Results of a survey have been revealed on her 60th birthday
The death of Princess Diana “was not an accident”, a third of Brits have believed for decades.
The former Princess of Wales tragically died following a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. Despite the best efforts of the medical teams, the royal’s death was announced in the early hours.
She left behind two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, who were only aged 15 and 12 years old at the time.
Princess Diana had divorced the now King Charles only a year before, and her death impacted the then Prince of Wales. It’s said he was seen crying next to Diana in her hospital room after flying over to France when he heard the news.
Princess Diana was mother to Prince William and Prince Harry (Credit: Splash News)
What happened to Princess Diana?
Princess Diana died on August 31, 1997 when she was just 36 years old. She was involved in a car accident in Paris and succumbed to her injuries in hospital.
She suffered a broken arm, a concussion and deep cuts to her thighs. As she was being transferred into the ambulance, the royal suffered a cardiac arrest. Paramedics managed to restart her heart but she was later pronounced dead in hospital.
Rescuers who were first on the scene said Diana was moving and talking when they arrived.
They also revealed her last words.
The princess said: “Oh my God, what happened?”
People still believe Princess Diana’s death was ‘not an accident’
The study looked at conspiracy theories that Brits believe to be true.
And one in three believe that Diana’s, the Princes of Wales, death “was not an accident”.
However, it seems attitudes have not changed over the years. A YouGov poll from 2013 showed that 38% of Brits thought Princess Diana’s death was not an accident.
Results revealed fewer than half the respondents (41%) thought he royal’s death was an accident. Many believe conspiracy theories about the car crash that killed the mother-of-two. 21% in the poll said they ‘don’t know’.
Regarding conspiracy theories surrounding Princess Diana’s death, one third said they thought it was ‘probably true’ she was assassinated. While, 25% claimed they thought MI6 were involved, another 25% believed she was pregnant with her boyfriend’s child. She was dating Dodi al Fayed, son of Harrods boss, at the time. 14% of those who answered the questions thought her seatbelt was sabotaged, and 16% think the SAS were somehow involved.
A third of Brits believe her death wasn’t an accident (Credit: Splash News)
Dodi al Fayed’s father spoke out
Dodi’s father, Mohamed, spoke out after the death of his son and Princess Diana. He claimed their deaths were not an accident and publicly pushed conspiracy theories into the spotlight.
He told The Mirror in 1998: “I believe in my heart 99.9% that it was not an accident.
“That car didn’t accidentally crash. There was a conspiracy. I will not rest until I have stablished exactly what happened.”
He went further to allege the crash was ordered by the late Prince Philip and carried out by the MI6. He claims it was to stop Diana from marrying his son who was a Muslim.
Due to the allegations being associated with taking place on British soil, the police could legally step in, writes the BBC.
This led to a three-year inquiry into Princess Diana’s death.
