other, the princess - morally and financially - supported the charitable activities of the famous nun. The solar eclipse on September 1, 1997, firstly, occurred in the eighth house of Diana's horoscope, which is responsible for death, crises and destruction, and secondly, it merged with Pluto in Diana's horoscope, and this planet again brings death and transformation.


- Why did none of the English astrologers, to whom, as you know, the Princess of Wales turned, warned her about the danger?

- It is difficult to say what considerations they were guided by, but the fact remains: Diana did not know what awaited her, so she did not take preventive measures that would help avoid tragedy.

- What fate would await Diana if she still survived?

- We often hear the opinion of astrologers that she would marry Dodi al-Fayed and be happy in her family life. I do not think so: Aquarius in the horoscope would not have allowed her to become an obedient and docile oriental wife. Sooner or later, the new marriage would have the same problems as the old one, with Prince Charles. In addition, the horoscope of the Princess of Wales says that she was born for a great mission, and she had everything for this: popular love, attractive appearance, successful peacemaking and charitable activities. But the same horoscope promised her loneliness in her personal life - it's not for nothing that Diana's attempts to create a family were unsuccessful. Most likely, given all the fatal moments of her natal chart, she would still have died.

The British journalist Sue Reid studied the facts of the death of Princess Diana in a car accident in Paris for 10 years and found new circumstances proving that Princess Diana and Dodi al Faed were killed by agents of the British secret service SAS.

The last known photograph, Princess Diana, was taken on the night of her death. Princess with her friend Dodi al Fayed on back seat Mercedes car before leaving the Ritz Hotel in Paris and heading to its nest next to the Champs Elysees. Diana tries to see through rear glass Mercedes, are they being pursued by the paparazzi who have besieged her and Dodi since their arrival in the French capital. Henri Paul, driver of Dodi al Faeda, is driving the car, bodyguard Trevor Rhys-Jones is in the front passenger seat.

What happened in the next two minutes is central to a new investigation by Scotland Yard, suspected of killing Princess Diana and her companions in the Pont d'Alma tunnel in Paris, were targeted by SAS, the British secret service. SAS is a division of the powerful secret service MI5. Many see this event as another conspiracy thread.

Hundreds of articles have been written about Diana's death at 00:20 a.m. on August 31, 1997 in a car accident in Paris. Both Scotland Yard and French police investigations concluded that Princess Diana's death was the result of a tragic accident.

However, British journalist Sue Ryde argues: “The world was led to believe that the drunk driver of the Mercedes was responsible for Diana's death and the paparazzi chasing them, but I argue that this is not true. Since the death of Princess Diana at the age of 36, I have thoroughly investigated all the circumstances of this tragedy and now I want to make my conclusions known to everyone.

I spoke with eyewitnesses, French and British intelligence officers, SAS officers, friends of Diana and Dodi al Waed. I interviewed the parents of driver Henri Paul, who was driving that tragic day. They, with tears in their eyes, claimed that their son had never been an alcoholic. All he could afford was a bottle of beer or a liquorice-flavored Ricard aperitif glass.

The facts I discovered prove that the death of Princess Diana was not an accident. It is very important that I was able to prove that the paparazzi who allegedly chased Diana's Mercedes were not even in the tunnel at the time of the car accident.

One of the eyewitnesses said that a powerful black motorcycle, which did not belong to any of the paparazzi, overtook Diana's Mercedes in the tunnel. The motorcycle driver and the passenger in the back seat caused this terrible accident.

In addition, the journalist discovered the involvement of a secret SAS unit under MI6 in the crash, and also identified the names of two MI6 officers who were involved in the circumstances of the case.

Of course, it was very convenient for some VIPs in the UK to turn driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi into scapegoats and thus hide the truth about the disaster from the public.

Was Princess Diana pregnant?

Diana, who recently divorced Prince Charles, was like a thorn in front of the royal family. Her romance with the Muslim Dodi, which, although only lasted six weeks, had every reason to develop into a marriage.

