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.^ Henri Paul, the deputy head of security at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, fed information about important guests to...- Henri Paul – News Stories About Henri Paul - Page 1 | Newser 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC www.newser.com [Source type: News]
^ Henri Paul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henri Paul (3 July 1956–31 August 1997) was the Deputy Head of Security at the Hôtel Ritz Paris.
^ Henri Paul (3 July 1956–31 August 1997) was the Deputy Head of Security at the Hôtel Ritz Paris.
.^ He was the driver at the time of the car accident at the Pont de l'Alma tunnel ...
^ The panel - made up of members of the public - will travel to Paris and follow Diana's ill-fated route into the Pont de l'Alma underpass where the car crash took place.- Underpass Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ As the case continued at the High Court in London, the jury also heard how British experts are convinced the Princess's car did collide with a white Fiat Uno in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel.- Fiat Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
Bodyguard Trevor
Rees-Jones was the only survivor.
.^ And French witnesses who claim photographer James Andanson, who committed suicide in 2000, may have been in the tunnel at the time of the crash, possibly driving a mystery white Fiat Uno.- Fiat Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ He said that Diana and Dodi's driver Henri Paul had been drinking on the night of the crash and had an alcohol...- Underpass Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
- Fiat Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ Past Newsweek Coverage of them were killed that evening: Henri Paul , who drove the Mercedes that crashed decisions were made by Diana and Dodi and Henri Paul on Aug.
[1]
Background
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^ Diana, her lover Dodi Fayed and their driver Henri Paul were all killed when their car hit a pillar of the underpass in Paris on the morning of August 31, 1997.- Underpass Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
He
received his private pilot's licence in June 1974 and was said to
enjoy hiring aircraft to fly over to Lorient.
.^ Diana, her lover Dodi Fayed and their driver Henri Paul were all killed when their car hit a pillar of the underpass in Paris on the morning of August 31, 1997.- Underpass Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
.^ But Henri Paul was really working for MI6, according the blood tests run by the French, Henri Paul had enough alcohol in his system .
.^ More about: Princess Diana • alcohol abuse • Diana inquest • Henri Paul • chauffeur .- Henri Paul – News Stories About Henri Paul - Page 1 | Newser 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC www.newser.com [Source type: News]
^ He said that Diana and Dodi's driver Henri Paul had been drinking on the night of the crash and had an alcohol...- Underpass Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
- Fiat Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
[2] The
original document
Certificat D'Aptitude Physique et
Mentale was shown on
Diana - Geheimnisse der
Todesnacht German-Television
ZDF in 1998.
The Operation Paget Inquiry, however, received Europe-wide
standards for pilots' medicals that were in force in 1997 from the
Civil Aviation Authority that suggest no
specific medical test for alcoholism was undertaken and a
self-certification of alcohol problems was required from individual
pilots.
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^ He said that Diana and Dodi's driver Henri Paul had been drinking on the night of the crash and had an alcohol...- Underpass Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
- Fiat Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ Past Newsweek Coverage of them were killed that evening: Henri Paul , who drove the Mercedes that crashed decisions were made by Diana and Dodi and Henri Paul on Aug.
[3].^ Diana and Dodi were killed alongside driver Henri Paul when the Mercedes they were travelling in...- Fiat Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ Diana, her lover Dodi Fayed and their driver Henri Paul were all killed when their car hit a pillar of the underpass in Paris on the morning of August 31, 1997.- Underpass Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ Past Newsweek Coverage of them were killed that evening: Henri Paul , who drove the Mercedes that crashed decisions were made by Diana and Dodi and Henri Paul on Aug.
[4]
The
accident
.^ He said that Diana and Dodi's driver Henri Paul had been drinking on the night of the crash and had an alcohol...- Fiat Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ He was the driver at the time of the car accident at the Pont de l'Alma tunnel ...
^ Henri Paul, the deputy head of security at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, fed information about important guests to...- Henri Paul – News Stories About Henri Paul - Page 1 | Newser 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC www.newser.com [Source type: News]
.^ But Henri Paul was really working for MI6, according the blood tests run by the French, Henri Paul had enough alcohol in his system .
^ More about: drunk driving • Princess Diana • Diana inquest • Dodi al Fayed • Mohamed al Fayed • Henri Paul .- Henri Paul – News Stories About Henri Paul - Page 1 | Newser 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC www.newser.com [Source type: News]
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^ Mohamed al Fayed - whose son Dodi died in the car crash in a...- Fiat Henri Paul | Metro.co.uk 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC search.metro.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ Bodyguard refutes al-Fayed claim that Brits killed princess, Dodi .- Henri Paul – News Stories About Henri Paul - Page 1 | Newser 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC www.newser.com [Source type: News]
[6]
Conspiracy allegations
Involvement with
national security services
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It further noted such involvement with national
security services is common among senior security staff at
upmarket hotels in major
world cities.
Personal
finances
It was found after Paul's death he was in possession of a large
sum of money on his person and had a large personal fortune that
far surpassed his expected income held in fifteen separate bank
accounts. It was alleged this could only have been as a result of
payment from an illicit source, supposedly a national security
service.
According to his best friend, Claude Garrec, the large quantity
of cash found in his pockets, FF12,565 (approximately equivalent to
£1,250 or US$2,500) could be attributed to a requirement of his job
to run errands for wealthy guests at the Ritz Hotel when required.
