On August 31, 1997, Princess Diana, the “people’s princess,” passed away in a car accident (Emery). While it was ruled as an accident, there have been some other opinions as to what may have happened that night. It has been said that “no event since the death of President Kennedy has caused this much controversy” (“Who”). According to a former MI6 officer, Richard Tomlinson, the way Princess Diana died was a former MI6 plan. The British Secret service, or MI6, were thought to believe Princess Diana was “a threat to the stability of the empire” (“Princess Diana”). As a result, MI6 planned to have Henri Paul drive Diana under the Alma tunnel, where no cameras were, and at the same time, have a motorcycle flash a bright light at Paul, forcing …show more content…
The first, “Debunking the Conspiracy Theories,” is a news article by J.F.O. McAllister. He attempts to debunk the conspiracy by arguing that there is no way all of the events, conspirators say happened, could be pulled off by MI6. The second, “Who Killed Princess Diana,” is a whimsy article by David Emery. He states the most popular conspiracy theories about her death and attempts to debunk them. The third, is an article by Sue Reid that describes the whole conspiracy theory and what Diana was doing the night of her death. Lastly, an article by Marcus Lowth describing 10 strange events leading up to Princess Diana’s …show more content…
When she spoke with Henri Paul’s parents they mentioned “their son was not a heavy drinker: his chosen portion was a bottle of beer or the occasional Ricard,” so it is possible that Paul had a drink that night, but his parents indicate that one drink would have been all. While McAllister’s sources were reliable, they had no proof as to how much Paul actually drank that night, and his parents know him better than anyone, so McAllister’s argument seems to be