Harry says Diana's death a mystery

Harry says Diana's death a mystery

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Prince Harry says in a U.S. interview with his brother that no one will ever know the truth about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in a car crash in a Paris tunnel almost a decade ago.

In an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer to air on Monday on the "Today" show and "Dateline NBC," Harry said: "Whatever happened in that tunnel ... you know no one will ever know. And I'm sure people will always think about that the whole time ... I'll never stop wondering about that."

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Is it at all odd that Harry should think his mother's death is a mystery? Is it possible that Harry and William have had access to 'hidden' information on this case? It’s difficult to imagine how Charles and the rest of the royal family have dealt with this situation over the years. What possible reason could the boys have for doubting the ‘official’ stories?

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The Protestant Church has needed an analog, or even a converse, to the Virgin Mary for some time now.

Perhaps maintaining the mystery of Diana's death will create the required legend upon which dogma can be built?

Originally posted by newtron25
The Protestant Church has needed an analog, or even a converse, to the Virgin Mary for some time now.

Perhaps maintaining the mystery of Diana's death will create the required legend upon which dogma can be built?

Thats going a bit far aint it, i hardly think people would think of her in the same light. Though some speculate she stood for an ancient goddess.

Can you explain more on how you think it will play out, or is it just that the two boys have geniune questions about there mums death.

Originally posted by thebox


Is it at all odd that Harry should think his mother's death is a mystery? Is it possible that Harry and William have had access to 'hidden' information on this case? It’s difficult to imagine how Charles and the rest of the royal family have dealt with this situation over the years. What possible reason could the boys have for doubting the ‘official’ stories?

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Because even the official story is a mystery?. Many car accidents are mysterious but that doesnt mean there are ulterior motives.

Ive been along that road and through the Alma tunnel many times. One night I put my foot down a little and as the road begins to descend into the tunnell the whole car went light, and I got that weird sensation in my belly like when you go over a humpback bridge. The road drops too quickly.

I could easily imagine coming down there at 60MPH+ and the steering going light and losing it. If Henril Paul had a few beers or whatever, the accident was there waiting to happen.

Originally posted by andy1033

Originally posted by newtron25
The Protestant Church has needed an analog, or even a converse, to the Virgin Mary for some time now.

Perhaps maintaining the mystery of Diana's death will create the required legend upon which dogma can be built?

Thats going a bit far aint it, i hardly think people would think of her in the same light. Though some speculate she stood for an ancient goddess.

Can you explain more on how you think it will play out, or is it just that the two boys have geniune questions about there mums death.

My statement was made just as a supposition: considering the time in which her death took place, and considering the state of the British population and their societal state...

My point was mostly to offer that legends are created for a purpose, some of them are manufactured and others happen organically. And amidst great controversy over the details, over time as the story changes through its retelling, the event takes on new meaning to some.

Additionally:

Please don't be fooled into thinking that a digital medium excuses us from the creation of legend, myth and dogma. Diana was part of a powerful family/families whose history has stretched back centuries. Leaving out the direct power that family wielded, think of the events that have occurred in the wake of their collective reign.

Staggering, isn't it.

Originally posted by realyweely
Because even the official story is a mystery?. Many car accidents are mysterious but that doesnt mean there are ulterior motives.

I know but this wasn't your average car crash. The official story *is* a mystery but only to those of us who spend out time looking into the finer details. The average joe on the street doesn't think twice. What brought about Harry's curiosity?

Maybe she isnt really dead?

Originally posted by DarkStormCrow
Maybe she isnt really dead?

You aren't the first to suggest it either...

An increasing number of the British believe that the Princess of Wales is not really dead but simply in hiding. A recent poll conducted by the Times-Mirror found that nearly one third of its readers suspect the gruesome crash which claimed the lives of Princess Diana, her friend Dodi Al Fayed, and their driver Henri Paul on August 31, 1997, may not have actually killed the Princess.

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One third of the readers? Well maybe my earlier comment ...

Originally posted by thebox
The average joe on the street doesn't think twice.

... was a little off target.

Originally posted by thebox
What brought about Harry's curiosity?

i cannot speak for Prince Harry , or any one else ,

BUT

i personally continue to wonder about aspects of the deaths of my father mother , grand father

i do nt believe that thier was any mystery or malice involved in thier deaths

but " what ifs " to plaague me to this day , during melencholly moments

I think the curiosity is even more simple than that.

One of her sons was recently in a fight over whether he could or could not serve in Iraq, new questions about the mortality of the royal family have come up, and more simply, their family is looking for guidance.

Why not bring about the thoughts of a loved one, even after their passing, to seek answers? Especially one who apparently had a big part in their lives.

I know I think of my grandfather at times when I am faced with decisions, though he is passed away now for over 15 years.

But isn't there a difference between thinking it's a mystery, and publicly voicing it?

I don't believe it's a case of simple contemplative melancholy.

Maybe I'm being pedantic.

Originally posted by thebox
But isn't there a difference between thinking it's a mystery, and publicly voicing it?

I don't believe it's a case of simple contemplative melancholy.

Maybe I'm being pedantic.

"Miss Daisy! I'm just trying to drive you to the store!!"

The ultra-wealthy and powerful are apt to be viewed as, how does one say it, nuts.

Must be the inbreeding.

Originally posted by DarkStormCrow
Maybe she isnt really dead?

My mum was watching the news in the early hours of the morning when the crash happened and the reporter said a lady standing on the bridge leading into the tunnel saw a blonde haired woman running out of the tunnel, just after the car crashed, getting into a black car and being whisked away. This lady said this before anyone knew who was in the car. My mum is in no way a conspiracy theorist, she actually thinks I'm mad because of my beliefs. She swears to this day that's what was reported but only once.