The princess made an important symbolic gesture, she presented her lover with “the most valuable thing” - a pair of cufflinks from her late father, and also called her friends and said that she had prepared a big surprise for them upon returning from Paris.

Dodi, in turn, ordered for Diana a jewel inlaid with precious stones from one of the best jewelers in Paris, on which the words “tell me yes” were engraved.

Diana's friends say the princess was pregnant. This can be seen even in her photographs in a leopard swimsuit, while vacationing on a yacht, fourteen days earlier.

After the death of Diana, it became known that she, in the strictest confidence, visited one of the best London hospitals for a pregnancy scan. Just before these leopard swimsuit photos appeared.

To annoy her former relatives, Diana threatened to go abroad with her Muslim friend and take with her children, Princes William and Harry.

To this end, Dodi bought an estate in California, on Malibu Beach, which formerly belonged to the movie star Julia Andrews. Dodi showed the princess his purchase on video and, as one of Diana's friends said, then he promised her that they would spend in California best years married life.

Expelled from the royal court and stripped of all titles, Diana was delighted with this prospect.

Mohammed al-Fayed, billionaire owner of Harrods and father of Diana's future husband, claims that Diana was pregnant with his son and was preparing, upon returning to the UK, to talk about the upcoming marriage to her children, Princes Harry and William.

She planned to do this before the children left for boarding school on September 1, but she did not live only one day before that date.

Could the prospect of having a colored child in the Oryol family lead to the murder of Diana? If so, who did it and how?

Princess Diana. Mission Complete.

These questions were partially answered by the testimony of 14 eyewitnesses to the accident that night. It is said that Diana's car was surrounded at the entrance to the Alma Tunnel by several cars and motorcycles, which immediately disappeared after the accident.

There was a general belief that these were paparazzi cars and motorcycles. This version, already on Monday morning the day after the accident, began to be stubbornly promoted by the media.

Even at the entrance to the tunnel, where the accident occurred, an inscription appeared in large letters “Killer of the paparazzi” Someone sprayed it with gold paint on the wall. No one to this day knows who did it and why the French police did not erase this inscription.

It has now become known that the paparazzi pursuing Diana's car drove into the tunnel at least a minute later than the accident happened. It is clear that they are not involved in this tragedy and are not guilty.

Indeed, two years later they were cleared of charges of involvement in the death of Princess Diana, after the French public prosecutor said at a hearing that the investigation did not have enough evidence to support it.

In fact, the paparazzi lagged behind Diana's car. Diana's driver managed to trick them back in the courtyard of the Ritz. He came up with a trick with two identical Mercedes and while the photographers figured out what's what, Diana and her friend left unnoticed.

Nevertheless, eyewitnesses claim that Diana's Mercedes at the entrance to the tunnel was chasing not only a black motorcycle, but also two fiat car Uno Turbo.

There is no evidence to link these cars or motorcycle to the paparazzi. One of these cars, propped up behind Diana's Mercedes, provoking the driver to accelerate and chaotic driving. As the cars burst into the tunnel, the second Fiat Uno Turbo accelerated and began to cut the Princess's Mercedes, pushing it towards the separation wall.

This maneuver allowed a black motorcycle with a driver and a passenger in helmets to sharply bypass Diana's car. Witnesses claim that when the motorcycle was just a few meters from the front of the Mercedes (4.5 meters), there was a very bright flash of light from the passenger of the motorcycle towards the driver of the Mercedes. There is speculation that it was a laser beam that blinded the driver of the Mercedes.

Then there was a loud bang, the limousine turned sharply and crashed into the 13th pillar in the tunnel. After that, Diana's Mercedes turned into a heap of twisted metal.

One of the eyewitnesses of the accident, a French ship mechanic, was driving in front of Diana's car and watched what was happening in the rearview mirror. He saw the black motorcycle stop after the accident and one of the motorcyclists jumped off the motorcycle and looked through the window of the Mercedes. Then the motorcyclist made a gesture to someone with his hands, which is informally used in a military environment (both arms crossed at chest level move down in different directions, which means “mission accomplished”).

