Princess Diana's Suicide

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The death of the once beloved Princess of Wales was a tragedy to not only her loving country England, but all across the world. As soon as the fatal car accident occurred, Diana’s face scattered the covers of tabloids, newspapers, and the internet. She was a sensation to the public and her death was unbelievable. Princess Diana, the loving mother of her two sons, Prince William and Harry, was killed in deadly car crash on the last day of August, 1997. Immediately after the crash took place, Diana was rushed to the near by hospital and passed away at four in the morning (Kurth). Even today, this tragic car accident leaves the general public overwhelmed and confused that a young, charming, global figure would be taken from this world at the young …show more content…
It is clearly evident that Diana was no mystery to the public. According to David Emery, an urban legends expert, Diana had “become the most famous woman in the world, her every deed, no matter how private or trivial, meticulously photographed, documented, and splashed across the front pages of tabloids everywhere” (Source 5). The paparazzi followed her every foot steps. From every restaurant she walked in to, to every car she got out of, the press swarmed her snapping their cameras. On the night of Diana’s death, the trail of cars behind the Mercedes Diana was riding in, was no surprise. As a result, the driver of the Mercedes placed his foot on the gas in hopes of losing the stream of paparazzi. This is a popular belief that the events of the fatal crash were purely an accident. If the driver, Henri Paul, was simply trying to speed away from the press, then losing control of the car going at such a high speed can believably be apologized …show more content…
It is clear to conclude that by this evidence, the death of Princess Diana was no accident. Based on the sequence of mysterious events, Diana was a threat to the Royal family; therefore, the British Secret Service wanted her gone; most likely dead. Diana was a threat because the press revealed to the public that she was pregnant with Dodi’s child (source 10). Firstly, Dodi was Muslim and that would mean that her sons’ soon to be stepsibling would have had Muslim blood. This was something that the British Royal family would have frown greatly upon. After Diana’s death, she was embalmed which made it nearly impossible to receive a conclusive test stating if she really was baring Dodi’s child (Unlawful Killing). In addition to Diana possibly being pregnant with Dodi’s child, there was speculation that Diana was soon to be engaged. David Emery once proposed in an article about Diana’s death that the MI6 wanted her dead because “she was poised to embarrass the crown by marrying Dodi Al-Fayed, a Muslim who would become a stepfather to Princes William and Harry, the heirs to the British throne” (source 5). The producer of the film an Unlawful Killing, Keith Allen, claimed that the MI6 and Royal family had every right to be unhappy with Diana at the time of her death. They were intimidated by her actions and alleged her to be a major

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