A large quantity of cash would need to be on hand to perform
errands at short notice as wealthy people are known to often not
carry cash. Paul also received large tips for performing these
errands. His mother told of an occasion when Paul received FF5,000
(£500 or US$1,000) as a tip from a relative of an Arab Prince for
shopping for some luxury textiles for her. Such four figure tips
were not a rare occurrence for him during his eleven years at the
Paris Ritz.
Operation
Paget concluded this cash and the money in his bank accounts
was unlikely to have come from any national security service as
there was no evidence in his bank accounts of attempts to disguise
money coming from a clandestine source and there was no opportunity
for him to begin to implement any plan instructed to him in return
for payment on the night of the accident. Furthermore, he was a 41
year old single man with no dependents who had worked all his adult
life and owned property which he let out to tenants and this was a
possible explanation for the FF1,700,000 (approximately £170,000 or
US$340,000) that made up his personal wealth at the time of his
death. The large number of bank accounts he had his money deposited
in is a common occurrence in France, where banks will routinely
open several accounts for different purposes, all to serve the one
customer.
[7]
Personal
circumstances and attitude to alcohol
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[8] In her
statement to French police, his medical doctor Dominique Mélo who
was also a friend explained: "
Henry drank like everyone else,
but not to excess".[ ]"He did not have the clinical stigmata or the
behaviour of a chronic alcoholic."
Henri Paul's doctor testified that in the two years leading up
to his death he had depressive episodes about the break-up of a
long term relationship and had sometimes taken to drinking at home
outside a social context. She believed he was not alcohol-dependent
but he was worried that he might become so and in about June 1996
she prescribed him the
anti-depressant Prozac (
fluoxetine), and an
anti-alcoholism medication, Aotal (
Acamprosate) which causes a dislike of
alcohol. Dr Melo said that sometimes he would not take his
anti-alcoholism medication so that he could drink in reasonable
quantities.
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If the blood
samples analysed were his, then the absence in them of Aotal means
that he could not have taken any for at least a few days or traces
of it would have shown up. No traces of the drug were found in any
of the samples said to have come from Henri Paul after his death.
Traces of the anti-depressants were found in post-mortem
examinations of his blood.
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[9]Switching of blood
sample
.^ Police concluded that Paul was intoxicated based on blood samples taken after he died in the accident.- Henri Paul – News Stories About Henri Paul - Page 1 | Newser 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC www.newser.com [Source type: News]
Operation
Paget investigated the reliability of the post-mortem
examinations using
DNA comparison of
the disputed blood sample by comparing a DNA profile from it with
Henri Paul's mother's DNA profile. The test produced a result that
there was maternal relationship between the two profiles to a
probability of 99.9997%.
.^ Just as the inquest was winding down, the coroner received an email saying a new blood sample from Diana's driver had turned up in Paris.- Henri Paul – News Stories About Henri Paul - Page 1 | Newser 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC www.newser.com [Source type: News]
^ Police concluded that Paul was intoxicated based on blood samples taken after he died in the accident.- Henri Paul – News Stories About Henri Paul - Page 1 | Newser 15 September 2009 14:47 UTC www.newser.com [Source type: News]
[10]
Recent
developments
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Five weeks later the report stated
that Henri Paul was twice over the British drink-drive limit and
three times over the French limit. An expert cited in the report
estimated that Paul had sunk the equivalent of ten small glasses of
Ricard, his favourite
anise-flavoured French
aperitif,
before driving. This contradicted Lord Steven's previous
comments.
[11][12]
An unexplained prescription only drug called
albendazole (or
Zentel) used
to treat worm infestations was also found in hair samples from
Henri Paul, this drug is said to be commonly given to homeless
people living on the streets. Henri Paul's doctor denies
prescribing this drug to Henri Paul.
[13]Another issue raised in court by
Lord Justice Scott Baker was the level of
carbon
monoxide found in one blood sample, which if true would have
shown Henri Paul noticeably unwell. He told the jury: "You may
conclude that there are some unsatisfactory features about aspects
of the sampling and recording procedures".[ ]"Some of the results
are puzzling."
[14]Fiat Uno
There is also evidence that the Mercedes Henri Paul was driving
that night was clipped by another car. The mystery car left paint
scratches on the side of the Mercedes along with shards of plastic
glass on the road. This was later identified as coming from a
Fiat Uno. Despite searches by
French police this car was not found. Mohamed Al Fayed alleges that
the owner of the Fiat Uno was Jean-Paul 'James' Andanson, a French
photojournalist. He had been one of the paparazzi photographing
Diana and Dodi earlier in the summer, and Al Fayed claims he was
working for the British secret service. Andanson, who had an alibi
for the night of the crash, sold the Fiat Uno in November 1997.
[15]
He committed
suicide in May
2000, his body was found in a black, burnt-out BMW in a forest in
the south of France.
[16] An
official investigation concluded that he had committed suicide.
Lord Baker said there was no evidence linking Andanson with the
secret service.
[15]Television dramatisation and
song
The song "Drive on Henry" by punk band Eastfield (band) (from
their 2001 album "Fanáticos paras Trenes") is based upon the car
crash tragedy.
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