After that, both motorcyclists rushed away from the tunnel forever and are still not found. This witness, with whom his wife was in the car, unambiguously described the incident as a “terrorist attack”.

Whether it was part of a conspiracy to get rid of Diana and her lover and whether it was the work of the British intelligence services, MI6 and its SAS unit, there is no conclusive evidence of their participation in the death of Princess Diana.

Sue Ride, thanks to whom the world learned about the new circumstances of this tragedy, received blog entries after Diana's death from one of the former MI6 employees.

He wrote to the journalist: “I hope you are brave enough to dig deeper and learn more about MI6 and about X and Y (the journalist does not disclose the names of the agents, for obvious reasons, calling them X and Y). Both of them took part in the murder of the princess, which was approved at the highest level. "

Later the names of these killers became known from other sources in the intelligence services. It is said that there are two men who exercised overall control over the "operation in Paris."

The two launched the theory that the accident was orchestrated to scare Diana and end her romance with Dodi, as the Muslim was considered an unsuitable partner by her former family members. “We were hoping to break her arm or cause minor injuries,” said one of these agents. The operation was supervised by MI6 officers, but everything went wrong that night, no one in MI6 wanted to kill Diana. ”

Princess Diana, what do the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service agents know about her?

The names of these two agents were mentioned in Moscow.

A veteran of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Gennady Sokolov, wrote in his book that MI6, X and Y were on the night Diana died in Paris and that the Russian SVR intended to find out why. The author also stated that the SVR agents were familiar with these British agents.

Both are senior MI6 officers and were on a secret mission in Paris that night without the knowledge of French counterintelligence. After the death of Diana, they immediately left Paris.

Princess Diana and her eventual marriage to Dodi were of great concern to the British royal family. The princess's phone was constantly tapped and she herself was constantly under surveillance. After the accident, public opinion was deliberately misled. They created scapegoats, paparazzi and a drunk driver. The press wrote that Henri Paul is an alcoholic, a virtual kamikaze who helped destroy them all. This is complete nonsense.

It was clear from the start that this was not an accident. This was a purely English murder, the SVR and other Russian special services are sure. According to them, SAS, one of the MI6 units, was directly involved in the murder. These guys work at the highest level without leaving a trace.

Chauffeur Henri Paul and Dodi al-Fayed died instantly, the only survivor, bodyguard Trevor Rhys-Jones. However, he has many injuries to his face, chest, ruptured pulmonary artery. They say that he "lost" the memory of the events in the tunnel. Well, Diana herself died four hours later from blood loss in a hospital in Paris.

The official investigation was not too eager to establish the truth. More than 170 important witnesses, including the doctor who embalmed Diana's body (during this process, the pregnancy was disguised in posthumous blood tests), were never interviewed by the investigation.

Another doctor at the hospital where Diana was taken said that she saw a small fetus, perhaps six to ten weeks in the womb during an ultrasound scan. This witness was also not questioned by the investigation.

Judge Lord Scott Baker, who heads the investigation, however, allowed her to present her testimony in writing, in which, as it turned out later, apart from her current address in America, there was no other valuable information.

The authorities were particularly unfair to the driver, Henri Paul, who was declared a chronic alcoholic from the outset.

The day after the accident, French authorities said he was an alcoholic and “drunk like a pig” when he left the Ritz on the night of the accident. Later it became known that while this statement was being made, tests for the presence of alcohol in the driver's blood were not yet ready.

In addition, the driver underwent an intensive medical examination three days before the crash, and his liver showed no signs of alcohol abuse.

Every year, on the anniversary of Diana's death, the British bring fresh bouquets of flowers to the gilded gates of Kensington Palace. Maybe with each passing year there will be fewer flowers in memory of Princess Diana, but just not questions about the circumstances of this tragedy.