Cover-up of a Royal Murder: Hundreds of Errors in the Paget Report [Paperback]

John Morgan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 31, 2008

Cover-up of a Royal Murder is a thorough investigation of the British inquiry - the Paget report - into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed. It uses eye-witness, documentary and other evidence to prove that the conclusions drawn in the Paget report are fundamentally flawed -- yet it is the Paget report that is set to form the basis for the upcoming British inquest. This is the book that proves beyond reasonable doubt that Princess Diana was murdered and that there is a lot more to the Paris crash than the French and British investigations have revealed. "Cover-up" provides credibility to the lingering doubts of a large section of the British and international public -- doubts that remain even 10 years after the crash. This book lays down a huge challenge to those who believe the death of Diana Princess of Wales was just a tragic accident. Cover-up of a Royal Murder exposes one of the greatest cover-ups of our time.

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A brilliant piece of research and writing which will play an important role in uncovering the truth about how Princess Diana came to die. -- Sue Reid, Daily Mail, London

An intriguing thought provoking read that is hard to put down....I found Cover-up of a Royal Murder a highly accomplished work. -- Zeus Publications, September 25 2007

Chapter after chapter, I was astounded at the volume of evidence pointing to criminal involvement rather then an accident. -- Margaretha de Vries, September 5 2007

I read this book as a complete skeptic....After reading it I am completely convinced that the death of Diana was not an accident.... -- Sarah Thornton,September 4 2007

Not just another Diana book....Cover-up of a Royal Murder leaves me in no doubt that the Paget Report is indeed a cover-up of the facts. -- Davina Dyne, September 18 2007

Originally I did not think that Diana and Dodi were murdered, but after reading the book I have grave doubts that it was just an accident. -- Jos Deters, September 5 2007

The most compelling book yet published about the circumstances surrounding Diana's death. -- Paul Sparks, Writer & Journalist, UK

This is a first class piece of investigative journalism that exposes the Scotland Yard report into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed as an utter sham. The book demonstrates that the cover up went right to the top. -- Mohamed Al Fayed, Owner of Harrads, London

This is a masterful piece of investigative journalism which has quite properly exposed areas of the Paget inquiry which were either overlooked or not properly investigated. It needs to be read by anyone seeking the truth. -- John Macnamara, former Detective Chief Superintendent at New Scotland Yard

About the Author

John Morgan, who is based in Brisbane, Australia, is an investigative writer with a diploma in journalism. Since 2005 he has carried out extensive full-time research into the events surrounding the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed. After studying the Paget report when it was published in December 2006, he was shocked by the content of it. He realised that the £4 million report which took three years to produce was littered with inaccuracies and poorly drawn conclusions -- John viewed it as a huge injustice to the memory of Princess Diana. Cover-up of a Royal Murder is the result of his subsequent investigation into the Paget report.

Product Details

• Paperback: 548 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (January 31, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1847536557
• ISBN-13: 978-1847536556
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,083,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cover-Up of a Royal Murder:Hundereds of Errors in the Paget Report by John Morgan, October 26, 2007

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Myra McQueen "Battleaxe" (Odessa,Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cover-up of a Royal Murder: Hundreds of Errors in the Paget Report (Paperback)

This book "Cover-up of a Royal Murder;Hundreds of Errors in the Paget Report" by John Morgan, covers very adequately all the events leading up to and including the crash of the Mercedes that Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were involved in on August 30,1997. In this book, Morgan also contributes much to the later investigation of the said events by exposing the inadequate conclusions arrived at in the Paget Report, as well as the obvious sifting of evidence by ignoring certain witness statements while accepting others,as well as the assignment of certain characteristics to witnesses,without qualifying their reason for doing this;the handling of contradiciive statements in the interrogation of witnesses;the conflicting testimony of those involved in the handling of tissue and fluid specimens from the bodies of Diana and Dodi Al Fayed;the reluctance of French authorities to respond appropriately to the investigation;etc.
Mr.Morgan has a clear and excellent, very readable writing style. His putting together of the actions and interactions that took place in the Alma Tunnel in the minutes prior to, during, and immediately after the crash, are very dramatic and well organized.

He adequately points out the flagrant negligence of the Paget report in so far as giving accurate evidence of their conclusions;the possible tampering with, of evidence, and dogmatic conclusions that are baseless in the face of obvious evidence to the contrary;the fact that Paget focuses on what witnesses did not see, rather than what they actually claimed to see(ie, evidence of the white Fiat Uno is described by several witnesses as being a central part of the collision and yet is discounted by Paget even after finding paint from the Fiat on the Mercedes);the altering of witness accounts as to locations,times,descriptions given;failure to adequately address the accusations of assassination("Franz Klein...told him that John Macnamara had said to him that he suspected murder rather than an accident...."-Pg 451 of "Cover-Up"),claims of threats against the bodyguards;the refusal of NSA/CIA to allow Paget access to their files on Diana;etc.

Mr.Morgan shows through a very thorough investigation of the facts, as compared with the Paget report, how the report is riddled with errors, dogmatic statements, third person summaries, failure to connect in a timely and factual manner, events and circumstances that led up to the crash, as well as failure on the part of the Paget report to adequately record testimonies of the persons and witnesses involved in these events, including crucial evidence of there being possible intent to deliberately distract the Mercedes driver and cause the crash;the questionable actions and statements of the physician who stopped to render aid;the destruction of photographs taken after the crash showing that Diana was alive and responding to caregivers;etc.