Originally posted by mzrti
My mum was watching the news in the early hours of the morning when the crash happened and the reporter said a lady standing on the bridge leading into the tunnel saw a blonde haired woman running out of the tunnel, just after the car crashed, getting into a black car and being whisked away.

Which news channel was she watching? I don't suppose anybody else saw this report did they? Google me thinks.

Diana's death was an accident, due to a drunken driver who had also taken medication - why must there be a conspiracy about everything?

I'm no fan of the royal family, I believe it's an anachronism and should be abolished (why should we keep paying money to the richest woman in the world?).

On the other hand, let's also remember that diana was a master of media manipulation, and constantly sought the limelight when it suited her own ends, and sought to embarrass the royals at every opportunity (probably due to their treatment of her).

Mohammed al Fayed is a grieving father looking for reasons why his son died - he cares little or nothing about diana and seeks only some form of closure, but in his grief he has sparked wildly inaccurate rumours - if it was anybody but the royals, he would have been sued.

As for Harry, maybe this is just a natural reaction to the TV programme on C4 last week about the crash and his mothers death.
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Well, I don't believe you're being pedantic, thebox.

I'm surprised to read that Harry did 'publicly voice it'. Years ago, no-one of The Firm would have done so. Nor would the media have fuelled interest in the matter.

So, unusual though it is for anyone from the royal family to appear informally on tv and add fuel to the continuing mystery even if inadvertently, Harry's remarks are refreshingly normal, coming as they do from a young man whose mother died in circumstances which are still subject of intense interest and ongoing enquiry.

His turn of phrase is interesting: "Whatever happened in that tunnel ... you know no one will ever know. And I'm sure people will always think about that the whole time ... I'll never stop wondering about that."

It may have been just chatter. People are often astounded later by what they said on tv. Despite that Harry's familiar to many royal-watchers and has been since his birth, being interviewed on tv isn't something with which he's all that familiar. If his personality prompts him to attempt to 'please' people, then it could have been that he was simply catering to public opinion and conspiracy theories, re: the death of his mother.

Or, it may be that confidence instilled by his military service, combined with relative freedom from 'minders', allowed him to voice what he's felt privately ever since losing his mother.

' People will always think about that the whole time .... I'll never stop wondering about that. ' implies Harry is far from the impression that his mother's death was 'simply a tragic accident'. Otherwise, surely he would have said something along the lines of: ' I know people are still curious about the accident, but the truth is, it was simply that -- an accident.'

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but his reported comments suggest to me that Harry derives a certain comfort (even sense of justice?) from the fact " People will always think about that the whole time ". In other words, 'people' -- meaning lots of people out-there -- will, like him, continue to question and debate the circumstances of his mother's death. It's not something that will subside. Questions remain to be answered. People, like himself, " Will never stop wondering about that."

'Never stop wondering about' is not the same as ' I'll always wonder about'.

'Never stop' is a form of vow.

And even though Harry reportedly said " No-one will ever know what happened in that tunnel ... ", certain people, DO know -- or at least they did. I've read of at least one odd 'suicide', supposedly by a European journalist in possession of pertinent information. And it was stated as fact by numerous sources that Diana's internal organs were removed by 'French doctors', despite this being contrary to usual practice.

Harry would have access to internet and newspapers in which these and numerous other issues are/have been discussed in detail.

Harry's claim that he will never stop wondering about the cause and manner of his mother's death suggests he has not accepted the official version of events and is either unable to do so, or does not intend to. Which at the very least, is tragic. To lose someone as important as your own mother at an early age is sad and painful enough: to continue into adulthood to wonder why it happened (and thus to question the version provided you by other trusted family members) is not something which could be at all easily borne.

Harry said: "Whatever happened in that tunnel ... you know no one will ever know. And I'm sure people will always think about that the whole time ... I'll never stop wondering about that."

Has anyone got a full transcript of the interview? I ask because journalists often place "..." in their quotes when they want to leave something out of importance, and since the above quote is full of those we can't take it in the context it is portrayed.

It depends whether they are in there to signify pauses in what Harry is saying or they are there in place of some other words the journalist has decided to leave out.

Originally posted by mzrti

Originally posted by DarkStormCrow
Maybe she isnt really dead?

My mum was watching the news in the early hours of the morning when the crash happened and the reporter said a lady standing on the bridge leading into the tunnel saw a blonde haired woman running out of the tunnel, just after the car crashed, getting into a black car and being whisked away. This lady said this before anyone knew who was in the car. My mum is in no way a conspiracy theorist, she actually thinks I'm mad because of my beliefs. She swears to this day that's what was reported but only once.

I really would like to see proof to back this up. The possibility that Princess Diana faked her death is surprising. But then again who was the woman that was taken to the hospital? But then it wouldn't make sense for her to fake her death and let Dodi Al Fayed, and their driver Henri Paul die.
I wouldn't be able to live with that if it was staged.
Wish it wasn't so. She did allot for the people I for one respected her and when I learned of her death it was quite shocking.

But if you don't have any proof I will assume that Princess Diana did die in that wreck.

From what I've read, Diana was fearful for her life before it happened or at least, she said as much. It wouldn't have surprised me if she wished to be in hiding and faked it, she was probably tired of being in the public eye constantly. There were also unanswered questions and unusual medical procedures done at the time.
I rememeber back in 1999 when I was in England and Cornwall, literally every British person I talked to about it thought that she was assasinated. They were just average working joes, like cabdrivers, waiters, etc.