A Royal Accident
Princess Diana was killed in a
horrible car accident while driving through a Paris tunnel on Sunday, August
31, 1997 at 12:35 A.M. ("Princess
Diana Dead after Car Crash.”). She was 36 when she passed away and
had recently gone through a divorce with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
(“Diana Killed in Car Accident in Paris”). When the crash occurred, she was
accompanied by a new man she was seeing at the time, Emad Mohammed Al-Fayed, who
was driving the limousine racing to get away from paparazzi (2). There were no
eyewitnesses who saw the car accident, and because the crash transpired in a
tunnel, many people have fabricated conspiracy theories about how the wreck actually
occurred (2). There are three popular conspiracy theories. Some individuals
believe that she was trying to fake her own death, and it went terribly wrong
(“Princess Diana: Conspiracy Theories”).
Others claim that the British secret services took her out because they
thought she was a threat to the throne (3). The most probable cause is that it
was the paparazzi’s fault because they were taunting the couple and prompted
them to drive recklessly in order to escape (3).
Character Analysis: Princess
Diana was one of the most adored members of the royal family (“Princess
Diana”). Internally, she was a compassionate, strong, shy natured human being
who loved and supported children and the needy with a passion (1). When Diana
was young, her family life was far from perfect. At age six, Diana’s mother
left her father to go live with another man, leaving Diana and her sisters in
the middle of a custody battle ("Diana: In Search of Herself").
A psychologist confirmed that this rough childhood resulted in Diana having a
hard time trusting others and this is where her shy nature originated (2).
Princess
Diana was a beautiful lady. She was 5’10
and only weighed 130 pounds (“How
Tall Is Princess Diana Height and Weight”). Her complexation was
perfect and she had beautiful bright blue eyes and golden blonde hair (1). She
looked exactly like you would imagine a real princess would look. She was well
put together all the time. Her outfits were always fancy and had bright
beautiful colors. In public, not only her looks were perfect, but you could
clearly see she was a happy person. At any given moment she had a big glowing
smile on her face as if she was always ready to have her picture taken.
Diana
was not interested in fame, instead she was more focused on helping others.
After marrying Prince Charles and joining the Royal family, all of the fame
from the media and paparazzi made her feel uncomfortable, and resulted in her
pursuing her own interest and doing what made her happy (“Princess Diana”). She
stated that “Being a princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be” (Princess Diana
Quotes). This quote from Princess Diana proves how humble she was. Princess
Diana worked hard to benefit society in a positive way. She participated in hours
of community work from helping homeless people to assisting individuals who
were suffering with AIDS and HIV (1). When asked about her community service,
Princess Diana made a comment that “The
biggest disease this day and age is that of people feeling unloved.” (2). This particular quote from Diana proves her
understanding and belief that everyone deserves to be loved, no matter what
illness or disadvantage they are suffering from.
Diana’s
marriage was no fairytale love story. Princess Diana and her husband, Prince
Charles, did not get along in their later years of marriage, which eventually,
after a lot of hard work to preserve their marriage, led to divorce (1). The
stress from their failing marriage caused Diana to suffer with depression and
bulimia, which she struggled with for years ("Diana: In Search of Herself").
Even
prior to Diana and Charles’ divorce, Diana was still a highly talked about
celebrity and the paparazzi continued to follow her every move (“Princess
Diana”). Diana devoted herself and her time to her sons, Harry and William, and
she took advantage of her fame by fighting against the use of land mines (1).
When Diana started seeing Emad Mohammad Al-Fayed, a famous Egyptian movie
producer, the paparazzi went crazy (“Emad Mohammad Al-Fayed- Egyptian Film
Producer”). They would continuously track Emad and Princess Diana’s whereabouts
and eventually became the cause of the couple’s death (1).
Princess Diana’s death
occurred in the privacy of a British tunnel. Therefore, it is not clear exactly
how the limousine crashed. As a result of the unseen accident, many individuals
have formulated conspiracy theories about how the crash might have transpired.
Princess Diana was a very loved and admired person and when she died thousands
of people were heartbroken. Her admirers could not seem to accept that their
beloved princess was killed so quickly due to an accident. Thus, to help them
cope with her surprising death, they created ridiculous conspiracy theories
about how she died.
