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| Duke 'did not order Diana death' | Duke 'did not order Diana death' |
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| There is "no evidence" that the Duke of Edinburgh ordered Princess Diana's death or that it was organised by MI6, the coroner at her inquest has said. | There is "no evidence" that the Duke of Edinburgh ordered Princess Diana's death or that it was organised by MI6, the coroner at her inquest has said. |
| Lord Justice Scott Baker was beginning his summing up to the inquest jury. | |
| He told jurors they could find Diana and Dodi Al Fayed died by accident, or because of gross negligence by the paparazzi or their driver Henri Paul. | |
| Many of Mohamed Al Fayed's conspiracy theories about the deaths were without foundation, he insisted. | |
| The couple died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997. | The couple died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997. |
| 'Theories dropped' | 'Theories dropped' |
| Speaking to the jury after six months of evidence, he said many of Dodi's father's theories about the crash were "so demonstrably without foundation" that even his lawyer was no longer pursuing them. | Speaking to the jury after six months of evidence, he said many of Dodi's father's theories about the crash were "so demonstrably without foundation" that even his lawyer was no longer pursuing them. |
| Mohamed Al Fayed was in court to hear the coroner | |
| He put aside theories he said had been encouraged by the media for the 10 years as he began to go through evidence from the more than 250 witnesses. | He put aside theories he said had been encouraged by the media for the 10 years as he began to go through evidence from the more than 250 witnesses. |
| He said of Mr Al Fayed's ideas: "They are not being pursued because there is not a shred of evidence to support them. | He said of Mr Al Fayed's ideas: "They are not being pursued because there is not a shred of evidence to support them. |
| "Foremost among them is the proposition that Diana was assassinated by the secret intelligence service (MI6) on the orders of the Duke of Edinburgh. | "Foremost among them is the proposition that Diana was assassinated by the secret intelligence service (MI6) on the orders of the Duke of Edinburgh. |
| "There is no evidence that the Duke of Edinburgh ordered Diana's execution, and there is no evidence that the secret intelligence service or any other Government agency organised it." | "There is no evidence that the Duke of Edinburgh ordered Diana's execution, and there is no evidence that the secret intelligence service or any other Government agency organised it." |