The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul, occurred in the early hours of August 31st 1997, in France. It also brought about the introduction of stricter paparazzi practices all around the world, though it wouldn’t stop the paps from hounding Catherine Middleton, the future Princess of Wales, during her courtship with Prince William, Diana’s eldest son. It’s only after this abuse of Kate did they stop. The inquiry was known as Operation Paget.
Operation Paget was a British police inquiry into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed. It was started to investigate the numerous conspiracy theories created by Dodi’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, into the couple’s death. The investigation was established in 2004. It took three years for the findings to be compiled as the finished report. It is over 800 pages long. Also, most police reports are not made public. Moreover, given Diana’s public profile it was decided the people should be allowed to see the end result of the investigation.
When Was Operation Paget Conducted?
The Operation Paget report, the criminal investigation, was released in 2006. In 2008, the inquiry wrapped with the conclusion to the case. Furthermore, the jury concluded that the Princess of Wales and Dodi were unlawfully killed by their driver and the paparazzi due to gross negligence.
Finally, this is one in a series of posts breaking down the Operation Paget report in detail. We will also give context to certain aspects when required. In conclusion, this is part one – Introduction. Moreover, it is unclear how many parts this series will have.
Part Two: Allegations Made By Mohamed Al-Fayed
