NORMAL LIFE: A Convenient Verdict?

Many theories have been spouted about during the ten years since Princess Diana's death, with Mohammad Al Fayed perhaps being the most vocal accuser. Quite frankly, I'm bored of him and I hope he now changes the record. Tragically, he did lose a son on that fateful night in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, but the truth is no one will ever know what happened.

I personally believe that Diana was murdered. For many months, Diana had suspected that the Establishment was 'out for get her' and, if this is the case, yesterday's verdict of Unlawful Death is a convenient one. The blame now falls on drunk driver, Henri Paul, and the paparazzi, a likely verdict. The jury of six men and five women found that these two elements contributed to the tragic accident.

Trevor Rees, Diana's butler on the night, could have been found responsible, but came nowhere near bagging any of the blame. He was Diana's 'protector' yet permitted a man who had downed a number of drinks to drive the future King of England's mother around Paris. Furthermore, there was no insistence - by the 'protector' - that seatbelts should be warn, even as the car gathered speed as it dodged the paparazzi. And let's not forget that Paul Burrell, Diana's Butler, refused to return to the UK to clarify 'discrepancies' (in other words, lies) in his testimony; he currently lives in the US - outside the jurisdiction of English courts and cannot be compelled to return to the inquest. As far as I am concerned, he is still a British citizen and should have been extradited by our aliies-when-it-suits-them on the other side of the Atlantic.

Interestingly, the Diana Inquest has dismissed the earlier findings of the French and Scotland Yard inquiries which both concluded that the death of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed was an accident. And now, the driver and the paparazzi are to blame. For those who want blood, wanting someone to pay by way of 'real' justice, they are in for a shock. The Ministry of Justice confirmed it was not possible for the Crown Prosecution Service to prosecute foreign nationals for deaths abroad, even if the victim is British.

Before I tell you my own view of the accident, I would like to point out that I am not a racist. I am a patriot, yes, and am proud of Britain's history. Bearing this in mind, I would like to pose the following question: When, throughout, British history, have you ever read of a future King of England (William) having a Muslim stepfather (Dodi)? The Royal Family are a proud lot and I don't doubt for a minute that the Duke of Edinburgh is a racist scumbug. You only need to look at the Royal Family through the ages to see they don't 'mix'. But like I said, we will never know what happened the night of August 31st, 1997.