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The jury in the Princess Diana inquest is expected to retire to begin considering its verdicts. | The jury in the Princess Diana inquest is expected to retire to begin considering its verdicts. |
Mohamed Al Fayed - the father of the princess's companion, Dodi - and her sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, are among those attending the court. | Mohamed Al Fayed - the father of the princess's companion, Dodi - and her sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, are among those attending the court. |
The inquest into the 1997 crash that killed Diana, Dodi and their chauffeur Henri Paul began six months ago. | |
The jury will decide if the deaths were the result of an accident, unlawful killing by negligence, or unexplained. | |
But coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker has told them they cannot find the crash was an "unlawful killing by the Duke of Edinburgh or anyone else in a staged accident". | |
Earlier this week Lord Baker gave the jury five verdict options, which included unlawful killing by grossly negligent driving of the paparazzi in pursuing vehicles - a level of negligence he said would amount to manslaughter. | |
Unlawful killing through the gross negligence of the driver Henri Paul; and unlawful killing by the grossly negligent driving of both the following vehicles and Mr Paul were also given as options. | |
A verdict of accidental death could be returned if none of the previous verdicts were established. The jury was also given the option of an open verdict. | |
The six women and five men will deliberate on evidence from 250 witnesses who testified either in person or through statements. |