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| Princess Diana unlawfully killed | Princess Diana unlawfully killed |
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| Princess Diana was unlawfully killed due to the "gross negligence" of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi, an inquest jury has found. | Princess Diana was unlawfully killed due to the "gross negligence" of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi, an inquest jury has found. |
| The jury reached the same verdict for her companion Dodi Al Fayed. | The jury reached the same verdict for her companion Dodi Al Fayed. |
| The jury also specified that Mr Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their deaths. | The jury also specified that Mr Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their deaths. |
| Mr Fayed's father Mohamed refused to accept the verdict. Former Met Police chief Lord Stephens said he hoped the verdict would bring "closure". | Mr Fayed's father Mohamed refused to accept the verdict. Former Met Police chief Lord Stephens said he hoped the verdict would bring "closure". |
| The inquest into the 1997 Paris crash that killed them and Mr Paul lasted six months. | The inquest into the 1997 Paris crash that killed them and Mr Paul lasted six months. |
| The jury returned joint verdicts of unlawful killing through grossly negligent driving - or gross negligence manslaughter. | The jury returned joint verdicts of unlawful killing through grossly negligent driving - or gross negligence manslaughter. |
| Coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker thanked them for their "considerable devotion" to duty. | Coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker thanked them for their "considerable devotion" to duty. |
| Princes Diana was killed when Mr Paul crashed a hired Mercedes into a pillar in the Alma underpass in Paris in the early hours of 31 August, 1997. | Princes Diana was killed when Mr Paul crashed a hired Mercedes into a pillar in the Alma underpass in Paris in the early hours of 31 August, 1997. |
| I do hope everybody will take this verdict as being closure to this particular tragic incident and the people who've died will be allowed to rest in peace Lord StevensFormer Met Police chief | I do hope everybody will take this verdict as being closure to this particular tragic incident and the people who've died will be allowed to rest in peace Lord StevensFormer Met Police chief |
| A statement read on behalf of Mohamed al Fayed said the verdicts would come as a blow to "millions" of his supporters around the world . | |
| "For 10 years I have endured two police investigations. The French and the Scotland Yard inquiries were wrong. These inquests prove it. They said it was an accident and their findings are now dismissed." | "For 10 years I have endured two police investigations. The French and the Scotland Yard inquiries were wrong. These inquests prove it. They said it was an accident and their findings are now dismissed." |
| As he emerged from the court, he said: "The most important thing is it is murder." | As he emerged from the court, he said: "The most important thing is it is murder." |
| Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Stevens welcomed the verdicts as a "justification" of the inquiry he led into the deaths. | Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Stevens welcomed the verdicts as a "justification" of the inquiry he led into the deaths. |
| He said: "I just hope that this can bring closure to what has been a traumatic event for many people. | He said: "I just hope that this can bring closure to what has been a traumatic event for many people. |
| "Mr al Fayed said that he will accept the verdict of the jury. The verdict has been clear. They have said they are absolutely sure that there is no conspiracy in relation to this matter. | "Mr al Fayed said that he will accept the verdict of the jury. The verdict has been clear. They have said they are absolutely sure that there is no conspiracy in relation to this matter. |
| "I do hope everybody will take this verdict as being closure to this particular tragic incident and the people who've died will be allowed to rest in peace." | "I do hope everybody will take this verdict as being closure to this particular tragic incident and the people who've died will be allowed to rest in peace." |
| Princes Diana's sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, left the court without commenting. | |
| The Ministry of Justice confirmed it is not possible for the Crown Prosecution Service to prosecute foreign nationals for deaths abroad, even if the victim is British. All of the paparazzi involved were foreign. | The Ministry of Justice confirmed it is not possible for the Crown Prosecution Service to prosecute foreign nationals for deaths abroad, even if the victim is British. All of the paparazzi involved were foreign. |