Princess Diana's ex-chauffeur breaks 30 year silence claiming she'd still be alive if he drove that night
Princess Diana's former chauffeur has spoken out for the first time in decades and has made the bold claim that she would still be here today if he was driving that night.
The mystery and intrigue surrounding her death is still a hot topic 27 years on, as people still think about what really happened on that fateful day in Paris.
Just 36 at the time of her death, the Princess of Wales died from the injuries that she sustained in the early hours on 31 August, 1997.
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The Royal Family member was travelling in a car with boyfriend, filmmaker Dodi Fayed, along with Diana's driver, Henri Paul, and Fayed's bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones in Paris in the early hours of the morning.
As the car was chased by nine journalists through the Pont de l'Alma underpass, something went horribly wrong.
It was reported that Paul lost control of the car, crashing into a column in the underpass, killing himself and Fayed instantly, while Diana and Rees-Jones were left critically injured.
Firefighters arrived at the scene with emergency services to attempt to recover those injured and transfer them to hospital, where Diana's last words, 'Oh my God, what’s happened?' were heard by a firefighter.
Sadly, the former British Princess died at 4am in hospital.
But now, Princess Diana's former chauffeur has spoken out about the tragic event, saying: “I’d have taken a bullet for Diana. My job was my life.
“I was always there for her. I went from having the dream job to having to start again from scratch.”
He later claimed: “All I know is that if life had taken a different trajectory, if I’d been driving her that night in Paris, she would still be here today... because I would’ve kept her safe.”
Steve revealed that he 'cannot put into words' the grief he felt when Princess Diana 'was killed'.
A former member of the army, he also explained how he was 'forced out' of his job, being made redundant after eight years.
Having long wondered why, it took him watching Netflix's The Crown series to find out what happened.
Apparently, journalist Martin Bashir had spread lies about the driver, to try and win Diana's trust prior to his controversial Panorama interview with her.
He told her that Steve had leaked information about her to the press.
Luckily, in May this year, Steve received compensation after Bashir's false allegations.
Still unhappy, Steve stated: "In essence he told her I was a traitor, when all along the treachery was his.”
Topics: BBC, Royal Family, UK News, History
Joshua Nair