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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 circumstances of the 1997 car crash that killed Diana, Dodi Al Fayed and their chauffeur, Henri Paul, began six months ago. The inquest into the 1997 crash that killed Diana, Dodi and their chauffeur Henri Paul began six months ago.
The jury will decide if it was an accident, manslaughter, or unexplained. 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 return a verdict that supports any of the murder conspiracy theories that have surrounded the deaths for the past decade. 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.