Former head of royal protection 'mystified' by fresh Princess Diana death claims
Police have begun investigating new claims regarding the death of Princess Diana (Picture: Getty)

A former head of royal protection is ‘mystified’ by reports of new information about the death of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed.

Dai Davies said the deaths in Paris in 1997 were ‘an accident by any definition and three separate inquiries… have come to the same independent conclusion’.

He told ITV News: ‘I am absolutely convinced this was an accident so I’m mystified, after 13 years, how any new information can possibly allege anything other than [that] this was a tragic accident.’

His comments came after Scotland Yard began investigating allegations Diana was murdered by the SAS.

Metropolitan police said it asked specialist detectives to examine new allegations and evidence passed to it ‘recently’.

The claims were given to the force by the Royal Military police, after the trial of Sgt Danny Nightingale, the SAS sniper convicted of illegal weapons possession.

Diana and Dodi Fayed died in a car crash in 1997 (Picture: PA)

The dossier is said to include a claim the SAS ‘was behind Princess Diana’s death’. However, Scotland Yard has declined to confirm the content or origin of the material.


A statement issued by the force said: ‘The Metropolitan Police Service is scoping information that has recently been received in relation to the deaths and assessing its relevance and credibility.


Police said they are not prepared to discuss the matter further, while a royal spokeswoman said there will be no comment on the matter from the Duke of Cambridge or Prince Harry, or from Clarence House.

Diana, Dodi and chauffeur Henri Paul died after their Mercedes crashed in a Paris tunnel after it left the Ritz Hotel on the morning of August 31, 1997.