Descriptive: The
first conspiracy theory is that Princess Diana was attempting to take her own
life. (“Princess Diana: Conspiracy Theories”). She did have many internal and
external conflicts such as her dramatic divorce with Prince Charles, suffering
with bulimia and depression, and the uncomfortable feeling she had about the
press following her every move ("Diana: In Search of Herself").
So perhaps this could be a probable explanation, but when you think about the type
of person that Diana was, you realize that she is not the type of person who
would selfishly want to disappear. True, she did have many issues in her life,
but the things she was passionate about easily outweighed the negative things
haunting her. She cared greatly about her two sons that she loved dearly, she
fought hard and passionately against the use of land mines and helped individuals
who were suffering from AIDS and HIV (“Princess Diana”). Diana was clearly not
the type of person that would vanish. She was striving to make a difference in
the world and her efforts were unfinished.
Another
conspiracy theory that individuals have formulated about Princess Diana’s death
was that the British government directed the secret service to get rid of her
(“Princess Diana: Conspiracy Theories”). It is said that the British government
viewed her as a threat to the throne (1). The people who created this
conspiracy theory probably did not trust the government. When asked “Do you
think Princess Diana was killed by the British Government?” sixteen out of
twenty people believed that the British Government was not behind her death.
Diana was not a threat to the throne because the British Government is a
monarchy (“The British Monarchy”). A Monarchy government is the type of
government that keeps the power within one Royal family (2). The only way you
can become a Monarch without being in the Royal family, is to marry into the royal
family (2). Diana was once part of the British Monarchy, but after her and
Prince Charles got a divorce she was no longer capable of holding any power
within the government (2). This proves that Princess Diana was not a threat to
the British government. Also, the British Government would not want to put
their future leaders, Prince William and Prince Harry, through the life
altering event of losing a mother at such a young age.
The
third, most probable conspiracy theory is not much of a “conspiracy theory”,
states that the limousine accident that transpired in the tunnel was simply an
accident caused by the paparazzi (“Princess Diana: Conspiracy Theories”). The
limo was traveling at a very fast rate of speed because Princess Diana and the
new man she had been seeing, Emad Mohammed Al-Fayed, were racing to escape the
taunting paparazzi (“Diana Killed in Car Accident in Paris”). There were no
tricks to Princess Diana’s death, the limousine driver simply lost control of
the vehicle and since they were traveling at such a fast pace, things took a
drastic turn for the worse and the limo became a death trap (2).
The
beloved Princess Diana died at age 36 in a tragic car accident that broke the
hearts of many individuals on Sunday, August 31, 1997at 12:35 A.M. ("Princess Diana Dead after Car
Crash.”).
The Princess was accompanied by Emad Mohammed Al-Fayed, a new man she had being
seeing after her and Prince Charles’ divorce (“Diana Killed in Car Accident in
Paris”). Princess Diana was an extremely popular, admired and loved person who
strived to make a difference. She fought against the use of land mines and
cared for the needy. She was a loving person whose life ended way too early.
Princess Diana was not finished contributing to the world, she had much more
love to give. Since her death occurred so suddenly and there were no eye
witnesses and crash that transpired in a tunnel, many individuals all around
the world began fabricating ridiculous conspiracy theories about how the wreck
occurred (2). There have been many crazy conspiracy theories made up about how
Princess Diana died. Out of all the conspiracy theories made up, only about
three of them make a little bit of sense. The first conspiracy theory is that
Princess Diana was so tired of her life, suffering with bulimia and depression,
and sick of the paparazzi following her every move, that she decided to take
her life into her own hands and fake her own death (“Princess Diana: Conspiracy
Theories”). This conspiracy theory can be proven wrong when you look at her
personal life. She was not the type of person who would purposely leave her two
sons without a mother. The second conspiracy theory is that the British
government thought she was a threat to the throne and assassinated her (3).
This conspiracy theory can be proven wrong because she was not a threat to the
throne since only the Royal family has access to the throne and she was no
longer part of the family (“The British Monarchy”). The final and most probably
conspiracy theory is that the accident was the paparazzi’s fault for chasing
the couple and causing them to drive quickly and eventually crash into the side
of the tunnel.(3) Although all of the evidence points to the paparazzi being
the culprit of Princess Diana’s death, the mystery remains unsolved.
Princess Diana before she died:
The limo after the crash:
Princess Diana's grave:
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