Former bodyguard of Princess Diana made this unexpected confession on his death – Daily Mail

A little fulfilled 19 years after his death, a new version of the tragic accident of Princess Diana comes to light.

On this occasion, the former bodyguard of the popular Lady Di, Ken Wharfe, revealed that the death of princess Diana and Egyptian billionaire Dodi al Fayed was not murder , but yes “a accident that should have been avoided “.

” I can say with certainty, after decades of police experience, that Diana’s death was not murder, but was a terrible accident that should have been avoided “ said.

Ken Wharfe guarded the British royal family for six years, during which also lived from about princess Diana Wales.

As recalled, princess Diana was killed in a car accident the night of August 31, 1997, in Paris.

Ken Wharfe told that night the billionaire had “erratic behavior” and said that “the mistakes of his bodyguards” were vital to the tragic final outcome.

“the first mistake was using a bodyguard hired by the family Fayed, who was unable to say ‘no’ to their employers “ , Wharfe said, referring to Trevor Rees-Jones, who was assigned custody Diana for a few weeks.

After a day of twists and turns in the French capital, where the couple tried to escape the paparazzi, the day ended with a dinner at the Ritz hotel, owned by Al Fayed. But the tycoon ordered his security transfer them to his apartment on the Champs Elysees.

Wharfe said that the decision was “a fatal error”. The tycoon decreed that his regular driver Philippe Dourneau lead the Range Rover as a decoy, and the couple moved into a Mercedes driven by Henri Paul.

Rees-Jones and Kes Wingfield, another bodyguard, tried to Dodi persuaded to desist from that idea, but he ignored the recommendation of his security team. “The bodyguards lacked experience and authority,” said Wharfe.

“That was how the princess got into a car with a driver who knew the security team, had been drinking all day. Another bodyguard Fayed had noticed the smell of alcohol at lunch “ , he said.

the following” fatal error “Al Fayed, according former security officer of the British royal house, was having ordered Paul Henri leading to high speed. “Rees-Jones should have revoked it. A security officer police would not have hesitated to override the wishes of Dodi” said Wharfe.

The Bodyguard lambasted Rees-Jones was a former soldier who “I had never received the training necessary to protect a member of the royal family.” “When he first heard he had been appointed by the Fayed family to protect Diana in France, could have contacted informally to Scotland Yard for a briefing.”

Wharfe also criticized always Rees-Jones boasted of being a good bodyguard to fight. “But the main function of a protection officer is the use of intelligence, contacts and instincts, avoiding confrontation” .