Heard the latest in the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed? Yes, that is actually happening. Yes, it was ten long years ago when they were killed in a car accident in Paris. Yes, unless you are from across the pond, or an Anglophile, or a sad obsessive you may have missed it. The recap - the long suffering father of Dodi, Mohamed Al Fayed, has always maintained that the couple were murdered by the royal family because Diana was with child and planning a wedding and Prince Philip especially did not want a Muslim mucking up the family holidays. Here’s what happened in court today that seemingly reinforces the idea that Al Fayed is just tragic, and the royals may be cold, but killing Diana was not on the agenda for His or Her Royal Highness:
- A letter from Diana to Prince Philip in 1992 where the two seemed to have commiserated over the failing marriage of Charles and Di, with a friendly ‘Dear Pa’ salutation. While that sounds a little more Walton than Windsor, it still points to a pretty human relationship, one unlikely to turn murderous because of a short-term relationship with a wealthy exotic dude.
- Testimony from FOD, Rosa Monckton, who had just returned from a cruise with the People’s Princess weeks before the crash and reported that Diana had been on the rag, therefore proving she was not pregnant. Nice. I sure hope my friends come forward if I’m in a tragic accident with a royal/wealthy person/celebrity and testify about my private lady business. Which reminds me, must stop complaining loudly about ‘the rash’ at book club. Ha, ha! Kidding, I don't go to book club.