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| Diana survivor denies conspiracy | |
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| The sole survivor of the car crash which killed Princess Diana has denied being part of a murder cover-up at the inquest into her death. | |
| Trevor Rees-Jones suffered serious head injuries and made a good recovery but has said he has little memory of events of the early hours of 31 August 1997. | Trevor Rees-Jones suffered serious head injuries and made a good recovery but has said he has little memory of events of the early hours of 31 August 1997. |
| He told the jury he is "not part of a conspiracy to suppress the truth". | |
| Diana, her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed and driver Henri Paul were killed in the crash in the Pont d'Alma tunnel, Paris. | Diana, her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed and driver Henri Paul were killed in the crash in the Pont d'Alma tunnel, Paris. |
| Murder theory | Murder theory |
| Mr Rees-Jones, who was employed by Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed as a bodyguard for his son Dodi at the time of the crash, told the inquest: "All I have ever done is given the truth as I see it." | |
| He made the remarks in answer to a question in which Ian Burnett QC, for the Coroner, outlined Mohamed al Fayed's controversial claim that Diana was murdered. | |
| The jury has already heard that when Mr Rees-Jones returned to work he felt his employer was obsessed with the idea that Diana and Dodi had been murdered. | The jury has already heard that when Mr Rees-Jones returned to work he felt his employer was obsessed with the idea that Diana and Dodi had been murdered. |
| He also thought Mr Al Fayed was increasingly trying to pressure him into agreeing with the theory. | He also thought Mr Al Fayed was increasingly trying to pressure him into agreeing with the theory. |
| Mr Al Fayed alleges that Mr Rees-Jones has not lost his memory, and that the former bodyguard was appointed to a UN post to ensure his continued silence. | Mr Al Fayed alleges that Mr Rees-Jones has not lost his memory, and that the former bodyguard was appointed to a UN post to ensure his continued silence. |
| Mr Rees-Jones has denied the claims. | Mr Rees-Jones has denied the claims. |