Twenty-eight years after the passing of Princess Diana, the public still speculates about the exact cause that led to the tragic accident.
The truth is that ever since the world learned of her, Lady Di was under the spotlight. The paparazzi followed her every move, and according to many, pushed her to her death.
She lost her life after she and her partner Dodi Fayed, the son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, her driver Henri Paul, and her bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones crashed the Mercedes in the Pont de I’Alma tunnel in Paris while trying to escape the paparazzi.
Xavier Gourmelon was one of the first responders who came to the scene after the tragic crash. He spoke of the day and revealed what the Princess’ final words were.
As reported by The Independent, Gourmelon said: “The car was in a mess and we just dealt with it like any road accident.”
He then continued, “For me this was simply a banal traffic accident, one of many that emergency services have to deal with and it was the usual causes, speed and a drunk driver…
“I could see she had a slight injury to her right shoulder but, other than that, there was nothing significant. There was no blood on her at all. I held her hand and told her to be calm and keep still, I said I was there to help and reassured her.”
As she was still conscious when he approached her to help her, the Princess said: “My God, what’s happened?”
Today, nearly three decades after the world lost their princess, Diana’s former chauffeur, Steve Davies, breaks silence saying he believes she would still be alive had he not lost his job.
“I’d have taken a bullet for Diana. My job was my life,” Davies said, according to The Sun.
“I was always there for her. I went from having the dream job to having to start again from scratch.”
Reflecting on the night that ended her life, he added: “All I know is that if life had taken a different trajectory, if I’d been driving her that night in Paris, she would still be here today… because I would’ve kept her safe.”
Davies said he only learned why he was dismissed after watching The Crown, which revealed Martin Bashir had falsely accused him of leaking stories to the press in order to gain Princess Diana’s trust before their infamous interview. Former protection officer Ken Wharfe later suggested she might still be alive if different choices had been made.
“The one thing that would have saved Diana’s life that night would have been if they’d kicked out the chauffeur and for Rees-Jones to have driven,” he stated.
“But he couldn’t do that because he couldn’t speak to Dodi Fayed — he told him what to do. And that’s a shame, because had Rees-Jones taken that command, had he taken that decision to boot out Henri Paul, you and I would not be having this discussion.”
According to Wharfe, Diana’s choice to dismiss her Scotland Yard security team — which came after her separation from Prince Charles in 1992 — was perhaps the most avoidable mistake of all.
“She said, ‘You’ve always been great with advice. If there’s one piece of advice you’d give me, what would it be?’” Whare recalled his conversation with the late princess.
His response was clear: “I urge you, I urge you, not to lose the Scotland Yard security because we have given you that freedom, we’ve broken rules to allow you to have the normality that you crave for, and there’s no reason why that shouldn’t continue.”
According to Wharfe, had Queen Elizabeth insisted Diana keep the security, she would have probably agreed.
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