The death of Princess Diana, or the “People’s Princess” as she was fondly known, sent shockwaves through the world. Accusations started flying that the paparazzi were to blame for the horrific crash that claimed the life of Diana, her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul. It seemed the sad story would never come to an end as people cried and grieved for months on end.
ix years after her death, things finally seemed back to normal. But it was short-lived. In 2003, Paul Burrell, Diana’s former butler, once again sent shockwaves throughout the world when he said he had a personal letter from the princess in his possession in which she revealed that she had a feeling she would be murdered. He did have an actual letter, but some have suggested that Burrell might have faked it.
At that stage, he was in the process of having a book published which was also the means he wanted to use to reveal the contents of Di’s letter. Burrell stated the princess clearly mentioned in the letter that she was scared someone was out to cause her harm and that a car accident would be used to cover up the fact that she was murdered. Apparently, the motive behind all this was to ensure that Prince Charles could get married again to the woman he really loved.
It was also alleged by a newspaper reporting Burrell’s story at the time that Diana knew and named the person in the letter that she thought was responsible for wanting her out of the way. However, that particular name had never been publicly revealed.
Many believe that Burrell was just exaggerating things to create publicity for his book. Some do believe his claims, though. The only facts that we know for sure are that Diana did lose her life in a horrific accident in 1997, and the whole truth surrounding the incident might never be known.
