FRANCE: BRITAIN'S MOST SENIOR POLICE OFFICER RETRACES THE ROUTE IN PARIS TAKEN BY THE LATE PRINCESS DIANA ON THE NIGHT SHE DIED IN A CAR CRASH

Record ID: 230460

  • Title: FRANCE: BRITAIN'S MOST SENIOR POLICE OFFICER RETRACES THE ROUTE IN PARIS TAKEN BY THE LATE PRINCESS DIANA ON THE NIGHT SHE DIED IN A CAR CRASH
  • Date: 26th April 2004
  • Summary: (EU)PARIS, FRANCE (26 APRIL, 2004) (REUTERS) 1. PAN FRENCH POLICEMAN OUTSIDE TUNNEL 0.06 2. MCU POLICEMAN WITH WALKIE TALKIE 0.13 3. LV BRITISH DELEGATION ARRIVING, JOURNALISTS AT TUNNEL ENTRANCE 0.17 4. SLV/SV BRITISH DELEGATION WALKING (2 SHOTS) 0.31 5. SV JOURNALISTS 0.34 6. LV BRITISH DELEGATION AT TUNNEL ENTRANCE (2 SHOTS) 0.45 7. SV JOURNALISTS 0.47 8. LV/SLV BRITISH DELEGATION WALKING INSIDE TUNNEL (5 SHOTS) 1.28 9. MCU (English) BRITAIN'S MOST SENIOR POLICE OFFICER, LONDON'S METROPOLITAN POLICE COMMISSIONER, SIR JOHN STEVENS, SAYING: "You talk to the senior criminal brigade officer who did the investigation, you go to the Ritz, you find out exactly what is happening, you get fat more of a feel for what has taken place. From the person who is investigating, there is nothing, absolutely nothing that will actually do that for you in terms of video, statements and the like. That is why we are here and it's been a very valuable exercise to me and the other officers." 1.53 10. SLV OF JOURNALISTS 1.59 11. MCU (English) SIR JOHN STEVENS SAYING: "There are a lot of conspiracy theories that relate to the tragic death of three people in this tunnel. It is my job to report to the coroner every single aspect that has been investigated in terms of conspiracy theories, to actually ensure there's a thorough investigation of every single aspect of that, and either prove or disprove those conspiracy theories. And we are actually putting every effort into that. You know we have the French who are working very closely with us and we have the best team of detectives that we could put together, which I think speaks highly of how we want to do this job that we are being asked to do." 2.38 12. LV JOURNALISTS 2.43 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVA7H9BIUO1TAPWO5DTR9C3OQIIJ
  • Story Text: Britain's most senior police officer retraces the
    route in Paris taken by the late Princess Diana on the
    night she died in a car crash.




    Britain's most senior police officer travelled to
    France on Monday (26 April) to retrace the route taken by
    the late Princess Diana on the night she died in a Paris
    car crash.

    London's Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir John
    Stevens, made the visit as part of an investigation into
    the circumstances surrounding Diana's death which he was
    asked to carry out by Britain's Royal Coroner Michael
    Burgess. They were accompanied by a team of detectives.

    Sir Stevens and Michael Burgess met with French
    investigators and followed the route underneath the Pont de
    l'Alma taken by the late Diana, Princess of Wales on the
    night of her death.

    Diana, whose marriage to Britain's heir-to-the-throne
    Prince Charles broke down in 1992 and later ended in
    divorce, was killed along with her lover Dodi al Fayed and
    their chauffeur Henri Paul in the Paris crash in August
    1997.

    Stevens undertook his investigation at the direction of
    royal coroner Michael Burgess to examine theories that the
    princess was the victim of a conspiracy, variously
    attributed to the royal family and intelligence agencies.

    "There are a lot of conspiracy theories that relate to
    the tragic death of three people in this tunnel. It is my
    job to report to the coroner every single aspect that has
    been investigated in terms of conspiracy theories, to
    actually ensure there's a thorough investigation of every
    single aspect of that, and either prove or disprove those
    conspiracy theories. And we are actually putting every
    effort into that", Sir John Stevens told reporters after
    touring the site of the accident.

    Dodi's father, Mohamed al Fayed, owner of exclusive
    London store Harrods, has alleged his son and Diana were
    murdered by British secret services because their
    relationship was embarrassing the royal household.

    An inquiry by French authorities in 1999 ruled that the
    fatal crash was caused by Paul being drunk and driving too
    fast.


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