There has been a rumour for years, which has since been debunked, that Princess Diana was pregnant with the child of Dodi Fayed when she died on August 31st 1997, in a Parisian car crash. The rumour started with Dodi’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, in 2001. According to a 2008 article by The Guardian, Al-Fayed believe the Princess of Wales and his son were killed on the orders of the Royal Family (more on that in a moment) because she was having a child that would likely be raised Muslim.
However, the pregnancy was a figment of Mohamed’s imagination and grief of losing his son. In a 2003 interview, he claimed that Princess Diana had called him hours before she died and said she was pregnant with Dodi’s child. The inquest that investigated the deaths of Diana, Dodi, and their driver Henri Paul said this was unlikely.
Princess Diana Pregnant With Dodi Fayed’s Child: Debunked!
The theory was debunked by several people, including Paul Burrell, Diana’s friend and butler and her spiritual advisor, who both said that she was still hung up on Hasnat Khan. She had had a two-year relationship with him after her marriage to Charles broke down. Also, a worker on the Al-Fayed yacht found a packet of contraceptive pills that were opened. Dodi’s personal masseuse said the Princess was on her period.
Another person to debunk the theory was Dr John Burton, who had worked as the coroner within The Queen’s household. He personally attended the autopsy of Princess Diana when the body arrived back in England. He examined her womb himself, finding she was not pregnant.
The Embalming Rumour
Also, a blood sample from Diana that was lifted from the car proved that Mohamed had created a conspiracy. There result came back saying there was no trace of the pregnancy hormone. The Lord Justice Scott Baker also made the point that Al-Fayed had made the allegations in 2001, four years after the chase and happened. Moreover, he also claimed that Diana’s body was embalmed on purpose so a pregnancy test would come up as negative.
French Law states that paperwork needs to be filed before embalming can happen. Also, Diana’s body was placed in a room closest to the emergency room. They had to add air conditioners and dry ice to keep the body cool and prevent it from deteriorating. Also, the paperwork for the embalming was filled out. The process was conducted before the allegations from Al-Fayed came out.
The reason for Diana’s body being placed closer to the emergency room was due to the morgue being on the other side of the hospital. However, the dry ice and the AC did little to keep the body cool. The hospital staff were given a small amount of time to prepare the corpse for viewing. They ultimately decided to go ahead with the embalming. Also, there were was no way the staff wouldn’t have known to perform a pregnancy test when they were treating Diana. It was irrevelent to her injuries.
Al-Fayed’s Conspiracy Theory – Blaming The Royal Family
Now, let’s explain another conspiracy Al-Fayed cooked up to explain his son and Diana’s deaths. He believed that the couple were assassinated. He pointed the finger at multiple people. This includes Prince Philip and Diana’s sister, Sarah. Mohamed claimed they didn’t want a Muslim child being the half-sibling to the future King of England [William].
Anyone who knows anything about the royal family knows they’re not against Muslims. They accept all faiths. But for the sake of the line of succession, family members born into the family have to be baptised in the Church of England.
If Princess Diana had been pregnant, the baby would not have been a royal child, so Al-Fayed’s accusations held no weight. Sure, William would’ve been king, but any child born of his mother and another man would have nothing to do with his chances of being king.
In conclusion, this conspiracy goes up there with Princess Diana eating pearls in the film Spencer and the rumour that she had a daughter.