Mr Morgan exposes the generalization and speculations of the Paget report for the lack of evidence to prove their conclusions;ie, the altering of certain witnesses' testimonies in order to change the meaning;lack of specifics regarding pertinent details;inadequate timelines related to events leading up to and including the crash;acceptance of certain witnesses testimony without sufficient evidence to support their testimony, which did not agree with other witnesses;changing of testimonies of key witnesses;autopsy errors(ie,"there is no biological analysis of the liver, pancreas or other viscera [of Henri Paul] - yet Henri was accused of being an alcoholic"). According to this investigative report, the same incompetent person did the post mortem examination on Diana, and she was(for some unknown reason) embalmed before turning her body over to the family-"rendering any toxicology and pregnancy test pointless."

It is very obvious, from the evidence presented by John Morgan in "Cover-Up," that Henri Paul was not legally intoxicated, in fact not even to the point of it being detectable by those around him who knew what to look for(ie, the bodyguards) The evidence Mr.Morgan gives shows that without a doubt, the original pathologist was either incompetent, or very careless in the tests that she ran on the body of Henri Paul, which is why later tests were subsequently necessary.

These failures of the studies done by the pathologists may explain why so many of them resigned from the case, as noted in "Cover-Up."
The ineffective use of surveliance cameras at key points, and the failure of Paget to interview key persons involved in monitoring such equipment;failure to partition off the area of the crash for investigation; failure to provide for adequate lighting to support the investigation, along with the mishandling of information that resulted from the use of inadequate lighting in both cases;the premature cleanup of the said area before completion of the investigation by proper authorities is detailed in "Cover-Up."

The fact that pedestrians saw high tech cameras being used within a very short time after the crash and were witnesses to what actually happened, were being sent out of the tunnel by these cameramen and their assistants. According to John Morgan,these photos were never seen by the public or the police.
Mr Morgan compares the two cars the Mercedes 600 with the inferior S280 that was substituted and in which Dodi Al Fayed and Princess Diana were riding on the night of the crash, and shows how the Paget Report failed to follow through on evidence of pre-crash tampering with the latter vehicle, and compares the position of certain vehicles in and around the Mercedes in which Dodi and Diana were riding, in the final moments just before the fatal crash.

The evidence of error in the Paget Report is glaring. It is obvious that much of what happened in the Alma Tunnel prior to and following the crash, was not adequately followed up on in that investigation. "Cover-Up" mentions that much of the evidence given by pedestrians is not even mentioned in the report, neither is the fact that one of the motorcycles cut across in front of the Mercedes at one point just before the crash, flashing a blinding light into the face of the driver of the Mercedes, according to some witnesses, as recorded in "Cover-Up."

There is also indication according to "Cover-Up," that OPCI was aware of factors involved in the fatal crash, that were not revealed or addressed in their report;ie,interrogation of the drivers of other vehicles not associated with the Paparazzi(ie, the white Fiat Uno & the large black motorcycle);why no attempt was made to track down these vehicles;the mysterious death of the owner of the white Fiat Uno(James Andanson) in 2000, and his former association with Dodi Al Fayed and Diana;witness reports of strange behavior of the drivers and passengers of the said vehicles;why some witnesses claimed they saw a flashing light just prior to the crash;lack of proper witness interrogation by authorities at the scene, and changing of certain witness testimony in later interviews;photos taken before, during, and after the crash are missing and were never followed up on;the obvious negligence in giving emergency care to Diana is thoroughly covered by Mr.Morgan in a detailed report, showing that it took almost two hours to get her to a hospital that was only a few minutes away.
"Cover-Up" shows in detail that the post crash investigation was not thorough and that the evidence was obliterated before the proper authorities could complete their investigation.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, January 12, 2008

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Anne Pledger "Anne" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cover-up of a Royal Murder: Hundreds of Errors in the Paget Report (Paperback)

I found John Morgan's book totally gripping. It is a must read book for anyone seeking the truth of Princess Diana's death. John Morgan has written much about mistakes and crucial evidence in the Paget Report. It opens ones eyes to think that this report is being used in the enquiry into Diana's death. It is a fallacy. The author has made it clear that her death was not accidental, but a conspiracy to murder.
A good deal of information was left out of the Paget Report. For example, some witnesses were not interviewed or investigated or if they were, their information was not included. The treatment of Diana's injuries and the time it took to get her to a hospital is another issue. If she had had appropriate treatment she could have lived. That obviously wasn't wanted. Also evidence at the scene of the crime was removed before the experts arrived. This is an amazing book and one I will read again.
It has given me an interest too into the enquiry being held now in England. If it is based on the Paget Report, it will be a grave miscarriage of justice.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a MUST read book!, January 10, 2008

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Meria "Meria" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cover-up of a Royal Murder: Hundreds of Errors in the Paget Report (Paperback)

John Morgan's book astounded me, a must read book. I found the book enthralling and I could not put it down, as I could not wait to see what else was wrong with the report.
The author is also outstanding in the way he has found the evidence that to me proves Diana was murdered and not killed accidentally. It is obvious to me that the Paget Report has mishandled the report with missing evidence and false so-called evidence. To think, the present inquiry uses the Paget Report, what a fallacy.
The author has found so much evidence that is not in or has been changed in
the report. I have to wonder how the report was concocted at such great cost.
I just hope that this book brings to light some of the evidence the
author has found and is taken into account.