Princess Diana: The Drunk Driver Who Ended Her Life
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Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Al-Fayed spent their final moments being driven to a brutal death by a chauffeur who was a hopeless alcoholic!
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Henri Paul (with bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones at left) was even drunk when he arrived at the Ritz Hotel in Paris to pick up Diana and Dodi after their final romantic dinner together. "Henri was a habitual drunk," confirmed his close friend Marcel Turgot — adding: "We drank together that fatal night. Henri, drunk again, killed Di and Dodi!"
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Blood tests later showed that Henri — who also died in the crash — had drank the equivalent of nine shots of whisky! In a tragic twist, Henri's alcoholism was reportedly no secret to his employers at the Ritz, where he was the No. 2 man in the security office.
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Insiders reported that Henri had gone off-duty at 7:30 pm on the night of August 31, 1997 — but was called back after Diana and Dodi had enjoyed a very special evening. "He appeared excited, agitated, and apparently drunk" when he returned to the Ritz at 10:16 pm, according to a hotel employee.
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"Everyone knew at the hotel that Henri had been drinking on a Saturday night," said the employee — adding: "Everyone knew that he boozed when he wasn't working." But the insider added that Henri also didn't dare turn down Dodi's call to return to the hotel.
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"When the Fayeds are there," said the employee, "you do not say no. Whatever they ask for, no one dares say no. As for Henri Paul, he was a bit too sure of himself!"
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Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Al-Fayed spent their final moments being driven to a brutal death by a chauffeur who was a hopeless alcoholic!
Photo credit: BACKGRID
Henri Paul (with bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones at left) was even drunk when he arrived at the Ritz Hotel in Paris to pick up Diana and Dodi after their final romantic dinner together. "Henri was a habitual drunk," confirmed his close friend Marcel Turgot — adding: "We drank together that fatal night. Henri, drunk again, killed Di and Dodi!"
Photo credit: BACKGRID
Blood tests later showed that Henri — who also died in the crash — had drank the equivalent of nine shots of whisky! In a tragic twist, Henri's alcoholism was reportedly no secret to his employers at the Ritz, where he was the No. 2 man in the security office.
Photo credit: BACKGRID
Insiders reported that Henri had gone off-duty at 7:30 pm on the night of August 31, 1997 — but was called back after Diana and Dodi had enjoyed a very special evening. "He appeared excited, agitated, and apparently drunk" when he returned to the Ritz at 10:16 pm, according to a hotel employee.
Photo credit: BACKGRID
"Everyone knew at the hotel that Henri had been drinking on a Saturday night," said the employee — adding: "Everyone knew that he boozed when he wasn't working." But the insider added that Henri also didn't dare turn down Dodi's call to return to the hotel.
Photo credit: BACKGRID
"When the Fayeds are there," said the employee, "you do not say no. Whatever they ask for, no one dares say no. As for Henri Paul, he was a bit too sure of himself!"
Photo credit: BACKGRID
