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Death of a Princess: The Investigation

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At last, someone has seen fit to ask more about the events surrounding the death of Diana, in the midst of beginning a new life free of the Royal Family. A MUST Read for anyone interested in reading about the events of that horrible August night that we lost Diana.

FOR THOSE OF US WHO WERE STUNNED BY DIANA'S DEATH, ANY INFORMATION COLLECTED SURROUNDING THE TRAGEDY IS LIKE GOLD IN OUR HANDS.

I have always been fascinated by Princess Diana, so I had to read the book investigating her tragic death. The authors supplied background information on Princeess Diana and Mr. al-Fayed and provided extensive research regarding the accident. I had some questions before reading the book, and now I have many more. I am anxiously awaiting the publication of the reports regarding this untimely accident.

Thomas Sancton and Scott MacLeod not only present a well researched and highly readable journey through the details and and facts of the death of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed that are known to date, but challenge their readers to explore the unanswered questions which keep reason for the accident a mystery. We have all speculated about whether the paparazi, the driver, or a second car was responsible for the tragedy but this book weaves the thread of their lives, loves, family, with the circumstances of their untimely death. I never thought I would have more questions about the accident after I read this book than before but I do. This may prove that the authors have done their job well to not only state the facts but describe the ongoing investigation. It is now our responsibility to demand further answers from those investigators. I enjoyed reading this book and would easily recommend that others do so as well.

Sancton and Mac Leod did one hell of a job, considering the book was published but a few months after Diana and Dodi's deaths.

They investigate the conspiracy theories that were floating around then and give evidence to either support or discredit them but they allow enough space for you to be the judge of whether the theory is based in fact or fiction.

It was impossible for the book to have come to any kind of ending, conclusive or not, because at the time it was written, evidence was still being sorted out, arraignments were being made, and people were being interviewed. In short, everything was still a mess.

I highly recommend this book for its unbiased reporting and also for the minute by minute account of Diana and Dodi's last day alive.

I liked this book. Very interesting. I followed all the media news and just could not get enough to satisfy my curiosity until I read this book. I don't know why I have been so touched by her death? It is a mystery to me, also? I just liked her when she was alive and was shocked at hearing about her accident. I, too, ordered the tape of John Elton's song about her. I want to thank all the readers who gave their comments on this book, it helped me to buy this book.

Interesting facts about the papparazzi and the holiday leading up to the accident which killed Diana. The chapter reporting the engineer's finding is not only technical, but gives supporting proof of a collision with a Fiat prior to the deadly collision with the 13th pillar of the Alma Tunnel. This book gives a handful of theories to think about, but the only thing not convincing to me is the conspiracy theory that the Princess was going to wed Dodi. The ending is not conclusive.

This book contains many factual mistakes, but since it was written over 2 years ago, before many facts were uncovered by the French investigation, I am not really penalizing it much for that.

About half of the book consists of background information on Dodi and Diana. This part could have been much shorter. I don't need to know, nor do I care about, Dodi's favorite pets as a child.

The actual part related to the investigation was an evenhanded treatment of the facts as they were known in 1998. To the authors' credit, they investigate the most wild theories in a fair manner. When information was not known or available, they plainly state so. Unfortunately, they hint darkly a few times in the book that a source (which they can't name) tells them there is 'something big' not known about the case. This shot down the authors' credibility.

One has to be a buffoon to believe Diana was not murdered. The failure to establish a thorough going British inquiry clearly points to a government cover-up.

Sir Randulph Fiennes was an officer in the Royal Scots Grey and attached to the elite SAS. He wrote a book (non-fiction) about a secret group of assassins and how they murdered people while making it look like an accident. Cars were tampered with and the steering/braking system was operated by remote control which could override the normal system via compressed air from a tiny scuba diving cylinder hidden in the engine compartment. It is possible that Diana's Mercedes was externally controlled in this way.

Although this is an interesting look at how French authorities conduct an investigation it is not conclusive.